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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 1749. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. His peak of 1849 was reached at age 66 (Feb 2015).

Current rating

1749

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1849

−100 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 66

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#92,738

#92,738 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dominik Popp 1,889
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3 · Dec 2025 · +13.0 Elo
Evolution
-27
1776 → 1749
Tournaments
11
24 games
Score
10.5/ 2443.8%
10W3D11L
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]vsYaroslav Kononiuk1,690·SMM 2025 3. Liga round 4·R1·-12.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Worst Elo result: 49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein (-21.6 Elo, finished #103).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,732
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#66,210
in continent
World
#92,737
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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8
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9
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10
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1732🇨🇭Balkovec, Josef1,749
Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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66210🇨🇭Balkovec, Josef1,749
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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92737🇨🇭Balkovec, Josef1,749