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Shtiza, Brendon
🇦🇱FIDE 4709683· Male· Albania· Born in 2009
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Brendon Shtiza, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1831 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +139 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kampionati Kombetar per te Rinj 2026 U18, Kampionati Kombetar Individual Gjysemfinalet 2026, and World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U16. Also played 9 rapid (including KENZO Rapid Tournament) and 5 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He reached #60 nationally in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #3 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1831
Standard
Rpd1827·Blz1907
All-time high
1831
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#66,894
#66,894 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Peak national rank: #60
at age 17 · rated 1831
May 2026
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1831
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1692 → 1831
May 2026
All-time peak 1831
at age 17
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Apr 2026
2025
3rd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1763
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+139
1692 → 1831
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
17/ 2958.6%
12W10D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 1918 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #16 | 1937 | +47.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/10 | #123 | 1900 | +16.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/4 | #9 | 2458 | +53.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Albania
#63
out of 194 players
Europe
#48,761
in continent
World
#66,893
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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