Saraci, Korab
CMFIDE 4701968· Male· Kosovo· Born in 2003
Korab Saraci, a 23-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2218 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, National Individual Cup 2026, and National Club Cup 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 5 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2287 was reached at age 19 (Jul 2022, #4 nationally at the time); he has been in top 10 for 55 months and counting (3 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2218
Standard
All-time high
2287
Jul 2022 · age 19
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
National top 10 since Jun 2023
Career timeline
21 entriesStandard rating history
Activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/11 | #406 | 2147 | -32.8 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | R64 | 1679 | -4.4 |
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 3.5/3 | QF | 2954 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #4 | 2314 | +25.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #13 | 2220 | +4.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #108 | 2316 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/8 | #161 | 2176 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 6/9 | #13 | 2232 | +14.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
National ranking
Europe & World
| 1 | 2,458 | |
| 2 | 2,366 | |
| 3 | 2,306 | |
| 4 | 2,267 | |
| 5 | 2,242 | |
| 6 | 2,218 | |
| 7 | 2,215 | |
| 8 | 2,209 | |
| 9 | 2,204 | |
| 10 | 2,161 |
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| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
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