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MKD · 17 yrs · K=40 · Peak 2207 (Mar 2026)

Best performance: 2191 at European Blitz Chess Championship 2025(Best of 2025)

World #=6160 live, down 79#6,081 publishedNorth Macedonia #=22Europe #=3668#1 U18 in North Macedoniaamong active players

Blitz rating

2151

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jan 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2070 to 2151 over the last 12 months; peak 2207 in March 2026.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262239, 0, 0 games2189, +11, 11 games2151, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262239, 0, 0 games2178, +20, 9 games2151, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262239, +22, 13 games2158, +14, 9 games2151, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262217, +59, 18 games2144, 0, 0 games2151, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262158, 0, 0 games2144, -23, 9 games2151, +22, 11 games
Jun 20262158, -10, 6 games2167, 0, 0 games2129, 0, 0 games
May 20262168, -11, 9 games2167, +92, 31 games2129, -77, 10 games
Apr 20262179, 0, 0 games2075, -99, 20 games2206, -1, 0 games
Mar 20262179, 0, 0 games2174, 0, 0 games2207, +1, 0 games
Feb 20262179, +133, 18 games2174, 0, 0 games2206, +1, 0 games
Jan 20262046, 0, 0 games2174, +127, 20 games2205, +76, 13 games
Dec 20252046, +48, 8 games2047, 0, 0 games2129, +59, 11 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 5 games, May 31.

From 67 blitz games on record, the latest on May 31.

Blitz games since the November list

No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Show gamesLast playedScore
Kumanovo open 2026 blitz tournamentMay 31TPR 21337½/11

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Blitz

From 67 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2024–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Nico Chasin, Mar 2025 · WJCC 2025 - Blitz 1, 2428
2, FM Yurii N. Khodko, Apr 2026 · FIDE World Cadet & Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Blitz O18, 2375
3, IM Lorin D`Costa, Nov 2025 · European Blitz Chess Championship 2025, 2349

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 9 of 67 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 5 of 5 games.

All openings (1 as White)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Ruy Lopez30%

2 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

6 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
2026211120552069
20253319½20912156
2024136½21212121

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Michael Burns · Blitz

World

  1. #=6160Vladimir Micov2151.0
  2. #=6160Zoran Koneski2151.0
  3. #=6160FM Michael Burns2151.0
  4. #=6160Martin Halsvik Larsen2151.0
  5. #=6160Rodrigo Wanderley2151.0

North Macedonia

  1. #=22Vladimir Micov2151.0
  2. #=22Zoran Koneski2151.0
  3. #=22FM Michael Burns2151.0
  4. #25Jovan Stojanov2144.8
  5. #26FM Jani Bogoevski2139.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.