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Jeknic, Velimir
🇲🇪FIDE 909831· Male· Montenegro· Born in 1966
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Velimir Jeknic, a 60-year-old player, is rated 1903. He is climbing fast, having gained +99 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CEDIS Festival saha 03-2026, CEDIS Festival saha 01-2026, and 78th Montenegro Individual Championship. Also played 5 rapid (including 5. Memorijalni turnir "Vlastimir-Vlasto Bujisic") and 4 blitz events (including 12. Memorijalni turnir "Djordje Konjevic") recently. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2010–2011) and 12 months (2013–2014). His peak of 1956 was reached at age 54 (Nov 2020); he also reached #99 nationally in Nov 2019.
Current rating
1903
Standard
Rpd1985·Blz1898
All-time high
1956
−53 pts below
Nov 2020 · age 54
Nov 2020 · age 54
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,387
#47,387 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1804 → 1903
Jun 2026
2022
15th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1939
Jun 2022
2021
23rd 50-55 player nationally
at age 55 · rated 1937
Dec 2021
2020
All-time peak 1956
at age 54 · −53 from today
Nov 2020
2019
Peak national rank: #99
at age 53 · rated 1948
Nov 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 51
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+99
1804 → 1903
Tournaments
6
34 games
Score
17.5/ 3451.5%
13W9D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #5 | 1948 | +11.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #35 | 2023 | +27.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/4 | #7 | 2961 | +51.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/10 | #48 | 1931 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #6 | 1811 | +1.4 |
Knockout | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | R64 | 1308 | -2.8 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsSreten DjukanovicFM
🇲🇪MNE·2159
+2 −44 =27
73 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsIgor VujacicCM
🇲🇪MNE·2092
+12 −32 =25
69 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRadomir Knezevic
🇲🇪MNE·1913
+31 −15 =2
48 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsMirsad Djokovic
🇲🇪MNE·2092
+17 −23 =4
44 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsZeljko Rovcanin
🇲🇪MNE·2098
+11 −13 =10
34 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
Montenegro
#146
out of 459 players
Europe
#34,913
in continent
World
#47,386
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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