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Budima, Armend

CM

FIDEFIDE 3612236· Male· Kosovo· Born in 1969

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Armend Budima, a 57-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2149 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 36 months (2010–2013), 16 months (2013–2015), 13 months (2015–2016) and 12 months (2021–2022). Recent appearance: 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 1 blitz event (including National Club Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2255 was reached at age 44 (Dec 2013); he also reached #5 nationally in Nov 2010 and spent 44 months in top 10.

Competes for Kosovo since Jul 2015. Awarded CM in 2020 (age 51).

Current rating

2149

Standard

Rpd2158·Blz2118

All-time high

2255

−106 pts below
Dec 2013 · age 44

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,307 · players worldwide · of 216,808
44 months in National top 10 (2010–2025)

Career timeline

22 entries
2025
3rd 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 2169
Sep 2025
44 months in national top 10
longest streak 19 months · since Nov 2010
Jan 2025
2024
4th 50-55 player nationally
at age 55 · rated 2168
Oct 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 54
Nov 2023
2021
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2153 → returned at 2166
Oct 2021
2020
CM title awardedCM
at age 51
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michiel JacobsCM 1,994
40th European Club Cup (open) · Oct 2025 · +5.8 Elo
Evolution
-20
2169 → 2149
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsMichiel JacobsCM1,994·40th European Club Cup (open)·R2·+5.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20251.5/5#6002046-20.2
Worst Elo result: 40th European Club Cup (open) (-20.2 Elo, finished #600).

Rankings

/
Kosovo
#13
out of 218 players
Europe
#8,103
in continent
World
#11,307
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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2,458
2
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3
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2,306
4
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2,267
5
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2,242
6
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2,218
7
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2,215
8
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2,209
9
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2,204
10
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2,161
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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