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Velkov, Ilija
🇲🇰FIDE 15013480· Male· North Macedonia· Born in 2008
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Ilija Velkov, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1821. He is climbing fast, having gained +154 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Prvenstvo na Makedonija za mladi 2026 U18, Momchilgrad Classical Chess Tournament-Under the aegis of BSCF, and CM I Round Robin. Also played 11 rapid events (including TROFEJ NISA 2026) recently. His peak of 1900 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2026, #99 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #5 and #13 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1821
Standard
Rpd1876·Blz1655
All-time high
1900
−79 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#69,867
#69,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak national rank: #99
at age 18 · rated 1900
Apr 2026
5th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1900
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1900
at age 18 · −79 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 17
Jun 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+150
1671 → 1821
Tournaments
6
39 games
Score
24.5/ 3962.8%
20W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #8 | 1736 | -78.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #20 | 2126 | +41.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #3 | 1891 | +35.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 2050 | +88.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #47 | 2268 | +62.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/5 | #8 | 1673 | +2.0 |
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Rankings
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North Macedonia
#139
out of 514 players
Europe
#50,823
in continent
World
#69,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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