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Praznik, Anton
FM🇸🇮FIDE 14600382· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1949
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Anton Praznik, a 77-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 1928. He has slipped back 58 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bled Chess Festival 2026, 78. LJUBLJANSKA SAHOVSKA LIGA ZA LETO 2026, and I. clanska liga zahod 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v hitropoteznem sahu 2026 - clani) recently. His peak of 2346 was reached at age 56 (Apr 2005, #32 nationally at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 52).
Current rating
1928
Standard
Rpd2169·Blz2079
All-time high
2346
−418 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 56
Apr 2005 · age 56
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,419
#41,419 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
3rd 75-80 player nationally
at age 76 · rated 1986
Aug 2025
2020
2nd 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 2159
Oct 2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2159 → returned at 2137
Mar 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
2104 → 2190
Oct 2019
2015
500 career games
at age 66
Aug 2015
5th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 2196
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-58
1986 → 1928
Tournaments
6
35 games
Score
18/ 3551.4%
13W10D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #52 | 1801 | -41.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #47 | 2145 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #106 | 1695 | -13.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #28 | 2080 | +16.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #70 | 1904 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #20 | 1888 | -24.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNiko PraznikIM
🇸🇮SLO·2263
+0 −2 =8
10 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsLeon MaziIM
🇸🇮SLO·2282
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsJoze Skok
🇸🇮SLO·1958
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsAnze Borisek
🇸🇮SLO·1919
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsLara JanzeljWIM
🇸🇮SLO·2210
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2018
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Rankings
/
Slovenia
#283
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#30,580
in continent
World
#41,418
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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