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Veleshnja, Zino
FM🇦🇱FIDE 4701313· Male· Albania· Born in 2001
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Zino Veleshnja, a 25-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2227 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2185 and 2304 over the past 2 years. 65 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026, Kampionati Kombetar Individual Gjysemfinalet 2026, and 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande. Also played 3 rapid (including European Universities Chess Championship 2025 - Open rapid) and 3 blitz events (including European Universities Chess Championship 2025 - Open blitz) recently. His peak of 2304 was reached at age 24 (Jan 2025); he also reached #5 nationally in Sep 2024 and spent 74 months in top 10.
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2227
Standard
Rpd2218·Blz2109
All-time high
2304
−77 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 24
Jan 2025 · age 24
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279
74 months in National top 10 (2019–2025)
74 months in National top 10 (2019–2025)
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Jun 2026
2025
74 months in national top 10
longest streak 74 months · since Nov 2019
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Dec 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 24
Jan 2025
All-time peak 2304
at age 24 · −77 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #5
at age 23 · rated 2294
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
2245 → 2227
Tournaments
8
59 games
Score
36/ 5961.0%
31W10D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 5/6 | #4 | 2330 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #47 | 2283 | +21.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 2110 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #112 | 2213 | +7.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3/8 | #7 | 2133 | -16.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 6/5 | #3 | 2726 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #26 | 2164 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/3 | #208 | 1239 | -45.8 |
Worst Elo result: 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A (-45.8 Elo, finished #208).
Most-Played Opponents
vsLlambi PaskoIM
🇦🇱ALB·2371
+6 −10 =8
24 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSotir Pasku
🇦🇱ALB·2010
+13 −4 =1
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRiza BreguCM
🇦🇱ALB·2089
+11 −1 =5
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMateu BociFM
🇦🇱ALB·2305
+7 −5 =3
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFranc AshikuIM
🇦🇱ALB·2388
+0 −9 =4
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Albania
#10
out of 194 players
Europe
#4,701
in continent
World
#6,816
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Albania
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