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Federata Shqiptare e Shahut
Albanian Federation of Chess

Founded: 1933 – Entered FIDE: 1953

First National Championship: 1933
Rruga " Dervish Hima"; Nr. 31 – Tiranë - ALBANIA
tel.: ++355 42 23414/28699, fax: ++355 42 27963/42367

President: Vasil Gjika
FIDE Delegate: Shkëlqim Lazaj
Secretary: Enkelejda Stefani

Rating Officer: Semi Numani
Press Officer: Kristaq Andoni
International Arbiter:
Shkëlqim Lazaj


Xhaferr Çaushi
The first Albanian National Champion (1933)


Bujar Hoxha
portrayted by B. Kapexhiu
The first Albanian to take part to a Zonal Tournament for Individual World Championship
(Mariįnské Lįznź-Prague, May-June 1954)

 

Vangjel Adhami
Altin Çela
Arben Dardha
Erald Dervishi
Esat Duraku
Ilir Karkanaqe
National Master
International M.
FIDE Master
Grand Master
National Master
FIDE Master

 

Fatos Muço
Kozma Nasto
Ylvi Pustina
Llambi Qendro
Lorenc Rama
Ilir Seitaj
International M.
National Master
National Master
FIDE Master
FIDE Master
International M.

 

   
Zeqir Sula
Floran Vila
   
Albana Vuji
Aldo Zadrima
FIDE Master
National Master
National Master
National Master

Albanian international title-holders
(June 24th, 2007)

Grand Master: Erald Dervishi (2553)
International Masters Altin Çela (2485), Ilir Seitaj (2391), Dritan Mehmeti (2402), Fatos Muço (2420)
FIDE Masters Harallamb Boshku (2345), Arben Dardha (2286), Ilir Karkanaqe (2383), Llambi Qendro (2386), Lorenc Rama (2316), Zeqir Sula (2333)
 
FIDE classified
(June 24th, 2007)
 
Vangjel Adhami (2272), Flamur Azemi (2139), Mehmet Bekurti (2071), Gjergi Berishaj (1814),  Estref Braushi (1999), Shqëlqim Çela (2286), Agron Cika (2056), Agim Çuçka (2143), Robert Draci (2205), Arta Driza (woman 1959), Romeo Giankoula (2025),  Rozana Gjergji (woman 1972), Enton Gjomemo (1997),  Anton Gurakuqi (2230), Leonard Kolani (2220), Klement Manaj (2198), Bimi Meta (2045), Leonard Mikeli (2277), Roela Pasku (woman 1873), Hysni Pëllumbi (2182), Ferdinando Petritaj (2141), Fotjon Petritaj (2250),  Adrian Pustina (2272), Ylvi Pustina (2277), Alda Shabanaj (woman 1990), Eglantina Shabanaj (woman, 2140), Avni Sula (2080), M. Tare (2083), Mendim Veizaj (2030), Albana Vuji (woman 2070), Aldo Zadrima (2255), Astrit Zymberi (2175)

Albanian Men and Women Team in World Chess Olympiads

1994 (W)

2000 (W)

 

Albania Men vs. World Federations
Albania Women vs. World Federations
The Albanian chess-players in the Olympiads (Men and Women)
Men National Championships
Women National Championship
National Spartakiadas (Men and Women)
Credits

Le strane coincidenze alle Olimpiadi Scacchistiche di Skopje (1972).
Complotti antisportivi, politica estera e grande diplomazia di Tirana
(“Imperi”, Roma, Rivista quadrimestrale di geopolitica e globalizzazione, III (2006), N. 9, Dicembre)

1983-2001. Perėndimi i Kombėtares dhe lindja e mjeshtrave tė mėdhenj [2006]
[Histori e shkurtėr e shahut shqiptar – Pjesa e gjashtë dhe e fundit]

1980-1982. Trevjeēari i lavdishėm i Fatos Muēės
dhe njė kombėtare jo gjithnjė nė lartėsinė e mjeshtrit [2005]
[Histori e shkurtėr e shahut shqiptar – Pjesa e pestë]

Interludi 1973-1980: pėrpara kthimit nga olimpiada
Nga fitorja ndaj Austrisė deri te medalja e artė e Aldo Zadrimės [2005]
[Histori e shkurtėr e shahut shqiptar – Pjesa e katėrt]

Olimpiada e Shahut nė Shkup (1972) [2005]
[Histori e shkurtėr e shahut shqiptar – Pjesa e tretė]

Fillesat e konkurimit shahistik dhe periudha 1946-1970
Padrejtėsitė ndaj Shqipėrisė nė Olimpiadėn e Shahut tė Shkupit (1972) [2005]
[Histori e shkurtėr e shahut shqiptar – Pjesa e dytė]

Shqipėria ka njė nėnkampion olimpik shahu [2005]
[Histori e shkurtėr e shahut shqiptar – Pjesa e parė]

Shqipëria në Olimpiadat e Shahut 2004

Shqipëria në Olimpiadat e Shahut të Bledit 2002
Mjestri i Madh Erald Dervishi gjithnjë fitimtar! [2003]

 


XIV OLYMPIAD in Leipzig (German Democratic Republic: October 17th-November 8th, 1960), 40 Federations
Click here for all the games of Albanian chess-players in Moscow Olympiad, and here for program to view them

Qualifying Group 1
Finland Albania
2,5
- 1,5
German D.R. Albania
4
- 0
Norway Albania
3
- 1
Israel Albania
3
- 1
Yugoslavia Albania
4
- 0
Indonesia Albania
3
- 1
Albania France
3
- 1
Albania Malta
3
- 1
Bulgaria Albania
4
- 0
Albania 9th, qualified to Final C
Final C
Albania Italy
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Greece
2
- 2
Indonesia Albania
3,5
- 0,5
Albania Malta
3,5
- 0-5
Albania Belgium
3
- 1
Philippines Albania
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Portugal
3,5
- 0,5
Albania France
2,5
- 1,5
Mongolia Albania
3
- 1
Albania Ireland
4
- 0
Albania Tunisia
2,5
- 1,5
Albania 4th in Final C, and 28th in Olympiad

Board Chess Player
Games
+
=
-
Points
Board Rank.
%
N. 1: NM Ylvi Pustina
20
7
5
8
9,5
24th
47,5
N. 2: NM Bujar Hoxha
16
3
8
5
7
30th
43,8
N. 3: NM Eqrem Konçi
18
6
6
6
9
26th
50,0
N. 4: NM Mendim Veizaj
13
2
4
4
4
36th
30,8
R.: NM Fatos Omari
13
6
3
3
7,5
14th
57,7


XV OLYMPIAD in Varna (Bulgaria: September 16th-October 19th, 1962), 37 Federations

Qualifying Group 4
Albania India
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Ireland
3
- 1
Albania Iran
3
- 1
Denmark Albania
2,5
- 1,5
Cuba Albania
2,5
- 1,5
Albania England
2
- 2
Hungary Albania
4
- 0
Austria Albania
3
- 1
Argentina Albania
4
- 0
Albania 8th, qualified to Final C
Final C
Albania Iran
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Bulgaria “B”
2
- 2 (out of tournament)
Albania Luxembourg
3,5
- 0,5
Norway Albania
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Tunisia
3
- 1
Albania India
2
- 2
Albania Uruguay
3
- 1
Albania Puerto Rico
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Turkey
3,5
- 0,5
Albania Ireland
2
- 2
Albania Greece
3
- 1
Albania 2nd in Final C, and 26th in Olympiad

 
Board Chess Player
Games
+
=
-
Points
Board Rank.
%
N. 1: NM Ylvi Pustina
16
5
5
6
7,5
23rd
46.9
N. 2: NM Esat Duraku
16
5
8
3
9
14th
56.3
N. 3: NM Eqrem Konçi
14
6
5
3
8,5
10th
60.7
N. 4: NM Mendim Veizaj
12
5
2
5
6
20th
50.0
R. 1: NM Teodor Siliqi
11
5
3
3
6,5
13th
59.1
R. 2: NM Fatos Omari
11
3
5
3
5,5
27th
50.0

 


XIX OLYMPIAD in Siegen (F.R. of Germany: September 5th-27th, 1970), 60 Federations
Click here for all the games of Albanian chess-players in Siegen Olympiad, and here for program to view them

Qualifying Group 6
F.R. of Germany Albania
3
- 1
Albania Cyprus
3
- 1
Bulgaria Albania
4
- 0
Republic of South Africa Albania
4
- 0 (Albania refused to play for political reasons)
Iceland Albania
3
- 1
Puerto Rico Albania
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Austria
2,5
- 1,5
Albania New Zealand
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Colombia
2
- 2
Albania 8th, qualified to Final D
Final D
Republic of South Africa Albania
(*)
- -
Albania Singapore
2
- 2
Albania Japan
4
- 0
Albania Dominican Republic
3,5
- 0,5
Albania Peru
2
- 2
Albania Mexico
3
- 1
Albania Portugal
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Lebanon
3
- 1
Switzerland Albania
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Ireland
3
- 1
Albania Luxembourg
3,5
- 0,5
Albania 2nd in Final D, and 38th in Olympiad

(*): in Siegen Olympiad the results of the preliminary games were taken over to the finals

Board Chess Player
Games
+
=
-
Points
Board Rank.
%
N. 1: NM Ylvi Pustina
15
3
9
3
7,5
33rd
50,0
N. 2: NM Esat Duraku
15
5
5
5
7,5
35th
50,0
N. 3: NM Floran Vila
14
7
4
3
9
13th
64,3
N. 4: NM Vangjel Adhami
10
5
2
3
6
22nd
60,0
R. 1: NM Fatos Omari
8
2
5
1
4,5
25th
56,3
R. 2: NM Eqrem Konçi
10
5
4
1
7
70,0


XX OLYMPIAD in Skopje (Yugoslavia: September 18th-October 13th, 1972), 63 Federations

Qualifying Group 7
Albania Puerto Rico
3,5
- 0,5
Albania Andorra
3
- 1
Albania Colombia
2,5
- 1,5
Bulgaria Albania
3
- 1
Albania Australia
3,5
- 0,5
Albania Netherlands
2
- 2
Albania Iraq
4
- 0
Albania 3th, qualified to Final B (0,5 points to Final A and 1 point to first in group)
-
Final B
Albania Belgium
3
- 1
Albania Indonesia
2
- 2
Cuba Albania
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Canada
2,5
- 1,5
Iceland Albania
3,5
- 0,5
Albania Norway
3
- 1
England Albania
2,5
- 1,5
Israel Albania
4
- 0 (*)
Albania Italy
2,5
- 1,5
Austria Albania
3
- 1
Colombia Albania
2,5
- 1,5
Greece Albania
not played
Mongolia Albania
not played
Peru Albania
not played
Philippines Albania
not played
(*): Albania refused to play for political reasons. A few days later it turned out that this gesture had a political background. Albania withdrew from the Olympiad after 11th round. At the moment of withdrawal Albania was 12th in Final B and 28th in Olympiad

Board Chess Player
ELO
Games
+
=
-
Points
Board Rank.
%
N. 1: NM Ylvi Pustina
2280
16
3
9
4
7,5
n.c.
46,9
N. 2: NM Floran Vila
2250
16
5
6
5
8
n.c.
50,0
N. 3: NM Vangjel Adhami
2250
14
5
6
3
8
n.c.
57,1
N. 4: NM Fatos Muço
-
15
9
5
1
11,5
n.c.
76,7
R. 1: NM Fatos Omari
-
3
1
1
1
1,5
n.c.
50,0
R. 2: NM Aldo Zadrima
-
4
0
4
0
2
n.c.
50,0

 


XXIV OLYMPIAD in Valletta (Malta: November 20th-December 7th, 1980), 82 Federation (including Malta “B”)

Swiss system in 14 matches
Albania Nigeria
3,5
- 0,5
Poland Albania
2,5
- 1,5
Finland Albania
3,5
- 0,5
Albania Syria
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Greece
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Pakistan
3,5
- 0,5
Albania Denmark
2
- 2
Albania Switzerland
2
- 2
Chile Albania
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Norway
2
- 2
Albania Austria
2,5
- 1,5
Albania Brazil
2,5
- 1,5
Canada Albania
3,5
- 0,5
Albania P.R. of China
2
- 2
Albania 29,0 p.: 33th in Olympiad; before Canada defeat it was 15th-28th

Board Chess Player
ELO
Games
+
=
-
Points
%
N. 1: NM Fatos Muço (*)
2440
11
3
7
1
6,5
59,1
N. 2: NM Vangjel Adhami
2335
10
4
3
3
5,5
55,0
N. 3: NM Ylvi Pustina
2300
7
2
3
2
3,5
50,0
N. 4: NM Aldo Zadrima
2200
6
2
1
3
2,5
41,7
R. 1: NM Llambi Qendro
2200
11
3
4
4