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Risteski, Emil
IM🇲🇰FIDE 15005267· Male· North Macedonia· Born in 2004
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Emil Risteski, a 22-year-old International Master, is rated 2408 — just 8 short of his peak of 2416 (Apr 2026, age 22) and ranked 4th among MKD players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 9-Round Open 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Rapid Tournament 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached #4 nationally in Apr 2026 and has been in top 10 for 31 months and counting.
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 19) and FM in 2021 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #57 in U18 and #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2408
Standard
Rpd2355·Blz2259
All-time high
2416
−8 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 22
Apr 2026 · age 22
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · MKD players · of 314
National top 10 since May 2025
National top 10 since May 2025
Career timeline
23 entries2026
31 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 13 months · since May 2022
May 2026
Peak national rank: #4
at age 22 · rated 2416
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2416
at age 22 · −8 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 21
Aug 2025
2024
1st U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 2375
Jan 2024
2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 19 · 2023 3rd FIDE Council
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+34
2374 → 2408
Tournaments
9
71 games
Score
50.5/ 7171.1%
39W23D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChristian BauerGM2,552·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre·R4·+7.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/11 | #97 | 2342 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #8 | 2448 | +5.1 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2375 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 2415 | +3.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #58 | 2438 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #91 | 2411 | +1.9 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 2404 | +0.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2524 | +16.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #26 | 2460 | +11.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrej VeljanoskiFM
🇲🇰MKD·2296
+11 −4 =6
21 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNikola NikolovskiIM
🇲🇰MKD·2388
+2 −11 =6
19 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsToni LazovIM
🇲🇰MKD·2391
+1 −5 =7
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsFilip Mihov
🇲🇰MKD·2234
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsFilip PancevskiIM
🇲🇰MKD·2437
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
North Macedonia
#4
out of 542 players
Europe
#959
in continent
World
#1,526
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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