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Selimi, Valon
FIDE 22101578· Male· Kosovo· Born in 1985
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Valon Selimi, a 41-year-old player, is rated 1941 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2018) and 29 months (2021–2024). Recent standard appearances include National Individual Cup 2026, National Club Cup 2025, and Liga e Dyte e Kosoves 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including KUPA ADEM JASHARI 2026) recently. He reached #78 nationally in Jun 2026.
Current rating
1941
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1856
All-time high
1941
at best
Mar 2026 · age 41
Mar 2026 · age 41
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#38,546
#38,546 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak national rank: #78
at age 41 · rated 1941
Jun 2026
4th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1941
May 2026
All-time peak 1941
at age 41
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 41
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1784 → 1891
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 39
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+11
1930 → 1941
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | QF | 1957 | +14.0 |
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | R64 | 1547 | -3.2 |
Rankings
/
Kosovo
#78
out of 210 players
Europe
#28,473
in continent
World
#38,545
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 | |
| ... | ||
| 78 | 1,941 | |
Europe
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World
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| 38545 | 1,941 | |