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Aliu, Besnik

FIDEFIDE 4701917· Male· Kosovo· Born in 1965

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Besnik Aliu, a 61-year-old player, is rated 1962. He has fluctuated between 1949 and 1990 over the past 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Individual Cup 2026, National Club Cup 2025, and Individual National Chess Championship 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including National Club Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2114 was reached at age 51 (Oct 2016); he also reached #32 nationally in Jan 2018.

Current rating

1962

Standard

Rpd2024·Blz1974

All-time high

2114

−152 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 51

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#34,235

#34,235 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
8th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1962
Jun 2026
2024
8th 55-60 player nationally
at age 59 · rated 1990
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
1893 → 1979
May 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 58
May 2023
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Jun 2018
Peak national rank: #32
at age 53 · rated 2095
Jan 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Liga e Dyte e Kosoves 2025
perf 2643 (+667) · 6/5 · #7
Top opponent
vs Bedri SadikuIM 2,128
National Individual Cup 2026 · Jan 2026 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
-14
1976 → 1962
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
13.5/ 2067.5%
11W5D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
National Individual Cup 2026
Knockout
Jan 20262.5/3QF2133+13.4
National Club Cup 2025
Knockout
Dec 20250/1R641169-10.2
Individual National Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/8#121987-16.4
Liga e Dyte e Kosoves 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20256/5#72643+14.2
Worst Elo result: Individual National Chess Championship 2025 (-16.4 Elo, finished #12).

Most-Played Opponents

vsMuhamet AsllaniFM
KOS·2283
+1 −17 =2
20 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsArsim Kelmendi
KOS·2077
+5 −8 =2
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBekim Sejdiu
KOS·2021
+3 −9 =2
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsEndrit UruciFM
KOS·2381
+1 −13 =0
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBedri SadikuIM
KOS·2134
+1 −2 =10
13 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Kosovo
#70
out of 210 players
Europe
#25,304
in continent
World
#34,234
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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2,304
4
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2,283
5
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2,274
6
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2,219
7
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2,205
8
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2,199
9
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2,176
10
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2,175
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70Aliu, Besnik1,962
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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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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25304Aliu, Besnik1,962
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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34234Aliu, Besnik1,962