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Kovacek, Pavlo
🇭🇷FIDE 14559200· Male· Croatia· Born in 2005
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Pavlo Kovacek, a 21-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1852 — just 23 short of his peak of 1875 (Oct 2025, age 20). He has fluctuated between 1796 and 1875 over the past 2 years. 32 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 4.B liga SZZ Centar 2026 3-4, S: 4.B liga SZZ Centar 2026 1-2, and S: New Zagreb Classic 2026 - Open B. Also played 2 rapid (including R: Prvomajski turnir - SK "Sveta Marija" 2026 - "A" turnir) and 11 blitz events (including B: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI BRZOPOTEZNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. BLITZ HVAR 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #25, #16 and #39 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1852
Standard
Rpd1887·Blz1911
All-time high
1875
−23 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 20
Oct 2025 · age 20
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#60,858
#60,858 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
25th Croatian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1875
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1875
at age 20 · −23 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 18
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025.perf 1989 (+121) · 3.5/8 · #112
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1848 → 1852
Tournaments
10
34 games
Score
14.5/ 3442.6%
16W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2577 | +8.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2468 | +12.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | 1585 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #74 | 1647 | -24.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/8 | #112 | 1989 | +1.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #91 | 1154 | -7.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #45 | 1868 | -0.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2160 | +16.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #13 | 2365 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatej Friscic
🇭🇷CRO·1984
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsMax Poljan
🇭🇷CRO·2064
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsHrvoje Hostnjak
🇭🇷CRO·1915
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPetar Krizanic
🇭🇷CRO·1656
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsGoran SegovicFM
🇭🇷CRO·2228
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#1,074
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#44,534
in continent
World
#60,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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