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IM Ilir Seitaj

Ilir Seitaj
Full name
Ilir Seitaj
Born
1957 (age 69)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Albania
Profiles
#1740
World Ranking
2303
Classical
2238
Rapid
2117
Blitz

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (32 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (9 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (5 games)
French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Bogoljubov Variation (5 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (5 games)
Black Pieces
Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (11 games)
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights, Rubinstein, Prague, Carlsbad, Advance Variation (7 games)
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights, Rubinstein, Prague, Carlsbad Variation (7 games)
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights, Rubinstein, Prague, Classical Tarrasch Gambit (5 games)
Ruy López Opening: Jaenisch Gambit (5 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Ilir Seitaj (2308)
Fatmir Bujupi (2054)
1-0 16 2025
Ilir Seitaj (2308)
Sami Salihu (2155)
1-0 55 2025
Ilir Seitaj (2308)
Sedat Basha (2117)
1-0 54 2025
Ilir Seitaj (2308)
Klendi Zeneli (2191)
0-1 39 2025
Eldit Saiti (2108)
Ilir Seitaj (2308)
0-1 51 2025
Sheremet Helshani (1981)
Ilir Seitaj (2308)
0-1 69 2025
Zino Veleshnja (2282)
Ilir Seitaj (2308)
½-½ 5 2025
Ilir Seitaj (2330)
Bekim Ermeni (2027)
1-0 41 2024
Arsim Kelmendi (2034)
Ilir Seitaj (2330)
0-1 17 2024
Ilir Seitaj (2333)
Nikola Nikolovski (2443)
1-0 36 2021
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