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Topalli, Ismet
FIDE 22100709· Male· Kosovo· Born in 1960
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Ismet Topalli, a 66-year-old player, is rated 1919. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 6 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026, S65 National Championship, and Individual National Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Dec 2022 and Jan 2024. His peak of 2121 was reached at age 57 (May 2017, #30 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1919
Standard
Rpd1875·Blz1941
All-time high
2121
−202 pts below
May 2017 · age 57
May 2017 · age 57
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,508
#43,508 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
8th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1926
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1848 → 1918
Feb 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 64
Feb 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1863 → returned at 1841
Dec 2022
12th 60-65 player nationally
at age 62 · rated 1906
Mar 2022
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+20
1899 → 1919
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
7/ 1643.8%
6W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #50 | 1241 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #7 | 2004 | +17.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/8 | #16 | 1969 | +9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKorab SaraciCM
KOS·2199
+1 −12 =0
13 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsEnver BerishaFM
KOS·2023
+4 −9 =0
13 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsArsim Kelmendi
KOS·2077
+3 −9 =0
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRame Rama
KOS·1989
+4 −8 =0
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBesnik Aliu
KOS·1962
+3 −8 =0
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Kosovo
#89
out of 210 players
Europe
#32,102
in continent
World
#43,507
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kosovo
| 1 | 2,468 | |
| 2 | 2,381 | |
| 3 | 2,304 | |
| 4 | 2,283 | |
| 5 | 2,274 | |
| 6 | 2,219 | |
| 7 | 2,205 | |
| 8 | 2,199 | |
| 9 | 2,176 | |
| 10 | 2,175 | |
| ... | ||
| 89 | 1,919 | |
Europe
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| ... | ||
| 32102 | 1,919 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
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| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
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| ... | ||
| 43507 | 1,919 | |