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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

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#34,238

#34,238 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
9th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1962
May 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Liga e Dyte e Kosoves 2025
perf 2643 (+667) · 6/5 · #7
Top opponent
vs Alban KrasniqiCM 2,140
PRISHTINA OPEN 2025 · May 2025 · +14.4 Elo
Evolution
-17
1979 → 1962
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
17.5/ 2960.3%
15W5D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlban KrasniqiCM2,140·PRISHTINA OPEN 2025·R7·+14.4
2.[W]vsRamus Murati1,946·Liga e Dyte e Kosoves 2025·R4·+9.1
3.[W]vsIsmet Topalli1,899·Individual National Chess Championship 2025·R6·+8.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBakhare Atharva1,809·PRISHTINA OPEN 2025·R9·-14.5
2.[L]vsTarik Music1,857·Individual National Chess Championship 2025·R4·-12.6
3.[L]vsJahjush Sahiti1,982·Liga e Dyte e Kosoves 2025·R3·-9.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 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
PRISHTINA OPEN 2025
Open Swiss
May 20254/7#692099-17.0
Worst Elo result: PRISHTINA OPEN 2025 (-17.0 Elo, finished #69).

Rankings

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Kosovo
#72
out of 218 players
Europe
#25,310
in continent
World
#34,238
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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2,267
5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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72Aliu, Besnik1,962
Europe
1
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2
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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25310Aliu, Besnik1,962
World
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2
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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