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Krasniqi, Alban

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FIDEFIDE 22101381· Male· Kosovo· Born in 2000

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Alban Krasniqi, a 26-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2171 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026, National Individual Cup 2026, and National Club Cup 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He took a 13-month break between Oct 2017 and Dec 2018. He reached #11 nationally in Apr 2026.

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 25). At junior level, he reached #3 and #5 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2171

Standard

Rpd2248·Blz2210

All-time high

2171

at best
Jun 2026 · age 26

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#9,856 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
All-time peak 2171
at age 26
Jun 2026
Peak national rank: #11
at age 26 · rated 2158
Apr 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 25
Dec 2025
100 career games
at age 25
Apr 2025
2022
Best 12-month gain (+193 Elo)
1964 → 2157
Jul 2022
Crossed 2100
at age 22
Jun 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
International Chess Tournament Prishtina 2026
perf 2289 (+118) · 5/8 · #19
Top opponent
vs Okan OzsakalliogluIM 2,297
International Chess Tournament Prishtina 2026 · Jun 2026 · +13.5 Elo
Evolution
+40
2131 → 2171
Tournaments
7
42 games
Score
25/ 4259.5%
23W4D15L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSheremet Helshani1,948·SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026·R2·-15.7
2.[L]vsLeon Zedlmayer1,961·40th European Club Cup (open)·R6·-14.1
3.[L]vsOllie WillsonCM2,070·40th European Club Cup (open)·R5·-11.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
International Chess Tournament Prishtina 2026
Open Swiss
Jun 20265/8#192289+25.0
SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026
Team
May 20264.5/6#52233+12.6
National Individual Cup 2026
Knockout
Jan 20263/5QF2172+4.2
National Club Cup 2025
Knockout
Dec 20254/4F2918+40.6
Individual National Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/7#132120+2.2
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20254/7#1792116-1.6
European Team Ch 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20250.5/5#1931919-18.2
Worst Elo result: European Team Ch 2025 (-18.2 Elo, finished #193).

Most-Played Opponents

vsNderim SaraciIM
KOS·2468
+1 −17 =3
21 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsEndrit UruciFM
KOS·2381
+8 −9 =4
21 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMuhamet AsllaniFM
KOS·2283
+2 −14 =4
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsOsman Saraci
KOS·2067
+8 −5 =1
14 games·last met May 2025
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vsBedri SadikuIM
KOS·2134
+4 −5 =4
13 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Kosovo
#11
out of 210 players
Europe
#6,997
in continent
World
#9,856
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Kosovo
1
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2,468
2
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2,381
3
Ondozi, MurtezFollow Murtez OndoziTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,304
4
Asllani, MuhametFollow Muhamet AsllaniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,283
5
Makolli, PerparimFollow Perparim MakolliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,274
6
Idrizaj, AbedinFollow Abedin IdrizajTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,219
7
Sahitaj, NaimFollow Naim SahitajTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,205
8
Saraci, KorabFollow Korab SaraciTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,199
9
Mehmeti, ShqipdonFollow Shqipdon MehmetiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,176
10
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2,175
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11Krasniqi, Alban2,171
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
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6997Krasniqi, Alban2,171
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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9856Krasniqi, Alban2,171