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Salihu, Sami

FIDEFIDE 935476· Male· Kosovo· Born in 1962

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Sami Salihu, a 64-year-old player, is rated 2128 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026 and National Club Cup 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2009–2011) and 25 months (2013–2016). His peak of 2240 was reached at age 50 (Dec 2012); he also reached #3 nationally in Jan 2012 and spent 17 months in top 5.

Competes for Kosovo since Jul 2015.

Current rating

2128

Standard

Rpd2155·Blz2188

All-time high

2240

−112 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 50

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,947 · players worldwide · of 218,279
17 months in National top 5 (2011–2013)

Career timeline

25 entries
2023
1st 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 2185
Oct 2023
2022
2nd 55-60 player nationally
at age 60 · rated 2198
Apr 2022
2021
Best 12-month gain (+33 Elo)
2174 → 2207
Jun 2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 59
Jun 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 57
Nov 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 57
Jun 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ilirjan Jupa 2,034
SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026 · May 2026 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
-38
2166 → 2128
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
2W0D5L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsIlirjan Jupa2,034·SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026·R1·+7.4
2.[W]vsFatmir Qorri1,962·SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026·R4·+5.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsArdit Uruci1,978·SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026·R2·-14.1
2.[L]vsAlban KrasniqiCM2,131·National Club Cup 2025·R3·-10.7
3.[L]vsShqipdon Mehmeti2,148·SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026·R7·-9.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026
Team
May 20262/6#271997-25.6
National Club Cup 2025
Knockout
Dec 20250/1R1281331-11.6
Worst Elo result: SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026 (-25.6 Elo, finished #27).

Most-Played Opponents

vsNderim SaraciIM
KOS·2468
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBedri SadikuIM
KOS·2134
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsEndrit UruciFM
KOS·2381
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsPerparim MakolliFM
KOS·2274
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Aug 2021
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Rankings

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Kosovo
#17
out of 210 players
Europe
#9,355
in continent
World
#12,947
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Kosovo
1
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2,468
2
Uruci, EndritFollow Endrit UruciTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,381
3
Ondozi, MurtezFollow Murtez OndoziTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,304
4
Asllani, MuhametFollow Muhamet AsllaniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,283
5
Makolli, PerparimFollow Perparim MakolliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,274
6
Idrizaj, AbedinFollow Abedin IdrizajTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,219
7
Sahitaj, NaimFollow Naim SahitajTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,205
8
Saraci, KorabFollow Korab SaraciTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,199
9
Mehmeti, ShqipdonFollow Shqipdon MehmetiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,176
10
Fejzullahu, AfrimFollow Afrim FejzullahuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,175
...
17Salihu, Sami2,128
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
9355Salihu, Sami2,128
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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12947Salihu, Sami2,128