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Kosta, Kelvin
🇦🇱FIDE 4703855· Male· Albania· Born in 2007
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Kelvin Kosta, a 19-year-old player, is rated 2108 — just 21 short of his peak of 2129 (Nov 2025, age 18) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026, Kampionati Kombetar Individual Gjysemfinalet 2026, and Kampionati Kombetar Individual Finalet 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Kampionati Mbarekombetar Rapid 2025) and 4 blitz events (including B: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI BRZOPOTEZNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. BLITZ HVAR 2025) recently. He reached #15 nationally in Nov 2025.
At junior level, he reached #2, #2, #1, #4 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2108
Standard
Rpd2148·Blz2102
All-time high
2129
−21 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 18
Nov 2025 · age 18
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2120
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #15
at age 18 · rated 2129
Nov 2025
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2129
Nov 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2129
at age 18 · −21 from today
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
2070 → 2108
Tournaments
6
49 games
Score
21/ 4942.9%
14W14D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/6 | #46 | 2014 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #12 | 2155 | +16.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2.5/9 | #9 | 2084 | -24.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #13 | 2063 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #48 | 2135 | +39.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/10 | #103 | 2136 | +19.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErgit RamajFM
🇦🇱ALB·2364
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKlendi ZeneliCM
🇦🇱ALB·2272
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlaudin Shtavica
KOS·2109
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsZino VeleshnjaFM
🇦🇱ALB·2227
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLorenc RamaFM
🇦🇱ALB·2152
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Albania
#17
out of 194 players
Europe
#10,625
in continent
World
#14,659
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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