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Saraci, Nderim

Saraci, Nderim

IM

FIDEFIDE 6351921· Male· Kosovo· Born in 1996

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Nderim Saraci, a 30-year-old International Master, is rated 2458 and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 7 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, National Individual Cup 2026, and National Club Cup 2025. Also played 11 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 8 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2010–2011) and 12 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2495 was reached at age 26 (Jul 2022); he also reached #1 nationally in Dec 2016 and has been #1 for 100 months and counting (6 consecutive years on his current run).

Competes for Kosovo since Jul 2015. Awarded IM in 2018 (age 22) and FM in 2016 (age 20). Earned GM norms at 11th Mediterranian CC for Men and Women 2021, 37th European Chess Club Cup 2022, and European Team Ch 2025. At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2458

Standard

Rpd2503·Blz2499

All-time high

2495

−37 pts below
Jul 2022 · age 26

Activity

86

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#939 · players worldwide · of 216,808
#1 nationally since Oct 2019

Career timeline

27 entries
2026
100 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 80 months · since Dec 2016
May 2026
2022
All-time peak 2495
at age 26 · −37 from today
Jul 2022
2021
500 career games
at age 25
Nov 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Nov 2019
2018
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2018
Apr 2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 22
Jan 2018

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Individual National Chess Championship 2025
perf 2903 (+424) · 9/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Erigaisi ArjunGM 2,773
40th European Club Cup (open) · Oct 2025 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
+4
2454 → 2458
Tournaments
9
71 games
Score
51.5/ 7172.5%
39W25D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVignir Vatnar StefanssonGM2,506·European Team Ch 2025·R3·+5.6
2.[W]vsNodar LortkipanidzeIM2,371·European Team Ch 2025·R6·+3.7
3.[W]vsAron PastiIM2,366·40th European Club Cup (open)·R3·+3.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
European Individual Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/11#3722308-24.9
National Individual Cup 2026
Knockout
Jan 20264.5/5F2542+4.2
National Club Cup 2025
Knockout
Dec 20254/4SF2889+5.0
Individual National Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20259/9#12903+12.9
Worst Elo result: European Individual Chess Championship 2026 (-24.9 Elo, finished #372).

Most-Played Opponents

vsMuhamet AsllaniFM
KOS·2242
+55 −8 =14
77 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsEndrit UruciFM
KOS·2366
+37 −12 =24
73 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBedri SadikuIM
KOS·2136
+52 −3 =8
63 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKorab SaraciCM
KOS·2218
+23 −0 =20
43 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLlambi PaskoIM
🇦🇱ALB·2380
+16 −7 =14
37 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings

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Kosovo
#1
out of 218 players
Europe
#565
in continent
World
#939
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
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2
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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2,767
3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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10
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565Saraci, Nderim2,458
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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