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Kovac, Boris
FM🇸🇮FIDE 14600935· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1954
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Boris Kovac, a 72-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2179 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 6, HUN Team Ch. Super League Szabo L Memorial R 4 - Partial 5, and I. clanska liga vzhod 2025. Also played 15 rapid (including Gurman 2025 - pospeseno 11) and 18 blitz events (including Slovenija sahira 2025 - finale) recently. His peak of 2348 was reached at age 55 (Jan 2009); he also reached #30 nationally in Apr 2001.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 47).
Current rating
2179
Standard
Rpd2122·Blz2210
All-time high
2348
−169 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 55
Jan 2009 · age 55
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,341 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
24 entries2025
3rd 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 2202
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 71
Jan 2025
2020
4th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 2209
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 66
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 65
Nov 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 64
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2188 → 2179
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
1.5/ 721.4%
0W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #65 | 2269 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 1714 | -2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDenis GjuranFM
🇸🇮SLO·2248
+0 −4 =33
37 games·last met May 2026
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vsKarl Cojhter
🇸🇮SLO·1995
+18 −3 =9
30 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAndraz SutaFM
🇸🇮SLO·2277
+5 −8 =11
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsDarko Spelec
🇸🇮SLO·1859
+16 −2 =1
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSlavko Vizovisek
🇸🇮SLO·1914
+14 −2 =2
18 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Slovenia
#93
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#6,599
in continent
World
#9,341
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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