Xheladini, Mahmut
FMFIDE 4627733· Male· Kosovo· Born in 1955
Mahmut Xheladini, a 71-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2078 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 7 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Individual National Chess Championship 2025, World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65, and EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus. Also played 2 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 16 months (2014–2015). His peak of 2298 was reached at age 46 (Jul 2001); he also reached #2 nationally in Jan 2001 and spent 36 months in top 3, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Competes for Kosovo since Jul 2015. Awarded FM in 2006 (age 51).
Current rating
2078
Standard
All-time high
2298
Jul 2001 · age 46
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
36 months in National top 3 (2001–2013)
Career timeline
23 entriesStandard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #9 | 2069 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/11 | #84 | 2064 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #53 | 2058 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/8 | #48 | 2036 | -12.6 |
Team | May 2025 | 4/7 | #16 | 2207 | +21.4 |
Rankings
National ranking
Europe & World
| 1 | 2,458 | |
| 2 | 2,366 | |
| 3 | 2,306 | |
| 4 | 2,267 | |
| 5 | 2,242 | |
| 6 | 2,218 | |
| 7 | 2,215 | |
| 8 | 2,209 | |
| 9 | 2,204 | |
| 10 | 2,161 | |
| ... | ||
| 32 | 2,078 | |
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| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
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| 17519 | 2,078 | |