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Seitaj, Ilir
IM🇦🇱FIDE 4700031· Male· Albania· Born in 1957
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Ilir Seitaj, a 69-year-old International Master, is rated 2300 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 4 years. 29 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026, Kampionati Kombetar Individual Senior S60 2025, and Kampionati Kombetar Ekipor 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Kampionati Mbarekombetar Rapid 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Kampionati Mbarekombetar Blitz 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2003–2005), 35 months (2006–2009) and 12 months (2015–2016). His peak of 2406 was reached at age 45 (Apr 2002); he also reached #1 nationally in Apr 2016 and spent 91 months in top 3, with a longest streak of 5 consecutive years.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 44).
Current rating
2300
Standard
Rpd2238·Blz2117
All-time high
2406
−106 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 45
Apr 2002 · age 45
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,094 · players worldwide · of 218,279
91 months in National top 3 (2001–2023)
91 months in National top 3 (2001–2023)
Career timeline
20 entries2023
91 months in national top 3
longest streak 66 months · since Jan 2001
Oct 2023
35th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2348
Sep 2023
2018
58th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2360
Sep 2018
2016
Peak national rank: #1
at age 59 · rated 2364
Apr 2016
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2364 → returned at 2374
Jul 2015
2013
61st 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2392
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
2312 → 2300
Tournaments
5
32 games
Score
23.5/ 3273.4%
17W13D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #39 | 2834 | +1.7 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #53 | 2246 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2192 | -4.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 5.5/6 | #9 | 2525 | +2.9 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2131 | -7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLlambi PaskoIM
🇦🇱ALB·2371
+2 −9 =6
17 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsNderim SaraciIM
KOS·2468
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsLorenc RamaFM
🇦🇱ALB·2152
+4 −0 =5
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsZino VeleshnjaFM
🇦🇱ALB·2227
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsSotir Pasku
🇦🇱ALB·2010
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Albania
#6
out of 194 players
Europe
#2,730
in continent
World
#4,094
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Albania
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Europe
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World
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