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Cela, Shkelqim

FM🇦🇱

FIDEFIDE 4700716· Male· Albania· Born in 1956

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Shkelqim Cela, a 70-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2135 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 23 months (2006–2008), 51 months (2009–2014), 26 months (2015–2017), 42 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 30 months (2023–2026). His peak of 2326 was reached at age 53 (Sep 2009); he also reached #5 nationally in Jan 2010 and spent 98 months in top 10, with a longest streak of 5 consecutive years.

Awarded FM in 2008 (age 52).

Current rating

2135

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2326

−191 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 53

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279
98 months in National top 10 (2003–2024)

Career timeline

22 entries
2024
98 months in national top 10
longest streak 62 months · since Apr 2003
May 2024
2023
3rd 65-70 player nationally
at age 67 · rated 2179
Dec 2023
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2179 → returned at 2135
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 2190 → returned at 2179
Apr 2020
2018
4th 60-65 player nationally
at age 62 · rated 2244
Dec 2018
100 career games
at age 62
Oct 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs John FletcherCM 2,005
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 · Apr 2026 · +5.4 Elo
Evolution
-44
2179 → 2135
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
2.5/ 831.3%
1W3D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
Team
Apr 20262.5/8#2051974-43.6
Worst Elo result: FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 (-43.6 Elo, finished #205).

Rankings

/
Albania
#15
out of 194 players
Europe
#8,942
in continent
World
#12,405
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Albania
1
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2,388
2
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2,371
3
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2,364
4
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2,327
5
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2,305
6
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2,300
7
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2,272
8
🇦🇱Xhembulla, AleksanderFollow Aleksander XhembullaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,266
9
🇦🇱Qendro, LlambiFollow Llambi QendroTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,248
10
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2,227
...
15🇦🇱Cela, Shkelqim2,135
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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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
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2,753
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