Kampionati Kombetar Individual Gjysemfinalet 2026

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64 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Tirane, Albania. 10 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2167, and top seed was Klendi Zeneli (🇦🇱 ALB, CM, 2268).

Ergit Ramaj (🇦🇱 ALB, FM, 2237) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mateu Boci (7.0) and Klendi Zeneli (7.0). Ramaj shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Krist Polo (1733) beat Melsed Kabo (2166), a +433-point gap.

Location

🇦🇱Tirane, Albania

Dates

14 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇱CMKlendi Zeneli2268

Avg top 10

2,167

Participants

Titled players · 10

FM×5

CM×2

WFM×1

WCM×2

Federations · 3 represented

🇦🇱Albania×60

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇫🇷France×1

Top 3

🥇
FMErgit Ramaj
🇦🇱ALB·2237
7.5pts·2365perf+57.6
🥈
FMMateu Boci
🇦🇱ALB·2246
7.0pts·2275perf+10.0
🥉
CMKlendi Zeneli
🇦🇱ALB·2268
7.0pts·2230perf-2.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Ergit Ramaj led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Ramaj7.5Llupa7Boci7Zeneli7Guxho6.5Rama6.5— ex-leaders:Kostaled R4, #12

R7 · LEADER CHANGE19 Mar

FM Ergit Ramaj takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Ergit Ramaj 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Oltjon Llupa 5 wins (R5–R9)FM Mateu Boci 3 wins (R1–R3)

R5 · LATE SURGE

FM Oltjon Llupa was #17 at R5, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMErgit Ramaj	*	—	1	½
2FMOltjon Llupa	—	*	0	—
3FMMateu Boci	0	1	*	—
4CMKlendi Zeneli	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ramaj, ErgitFM	2237	ALB	+51B	+16N	+7B	=11N	+5B	=10N	+2B	+6N	=3B	7.5	49.5	52.0	43.00	2365	+57.6
2	Boci, MateuFM	2246	ALB	+35N	+26B	+4N	−10B	+6N	+19B	−1N	+20B	+8N	7.0	47.0	51.0	38.00	2275	+10.0
3	Zeneli, KlendiCM	2268	ALB	=18B	+31N	−5B	+27N	+15B	+7N	+11B	+10N	=1N	7.0	46.5	51.0	38.00	2230	-2.4
4	Llupa, OltjonFM	2079	ITA	+44B	+33N	−2B	−29N	+41B	+24N	+25B	+16N	+10B	7.0	39.0	42.0	30.50	2109	+10.6
5	Guxho, Clirim	2093	ALB	=24N	+19B	+3N	+23B	−1N	+26B	−6B	+12N	+15B	6.5	46.0	50.5	34.25	2147	+17.0
6	Rama, LorencFM	2196	ALB	+47N	+34B	=23N	+12N	−2B	+14B	+5N	−1B	+13N	6.5	46.0	49.0	32.25	2159	-2.2
7	Pasku, Sotir	2018	ALB	+28N	+15B	−1N	+9B	+13N	−3B	+19N	−8B	+27N	6.0	47.0	51.5	31.00	2063	+13.0
8	Veleshnja, ZinoFM	2189	ALB	+27B	+61N	−12B	+25N	+34B	=11N	=10B	+7N	−2B	6.0	42.5	43.5	25.50	2121	-10.8
9	Cani, Erdi	1821	ALB	+22B	−12N	+38B	−7N	+45B	−20N	+47B	+32N	+21N	6.0	37.5	40.5	24.00	1921	+44.4
10	Kosta, Kelvin	2104	ALB	+40B	+59N	+32B	+2N	=11B	=1B	=8N	−3B	−4N	5.5	48.0	49.0	25.50	2156	+16.2
11	Kabo, Melsed	2166	ALB	+46N	+13B	+14N	=1B	=10N	=8B	−3N	−27B	+26N	5.5	46.0	49.0	28.00	2085	-12.4
12	Sinanaj, Ennio	1913	ALB	+53N	+9B	+8N	−6B	−19N	=13B	+29N	−5B	+28N	5.5	44.5	47.0	26.25	1972	+14.8
13	Gjyzari, Vangjush	1875	ALB	+62B	−11N	+44B	+20N	−7B	=12N	+17B	+25N	−6B	5.5	41.5	41.5	20.75	2028	+31.4
14	Shabanaj, EglantinaWFM	1934	ALB	+55B	+17N	−11B	+33N	=29B	−6N	+32B	−15N	+30B	5.5	40.0	42.0	22.25	1974	+11.2
15	Cani, Armando	1858	ALB	+63B	−7N	+41B	=32N	−3N	+28B	+50N	+14B	−5N	5.5	39.5	39.5	18.00	1928	+14.6
16	Masha, Rexhep	1898	ALB	+43N	−1B	+47N	−19B	+55N	+35B	+23N	−4B	=24N	5.5	39.0	41.0	19.25	1898	+2.4
17	Margjeka, Shkelqim	1814	ALB	+58N	−14B	+36N	=21B	−26N	+52B	−13N	+50B	+23N	5.5	34.0	35.0	17.00	1805	0.0
18	Shtiza, Brendon	1760	ALB	=3N	=24B	=42N	=28B	−50N	+55B	+44N	=23B	+32N	5.5	33.5	35.5	21.00	1882	+47.2
19	Kubati, Alen	1765	ALB	+57B	−5N	+52B	+16N	+12B	−2N	−7B	+33N	F	5.0	42.0	43.5	19.00	1988	+63.2
20	Bregu, RizaCM	2092	ALB	F	+50N	+30B	−13B	+44N	+9B	+21N	−2N	F	5.0	38.5	38.5	21.00	2030	-5.4
21	Babamusta, Andi	1911	ALB	+38B	+52N	−25B	=17N	=24B	+33N	−20B	+30N	−9B	5.0	38.0	40.5	20.00	1831	-31.2
22	Lala, Henri	0	ALB	−9N	+37B	+54N	−34B	−35N	−42B	+55N	+46B	+45N	5.0	30.0	32.0	14.50	1756	0.0
23	Kallari, Emiljano	1961	ALB	+41B	+29N	=6B	−5N	+30B	=32N	−16B	=18N	−17B	4.5	42.5	46.0	20.50	1888	-17.4
24	Ndreko, AilinWCM	1726	ALB	=5B	=18N	F	=26B	=21N	−4B	+35N	+34N	=16B	4.5	42.0	43.0	21.50	1954	+91.2
25	Mihasi, Lime	1954	ALB	+37N	=30B	+21N	−8B	+28N	+29B	−4N	−13B	F	4.5	41.5	45.5	20.25	1927	-4.2
26	Boci, Petro	1905	ALB	+50B	−2N	+35B	=24N	+17B	−5N	−30B	+41N	−11B	4.5	41.0	43.5	17.75	1868	-8.6
27	Polo, Krist	1733	ALB	−8N	=43B	+40N	−3B	+42N	F	+34B	+11N	−7B	4.5	39.5	42.0	18.75	1932	+60.0
28	Joanidhi, Klevis	1695	ALB	−7B	+48N	+59B	=18N	−25B	−15N	+45B	+29N	−12B	4.5	37.5	38.5	14.25	1790	+36.0
29	Gjika, Mikel	1826	ALB	+64N	−23B	+53N	+4B	=14N	−25N	−12B	−28B	+43N	4.5	37.5	37.5	15.75	1781	-18.4
30	Omeri, EkleaWCM	1837	ALB	+48B	=25N	−20N	+42B	−23N	+43B	+26N	−21B	−14N	4.5	36.0	39.0	16.75	1791	-16.8
31	Margjeka, Ilir	1787	ALB	=42N	−3B	+60N	−43B	−46N	+51B	+52N	+36B	F	4.5	30.5	31.5	11.75	1689	-29.2
32	Kaja, Estref	1907	ALB	+36N	+54B	−10N	=15B	+43N	=23B	−14N	−9B	−18B	4.0	40.0	42.5	15.00	1766	-29.8
33	Mihali, Gjergji	1841	ALB	+39N	−4B	+55N	−14B	+36N	−21B	+46N	−19B	−37B	4.0	37.5	39.5	13.00	1689	-65.2
34	Bekurti, Mehmet	1888	ALB	+45B	−6N	+46B	+22N	−8N	=50B	−27N	−24B	=36N	4.0	36.5	39.0	14.25	1678	-42.6
35	Lisha, Dion	1751	ALB	−2B	+45N	−26N	F	+22B	−16N	−24B	+49B	+39N	4.0	36.5	37.5	15.00	1591	-41.2
36	Lutfija, Klind	1534	ALB	−32B	+57N	−17B	+59N	−33B	=41N	+42B	−31N	=34B	4.0	30.5	31.5	9.75	1664	+17.0
37	Guralumi, Matteo	1657	ALB	−25B	−22N	−48B	+51N	+58B	−45N	+38B	F	+33N	4.0	29.0	30.0	11.50	1787	+33.6
38	Bajraktari, Alis	1558	ALB	−21N	+58B	−9N	−54B	+56N	−46B	−37N	+57B	+49N	4.0	27.0	28.0	7.50	985	-44.8
39	Dina, Mia	0	ALB	−33B	−41N	−50B	+62N	+40B	−47N	+48B	+51N	−35B	4.0	26.5	26.5	9.50	1554	0.0
40	Tashi, Josif	1728	ALB	−10N	−60B	−27B	+57N	−39N	+56B	−49N	+55B	+48B	4.0	25.5	26.5	8.50	1528	-21.8
41	Duro, Leonard	1658	ALB	−23N	+39B	−15N	+49B	−4N	=36B	+43N	−26B	F	3.5	36.0	38.5	12.50	1609	-21.6
42	Rushani, Erkes	0	ALB	=31B	=51N	=18B	−30N	−27B	+22N	−36N	+53B	−46N	3.5	33.5	36.0	13.75	1571	0.0
43	Shtiza, Ted	1495	ALB	−16B	=27N	+51B	+31N	−32B	−30N	−41B	+52N	−29B	3.5	33.5	36.0	11.75	1656	+50.8
44	Sinani, Asim	1723	ALB	−4N	+49B	−13N	+56B	−20B	+48N	−18B	F	F	3.0	34.0	34.0	8.00	1152	-38.4
45	Dukni, Noel	1453	ALB	−34N	−35B	+58N	+46B	−9N	+37B	−28N	F	−22B	3.0	33.5	34.5	8.00	1630	+39.2
46	Cani, Dejvi	1731	ALB	−11B	F	−34N	−45N	+31B	+38N	−33B	−22N	+42B	3.0	33.5	33.5	12.00	1654	-14.0
47	Hoxha, Agim	1738	ALB	−6B	+62N	−16B	F	+49N	+39B	−9N	F	F	3.0	31.5	31.5	7.00	1153	-15.0
48	Hoxha, Ismail	0	ALB	−30N	−28B	+37N	−55B	+53N	−44B	−39N	+56B	−40N	3.0	28.5	30.5	8.50	1529	0.0
49	Begaj, Eriseld	0	ALB	−59B	−44N	+57B	−41N	−47B	+58N	+40B	−35N	−38B	3.0	24.0	25.0	6.50	1408	0.0
50	Derveni, Melis	1520	ALB	−26N	−20B	+39N	F	+18B	=34N	−15B	−17N	F	2.5	37.5	40.5	11.50	1665	+30.4
51	Jaupaj, Henri	1749	ALB	−1N	=42B	−43N	−37B	+62N	−31N	+57B	−39B	F	2.5	31.0	31.0	3.25	971	-78.8
52	Zeneli, Joel	0	ALB	F	−21B	−19N	+53B	=54N	−17N	−31B	−43B	+56N	2.5	30.5	30.5	5.75	1504	0.0
53	Hoxha, Fiona	1568	ALB	−12B	+56N	−29B	−52N	−48B	=57N	+62B	−42N	F	2.5	25.0	25.0	2.75	1070	-11.6
54	Asllanaj, Erdit	1802	FRA	+56B	−32N	−22B	+38N	=52B	F	F	F	F	2.5	22.0	22.0	7.25	1733	-6.4
55	Llapushi, Marjo	1603	ALB	−14N	F	−33B	+48N	−16B	−18N	−22B	−40N	+62N	2.0	32.5	32.5	3.00	1032	-44.0
56	Ndreu, Glauk	0	ALB	−54N	−53B	+62B	−44N	−38B	−40N	+58B	−48N	−52B	2.0	22.5	22.5	1.00	876	0.0
57	Stafa, Amar	0	ALB	−19N	−36B	−49N	−40B	F	=53B	−51N	−38N	+58B	1.5	26.0	26.0	2.25	1249	0.0
58	FIDE 4713605	0	—	−17B	−38N	−45B	F	−37N	−49B	−56N	+62B	−57N	1.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	826	0.0
59	Bezhani, Edlir	1864	ALB	+49N	−10B	−28N	−36B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	977	-72.0
60	Nebiaj, Erjon	1443	ALB	−61B	+40N	−31B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	4.00	1660	+25.6
61	Ndreu, Donald	1887	ALB	+60N	−8B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	1838	-1.4
62	FIDE 4713664	0	—	−13N	−47B	−56N	−39B	−51B	F	−53N	−58N	−55B	0.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	907	0.0
63	Cibaku, Blerim	0	ALB	−15N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1058	0.0
64	Kasapi, Eskyrial	0	ALB	−29B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	1026	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ndreko, AilinWCMALB
+91.2
4.5 pts · #21
2Kubati, AlenALB
+63.2
5.0 pts · #34
3Polo, KristALB
+60.0
4.5 pts · #28

Top rating losers

1Jaupaj, HenriALB
-78.8
2.5 pts · #64
2Bezhani, EdlirALB
-72.0
1.0 pts · #55
3Mihali, GjergjiALB
-65.2
4.0 pts · #33

Biggest upsets

R8+433 Elo gap
Polo, Krist1733 beat Kabo, Melsed2166
R4+330 Elo gap
Lutfija, Klind1534 beat Bezhani, Edlir1864
R4+292 Elo gap
Shtiza, Ted1495 beat Margjeka, Ilir1787