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S65 National Championship

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16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Prishtina, Kosovo. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2001, and top seed was Bedri Sadiku ( KOS, IM, 2127).

Fatmir Bujupi ( KOS, 2002) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Bedri Sadiku (5.5) and Xhevat Suhogerlla (5.0). Bujupi shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Gzim Bytyqi (1718) beat Nexhmi Shala (1947), a +229-point gap.

Location
Prishtina, Kosovo
Dates
23 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
IMBedri Sadiku2127
Avg top 10
2,001
Participants
16
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 1 represented
Kosovo×15
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R2; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
3
1
3
1
1
2
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Sadiku5.5Bujupi5.5Suhogerlla5Boshnjakaj4.5Bimbashi4Shkurti4
R2–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Bedri Sadiku held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/7. Bujupi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Bedri Sadiku drew with Fatmir Bujupi (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMBedri Sadiku*
½
½
½
2Fatmir Bujupi
½
*
½
1
3Xhevat Suhogerlla
½
½
*—
4Hysen Boshnjakaj
½
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Bujupi, Fatmir2002KOS=7N+4B+8N=3B=2N+6B+10N5.526.029.022.002226+39.0
2Sadiku, BedriIM2127KOS+5B+9N=3N+7B=1B=4N+8N5.526.029.021.502171+8.8
3Suhogerlla, Xhevat2117KOS+10NF=2B=1N+13B+7N+5B5.024.024.018.502244+16.8
4Boshnjakaj, Hysen1825KOS=12B−1N=14B+16N+11N=2B+7B4.521.521.511.252023+36.8
5Bimbashi, Hamze1937KOS−2N−11B+16B+14N+9B+13N−3N4.020.020.06.501955+4.6
6Shkurti, Bashkim1996KOS=14B−13N=12B+15N+10B−1N+9B4.018.018.08.001894-15.8
7Topalli, Ismet1908KOS=1B+12N+13B−2N+8N−3B−4N3.527.029.511.752004+17.8
8Kollari, Sabahajdin2071KOS=13B+14N−1B+9N−7B+11N−2B3.523.024.08.251923-26.0
9Bytyqi, Gzim1718KOS+11N−2B+10N−8B−5N+14B−6N3.023.024.07.001925+33.0
10Aliti, Rrahman1925KOS−3B+16N−9B+12N−6N+15B−1B3.020.520.53.001785-21.6
11Shala, Nexhmi1947KOS−9B+5N+15B−13N−4B−8B+16N3.017.517.54.001732-66.8
12Zurnaxhiu, Xheladin1962KOS=4N−7B=6N−10BF+16B+15N3.016.016.04.251792-22.2
13Sherifi, Shemsedin1925KOS=8N+6B−7N+11B−3N−5BF2.523.024.08.751939+1.6
14Zenuni, Hysen1836KOS=6N−8B=4N−5BF−9NF1.022.024.54.251669-20.4
15FIDE 221095950—FF−11N−6BF−10N−12B0.018.018.00.0011580.0
16Rrotlla, Sali1664KOSF−10B−5N−4BF−12N−11B0.017.517.50.001119-38.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets