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Balkovec, Josef

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FIDEFIDE 1335073· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1949

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Josef Balkovec, a 77-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1745. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. His peak of 1849 was reached at age 66 (Feb 2015).

Current rating

1745

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1849

−104 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 66

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#94,274

#94,274 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
14th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1819
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1707 → 1825
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 75
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1734 → returned at 1715
Feb 2020
27th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1803
Jan 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Feb 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dominik Popp 1,889
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3 · Dec 2025 · +13.0 Elo
Evolution
-31
1776 → 1745
Tournaments
11
23 games
Score
10.5/ 2345.7%
9W3D11L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMark Shen1,607·49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein·R3·-14.3
2.[L]vsKurt Liembd1,653·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. B·R6·-13.2
3.[L]vsHanspeter Schuepbach1,712·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. B·R1·-11.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260/1#9961207-3.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#11971036-7.8
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#893993-9.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#9731113-6.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#1221889+6.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#415—+7.6
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/6#1031636-21.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20251/1#722689+13.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20252/1#4702619+11.2
Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. B
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/5#301637-19.4
Worst Elo result: 49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein (-21.6 Elo, finished #103).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,803
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#67,239
in continent
World
#94,272
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,496
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
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1803🇨🇭Balkovec, Josef1,745
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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67239🇨🇭Balkovec, Josef1,745
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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94272🇨🇭Balkovec, Josef1,745