Individual National Chess Championship 2025
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Prishtine, Kosovo. 7 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2168, and top seed was Nderim Saraci ( KOS, IM, 2461).
Nderim Saraci ( KOS, IM, 2461) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Korab Saraci (7.0) and Muhamet Asllani (7.0). Saraci won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Shaip Kastrati (1696) beat Shemsedin Sherifi (1937), a +241-point gap.
Location
Prishtine, Kosovo
Dates
13 Dec 2025 → 21 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 7
IM×2
FM×3
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
Kosovo×37
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Nderim Saraci led from R5; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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10
4
2
1
1
1
1
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R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
IM Nderim Saraci never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Nderim Saraci beat FM Muhamet Asllani (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Nderim Saraci 9 wins (R1–R9)FM Muhamet Asllani 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)FM Endrit Uruci 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMNderim Saraci | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMMuhamet Asllani | 0 | * | — | 0 |
| 3FMEndrit Uruci | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4CMKorab Saraci | 0 | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saraci, NderimIM | 2461 | KOS | +29B | +12N | +8B | +2N | +3B | +4N | +20N | +9B | +6N | 9.0 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 50.00 | 2940 | +12.9 |
| 2 | Saraci, KorabCM | 2212 | KOS | +22N | +17B | +18N | −1B | +24N | +3N | +7B | +5B | −4N | 7.0 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 35.50 | 2316 | +25.0 |
| 3 | Asllani, MuhametFM | 2231 | KOS | +27B | +14N | +5B | +20N | −1N | −2B | +6N | +11B | +7B | 7.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 35.00 | 2315 | +19.6 |
| 4 | Uruci, EndritFM | 2338 | KOS | +23N | +19B | =11N | =6B | +5N | −1B | +21N | +20B | +2B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 34.75 | 2316 | +0.2 |
| 5 | Jusufi, Ahmet | 2018 | KOS | +35N | +31B | −3N | +25B | −4B | +13N | +15B | −2N | +21B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 23.00 | 2124 | +25.2 |
| 6 | Sadiku, BedriIM | 2117 | KOS | +30B | =13N | =7B | =4N | +29B | +8N | −3B | +18N | −1B | 5.5 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 25.75 | 2176 | +13.8 |
| 7 | Shtavica, Alaudin | 2013 | KOS | +33B | −10N | =6N | +26B | +22N | +11B | −2N | +8B | −3N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 24.25 | 2080 | +38.0 |
| 8 | Kelmendi, Arsim | 2070 | KOS | +21N | +24B | −1N | +11B | =17N | −6B | +26N | −7N | +29B | 5.5 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 22.75 | 2102 | +7.2 |
| 9 | Zurnaxhiu, Xheladin | 1956 | KOS | +45N | −11B | +38N | −21B | +16N | +23B | +31N | −1N | =10B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 15.75 | 1948 | -3.6 |
| 10 | Uruci, Valentin | 1900 | KOS | +37N | +7B | −20B | −19N | =33B | =18N | +28B | +12N | =9N | 5.5 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 22.00 | 1957 | +35.6 |
| 11 | Xheladini, MahmutFM | 2079 | KOS | +16B | +9N | =4B | −8N | +19B | −7N | +17B | −3N | =15B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 25.50 | 2073 | -1.4 |
| 12 | Sahiti, Jahjush | 1997 | KOS | +43N | −1B | =22N | +23B | =25N | −31B | +32N | −10B | +17B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 15.50 | 1954 | -11.6 |
| 13 | Qorri, Fatmir | 1963 | KOS | +42N | =6B | −19N | +32B | +18N | −5B | =14N | F | +28B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 16.75 | 1996 | +5.6 |
| 14 | Aliu, Besnik | 1976 | KOS | +41N | −3B | =32N | −22B | +35B | +29N | =13B | =15N | =16B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 15.00 | 1899 | -16.4 |
| 15 | Bimbashi, Hamze | 1942 | KOS | +46N | −18B | +39N | −17B | +34N | +24B | −5N | =14B | =11N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 13.00 | 1914 | -5.4 |
| 16 | Krasniqi, Troi | 1764 | KOS | −11N | F | +43B | +37N | −9B | +36N | =19B | +27B | =14N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 10.75 | 1902 | +32.4 |
| 17 | Uruci, Ardit | 1964 | KOS | +28B | −2N | +27B | +15N | =8B | F | −11N | +22B | −12N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 19.75 | 2003 | +7.0 |
| 18 | Sejdiu, Bekim | 2038 | KOS | +34B | +15N | −2B | =29N | −13B | =10B | +27N | −6B | =26N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 18.50 | 1950 | -20.2 |
| 19 | Rama, Rame | 1992 | KOS | F | −4N | +13B | +10B | −11N | −21B | =16N | +23B | +30N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 20.50 | 1981 | -2.6 |
| 20 | Krasniqi, AlbanCM | 2111 | KOS | +32N | +26B | +10N | −3B | +21N | F | −1B | −4N | F | 4.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 16.50 | 2115 | +2.2 |
| 21 | Ymeri, Rinor | 1763 | KOS | −8B | +36N | +28B | +9N | −20B | +19N | −4B | F | −5N | 4.0 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 15.00 | 1927 | +20.4 |
| 22 | Music, Tarik | 1857 | KOS | −2B | +44N | =12B | +14N | −7B | +25B | −24N | −17N | =33B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 13.00 | 1863 | -1.6 |
| 23 | Behrami, Liridon | 1877 | KOS | −4B | +28N | +40B | −12N | +36B | −9N | =30B | −19N | =25B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 9.75 | 1724 | -45.6 |
| 24 | Aliti, Rrahman | 1946 | KOS | +36B | −8N | +34B | +35N | −2B | −15N | +22B | F | F | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 10.00 | 1918 | -4.6 |
| 25 | Kastrati, Labinot | 1903 | KOS | +47B | −29N | +33B | −5N | =12B | −22N | +36B | F | =23N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.50 | 1748 | -23.6 |
| 26 | Krasniqi, Avni | 1960 | KOS | +44B | −20N | =30B | −7N | +41B | +33N | −8B | −29N | =18B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 7.50 | 1782 | -31.8 |
| 27 | Zenuni, Hysen | 1863 | KOS | −3N | +42B | −17N | +38B | −31N | +34B | −18B | −16N | +35N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 6.00 | 1751 | -23.6 |
| 28 | Hasanaj, Agron | 0 | KOS | −17N | −23B | −21N | +?B | +38N | +41B | −10N | +32B | −13N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.50 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Topalli, Ismet | 1899 | KOS | −1N | +25B | F | =18B | −6N | −14B | +33N | +26B | −8N | 3.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 13.25 | 1951 | +9.2 |
| 30 | Fazliu, Avni | 1854 | KOS | −6N | +41B | =26N | −31B | =32N | +35B | =23N | F | −19B | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 8.00 | 1815 | -17.6 |
| 31 | Sherifi, Shemsedin | 1937 | KOS | F | −5N | −35B | +30N | +27B | +12N | −9B | F | F | 3.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 12.50 | 1898 | -5.8 |
| 32 | Boshnjakaj, Hysen | 1835 | KOS | −20B | +45N | =14B | −13N | =30B | +37N | −12B | −28N | F | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.25 | 1740 | -11.6 |
| 33 | Sopjani, Sefer | 1581 | KOS | −7N | +46B | −25N | +48B | =10N | −26B | −29B | F | =22N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 4.75 | 1639 | +7.6 |
| 34 | Bytyqi, Gzim | 1726 | KOS | −18N | +37B | −24N | F | −15B | −27N | +41N | +35B | F | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 3.50 | 1658 | -9.0 |
| 35 | Kastrati, Shaip | 1696 | KOS | −5B | F | +31N | −24B | −14N | −30N | +37B | −34N | −27B | 2.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 4.00 | 1595 | -14.4 |
| 36 | Krasniqi, Ledri | 0 | KOS | −24N | −21B | F | F | −23N | −16B | −25N | F | +37B | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 1.00 | 1051 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 22108416 | 0 | — | −10B | −34N | F | −16B | +?N | −32B | −35N | F | −36N | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 978 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 22109536 | 0 | — | F | +?N | −9B | −27N | −28B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1111 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 22109277 | 0 | — | F | +?N | −15B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1142 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 22109528 | 0 | — | F | +48B | −23N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1077 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 22109218 | 0 | — | −14B | −30N | =?B | F | −26N | −28N | −34B | F | F | 0.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.00 | 1080 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 22109544 | 0 | — | −13B | −27N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1115 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Feka, Labinot | 0 | KOS | −12B | F | −16N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1081 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 22109315 | 0 | — | −26N | −22B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1109 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 22108378 | 0 | — | −9B | −32B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1097 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 22109323 | 0 | — | −15B | −33N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 967 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 22109560 | 0 | — | −25N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1103 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 22109269 | 0 | — | F | −40N | F | −33N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 792 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shtavica, AlaudinKOS+38.05.5 pts · #8
- 2Uruci, ValentinKOS+35.65.5 pts · #17
- 3Krasniqi, TroiKOS+32.45.0 pts · #27
Top rating losers
- 1Behrami, LiridonKOS-45.64.0 pts · #30
- 2Krasniqi, AvniKOS-31.84.0 pts · #25
- 3Zenuni, HysenKOS-23.64.0 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R3+241 Elo gap
- R6+229 Elo gap
- R4+193 Elo gap