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Xhembulla, Aleksander
FM🇦🇱FIDE 4705114· Male· Albania· Born in 2006
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Aleksander Xhembulla, a 20-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2266 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 20, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 14 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026, Jugendbundesliga U20 West 2025-2026 Januar 2026, and Kampionati Kombetar Individual Finalet 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including V OPEN Rapid Chess Tournament VIZIONI M 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Dita Nderkombetare e Shahut - Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2334 was reached at age 18 (Nov 2024, #4 nationally at the time); he spent 13 months in top 5.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 18) and CM in 2023 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2266
Standard
Rpd2308·Blz2250
All-time high
2334
−68 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 18
Nov 2024 · age 18
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#302 · players worldwide under 20 · of 10,035
13 months in National top 5 (2024–2026)
13 months in National top 5 (2024–2026)
Career timeline
19 entries2026
13 months in national top 5
since Nov 2024
Mar 2026
2025
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2322
Jan 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #4
at age 18 · rated 2334
Nov 2024
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2334
Nov 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Nov 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 18
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-29
2295 → 2266
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
13/ 2356.5%
8W10D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3/6 | #21 | 2151 | -19.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2451 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2355 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/7 | #175 | 2103 | -35.4 |
Worst Elo result: 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A (-35.4 Elo, finished #175).
Most-Played Opponents
vsLlambi PaskoIM
🇦🇱ALB·2371
+7 −6 =4
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKlendi ZeneliCM
🇦🇱ALB·2272
+6 −2 =5
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsZino VeleshnjaFM
🇦🇱ALB·2227
+5 −1 =6
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsErgit RamajFM
🇦🇱ALB·2364
+4 −4 =4
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMateu BociFM
🇦🇱ALB·2305
+5 −2 =4
11 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Albania
#8
out of 194 players
Europe
#3,554
in continent
World
#5,242
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Albania
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