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Sahitaj, Naim

FIDEFIDE 939137· Male· Kosovo· Born in 1973

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Naim Sahitaj, a 53-year-old player, is rated 2205 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 58-month break between Jan 2009 and Dec 2013. Recent appearance: SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026. His peak of 2259 was reached at age 41 (Jul 2014); he also reached #3 nationally in Nov 2018 and spent 39 months in top 5.

Competes for Kosovo since Jul 2015. Earned a IM norm at 11th Europ Indv Chess Champ 2010.

Current rating

2205

Standard

Rpd2187·Blz2147

All-time high

2259

−54 pts below
Jul 2014 · age 41

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#7,911 · players worldwide · of 218,279
39 months in National top 5 (2014–2025)

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
39 months in national top 5
longest streak 19 months · since Jul 2014
May 2025
2024
2nd 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2229
Dec 2024
2023
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 2241
Jan 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 49
Jun 2022
2018
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 2258
Dec 2018
Peak national rank: #3
at age 45 · rated 2258
Nov 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Aleksander XhembullaFM 2,286
SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026 · May 2026 · +12.3 Elo
Evolution
+1
2204 → 2205
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsAleksander XhembullaFM2,286·SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026·R2·+12.3
2.[W]vsAlbert Bujupi2,044·SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026·R5·+5.7
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMuhamet AsllaniFM2,242·SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026·R4·-8.9
2.[L]vsErgit RamajFM2,295·SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026·R3·-7.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026
Team
May 20262/4#252217+1.4

Rankings

/
Kosovo
#7
out of 210 players
Europe
#5,522
in continent
World
#7,911
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Kosovo
1
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2,468
2
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2,381
3
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2,304
4
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2,283
5
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2,274
6
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2,219
72,205
8
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2,199
9
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2,176
10
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2,175
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
5522Sahitaj, Naim2,205
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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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
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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7911Sahitaj, Naim2,205