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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 2286 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 Jugendbundesliga U20 West 2025-2026 Januar 2026, Kampionati Kombetar Individual Finalet 2025, and 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A. 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
2286
Standard
Rpd2308·Blz2255
All-time high
2334
−48 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 18
Nov 2024 · age 18
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#263 · players worldwide under 20 · of 10,048
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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
2295 → 2286
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
10/ 1758.8%
5W10D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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·2380
+7 −6 =4
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKlendi ZeneliCM
🇦🇱ALB·2287
+6 −2 =5
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsZino VeleshnjaFM
🇦🇱ALB·2186
+5 −1 =6
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsErgit RamajFM
🇦🇱ALB·2295
+4 −4 =4
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRiza BreguCM
🇦🇱ALB·2087
+4 −0 =6
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Albania
#8
out of 188 players
Europe
#3,022
in continent
World
#4,521
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Albania
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| 3 | 🇦🇱Follow Dritan MehmetiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,334 |
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| 8 | 2,286 | |
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