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Melnik, Stefan
🇲🇰FIDE 15012387· Male· North Macedonia· Born in 2008
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Stefan Melnik, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1891. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026, IBCA World Individual Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2025, and 17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players. His peak of 1937 was reached at age 16 (Dec 2024, #97 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #4, #4 and #10 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1891
Standard
Rpd1705·Blz—
All-time high
1937
−46 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 16
Dec 2024 · age 16
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#50,394
#50,394 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 17
Sep 2025
4th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1861
Jan 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #97
at age 16 · rated 1937
Dec 2024
4th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1937
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1937
at age 16 · −46 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+72
1819 → 1891
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
23.5/ 3665.3%
20W7D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJanez Mlacnik1,888·17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players·R5·+25.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #21 | 2167 | +72.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #32 | 1836 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/6 | #68 | 1795 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5.5/6 | #3 | 2047 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/6 | #13 | 1929 | -18.4 |
Rankings
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North Macedonia
#105
out of 542 players
Europe
#37,089
in continent
World
#50,394
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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