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Bregu, Riza
CM🇦🇱FIDE 4701739· Male· Albania· Born in 1991
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Riza Bregu, a 35-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2089 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026, Kampionati Kombetar Individual Gjysemfinalet 2026, and Kampionati Kombetar Individual Finalet 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2014–2016) and 17 months (2016–2017). His peak of 2201 was reached at age 31 (Jun 2022); he also reached #9 nationally in Apr 2022.
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 32).
Current rating
2089
Standard
Rpd2052·Blz2161
All-time high
2201
−112 pts below
Jun 2022 · age 31
Jun 2022 · age 31
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 32
Sep 2023
2022
Crossed 2200
at age 31
Jun 2022
All-time peak 2201
at age 31 · −112 from today
Jun 2022
100 career games
at age 31
Jun 2022
Peak national rank: #9
at age 31 · rated 2198
Apr 2022
2018
Best 12-month gain (+217 Elo)
1979 → 2196
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-42
2131 → 2089
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
17/ 3844.7%
16W2D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3/6 | #20 | 2099 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #15 | 2007 | -5.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1.5/9 | #10 | 1970 | -31.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #17 | 2195 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #137 | 2137 | -0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErgit RamajFM
🇦🇱ALB·2364
+5 −11 =2
18 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsZino VeleshnjaFM
🇦🇱ALB·2227
+1 −11 =5
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSotir Pasku
🇦🇱ALB·2010
+10 −6 =0
16 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsMateu BociFM
🇦🇱ALB·2305
+3 −10 =0
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLlambi PaskoIM
🇦🇱ALB·2371
+1 −8 =4
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Albania
#21
out of 194 players
Europe
#11,973
in continent
World
#16,457
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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