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Zenelaj, Samuel
FM🇧🇦FIDE 4701631· Male· Bosnia and Herzegovina· Born in 2003
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Samuel Zenelaj, a 23-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2241 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 2 years. 32 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include S: 3. HSL-JUG 2026 3, S: 3. HSL-JUG 2026 1-2, and S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025.. Also played 1 rapid (including MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR "JABLANICA OPEN 2026") and 1 blitz events (including B: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI BRZOPOTEZNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. BLITZ HVAR 2025) recently. His peak of 2327 was reached at age 19 (Dec 2022, #17 nationally at the time).
Competes for Bosnia and Herzegovina since May 2015. Awarded FM in 2022 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #3 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2241
Standard
Rpd2257·Blz2262
All-time high
2327
−86 pts below
Dec 2022 · age 19
Dec 2022 · age 19
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,199 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2023
1st U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 2327
Mar 2023
2022
All-time peak 2327
at age 19 · −86 from today
Dec 2022
Peak national rank: #17
at age 19 · rated 2319
Nov 2022
FM title awardedFM
at age 19
Nov 2022
Crossed 2300
at age 19
Oct 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
10. MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR "TRAVNIK OPEN 2025 - MEMORIJAL NM SMAIL DAUTOVIC" · Jul 2025 · +5.4 Elo
Evolution
+11
2230 → 2241
Tournaments
8
32 games
Score
20/ 3262.5%
15W10D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2854 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #33 | 2148 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2270 | +18.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #5 | 2825 | +11.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #23 | 2196 | -1.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 3.5/8 | #45 | 2166 | -11.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2841 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #9 | 2139 | -11.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEmir DizdarevicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2296
+0 −5 =5
10 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMuamer Mrndjic
🇧🇦BIH·2164
+4 −1 =4
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMuris KonjicaninFM
🇧🇦BIH·2191
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsEldin Bucan
🇧🇦BIH·2050
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsHalim Hutinovic
🇧🇦BIH·2063
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
#38
out of 1,150 players
Europe
#4,240
in continent
World
#6,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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