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Praznik, Niko
IM🇸🇮FIDE 14601621· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1979
Niko Praznik, a 47-year-old player. currently rated 2276 in Standard, career peak of 2417 (Jan 2017). He took a 19-month break between Feb 2020 and Oct 2021.
Current rating
2276
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2273
All-time high
2417
−141 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 38
Jan 2017 · age 38
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49
in Slovenia · of 743
Career timeline
11 entries2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2348 → returned at 2345
Feb 2020
2017
IM title awardedIM
at age 38
Mar 2017
All-time peak 2417
at age 38 · −141 from today
Jan 2017
2016
Peak national rank: #16
at age 37 · rated 2404
Oct 2016
Best 12-month gain (+60 Elo)
2344 → 2404
Oct 2016
Crossed 2400
at age 37
Oct 2016
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-26
2302 → 2276
Score
15.5/ 2659.6%
8W15D3L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Slovenia
#49
out of 1,451 players
Europe
—
in continent
World
#4,885
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Slovenia
Europe
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-17Scrape games
26 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STDBled Chess Festival 2026Elo 2276
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaksa, EmaSLO | 2050 | 1 | +2 | ♔ |
| Keber, AljosaSLO | 2141 | ½ | -2 | ♚ |
| Fucka, SamoSLO | 2015 | ½ | -3.4 | ♚ |
| Mulhem, Laith.SYR | 1990 | ½ | -3.6 | ♔ |
| Srebrnic, VojkoSLO | 1975 | 1 | +1.3 | ♔ |
| Keloglu, Ismail CinarTUR | 2083 | ½ | -2.7 | ♚ |
| Demsar, MaksSLO | 2074 | ½ | -2.8 | ♚ |
| De Graaf, DickNED | 2126 | 0 | -7.2 | ♔ |
2025-11STDI. clanska liga zahod 2025Elo 2294
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gSkoberne, JureSLO | 2546 | 0 | -1.9 | ♔ |
| fBrezovar, MatjazSLO | 2185 | ½ | -1.5 | ♔ |
| cFeinig, MarioSLO | 2192 | 1 | +3.6 | ♚ |
| Belyaletdinov, LeonardSLO | 2130 | 0 | -7.2 | ♔ |
| Plaskan, JureSLO | 2215 | 1 | +3.9 | ♚ |
| Rusjan, MiranSLO | 2260 | 1 | +4.5 | ♔ |
| Zidar, JernejSLO | 2036 | ½ | -3.2 | ♚ |
| fJocev, MilanSRB | 2206 | ½ | -1.2 | ♔ |
| fStevanic, DavidSLO | 2311 | ½ | +0.2 | ♚ |
2025-09STD34. Int. Open Feffernitz 2025 A-GruppeElo 2297
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploessnig, MichaelAUT | 1969 | 1 | +1.2 | ♚ |
| Leitner, GeraldAUT | 2122 | ½ | -2.4 | ♔ |
| cRempe, JonasGER | 2304 | ½ | 0 | ♚ |
| cDebevec, BlazSLO | 2159 | ½ | -1.9 | ♔ |
| Carton, PatrickIRL | 1910 | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
| Pacher, SimonAUT | 2064 | ½ | -3 | ♔ |
| cLauda, AlexandrMDA | 2154 | ½ | -2 | ♚ |
| Lahaye, RickNED | 2380 | ½ | +1.1 | ♚ |
| Stingl, KarlheinzGER | 1904 | 1 | +0.8 | ♔ |