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Zhezhov, Emil
🇲🇰FIDE 15001318· Male· North Macedonia· Born in 1969
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Emil Zhezhov, a 57-year-old player, is rated 1723. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kvalifikacii za vtora liga mazi 2026, S: New Zagreb Classic 2026 - Open B, and S: OPEN POREC 2025. Also played 7 rapid (including Shtip OPEN 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Blitz_Chess Festival 50 years Chess Club ALKALOID) recently. He took a 15-month break between Sep 2009 and Jan 2011. His peak of 1839 was reached at age 39 (Apr 2008); he also reached #65 nationally in Sep 2009.
Current rating
1723
Standard
Rpd1781·Blz1738
All-time high
1839
−116 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 39
Apr 2008 · age 39
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#101,807
#101,807 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
24th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1759
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1644 → 1759
Jan 2025
2022
18th 50-55 player nationally
at age 53 · rated 1769
Apr 2022
2019
17th 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1757
Nov 2019
2016
100 career games
at age 47
Jan 2016
2010
10th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1791
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-33
1756 → 1723
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
6/ 2524.0%
8W4D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #53 | 1982 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #93 | 1614 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #38 | 1713 | -8.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | #79 | 1691 | -14.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMonika StojkovskaWFM
🇲🇰MKD·2076
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsKonstantin Loshkov
🇲🇰MKD·1569
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsJanco Gjorgjevski
🇲🇰MKD·1798
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAleksander KralevskiFM
🇲🇰MKD·2056
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsToni LazovIM
🇲🇰MKD·2391
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
North Macedonia
#183
out of 514 players
Europe
#72,103
in continent
World
#101,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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