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Veleshnja, Zino

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

49

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#6,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279
74 months in National top 10 (2019–2025)

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
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

Best result
Kampionati Kombetar Ekipor 2025
perf 2726 (+520) · 6/5 · #3
Top opponent
vs Paul VeltenGM 2,522
Evolution
-18
22452227
Tournaments
8
59 games
Score
36/ 5961.0%
31W10D18L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
May 20265/6#42330+19.6
Open Swiss
May 20265/9#472283+21.0
Open Swiss
Mar 20266/9#72110-10.8
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/9#1122213+7.4
Round-Robin
Dec 20253/8#72133-16.8
Team
Nov 20256/5#32726+20.6
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#262164-14.4
Open Swiss
Jul 20250/3#2081239-45.8
Worst Elo result: 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A (-45.8 Elo, finished #208).

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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
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,305
6
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2,300
7
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2,272
8
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2,266
9
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2,248
102,227
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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10
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4701🇦🇱Veleshnja, Zino2,227
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
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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6816🇦🇱Veleshnja, Zino2,227