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Praznik, Niko
IM🇸🇮FIDE 14601621· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1979
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Niko Praznik, a 47-year-old International Master, is rated 2263 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 9 months. 26 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Bled Chess Festival 2026, I. clanska liga zahod 2025, and 34. Int. Open Feffernitz 2025 A-Gruppe. Also played 2 blitz events (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v hitropoteznem sahu 2026 - clani) recently. His peak of 2417 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2017); he also reached #16 nationally in Oct 2016.
Awarded IM in 2017 (age 38) and FM in 2004 (age 25).
Current rating
2263
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2273
All-time high
2417
−154 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 38
Jan 2017 · age 38
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#5,347 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 2302
Aug 2025
2020
3rd 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2348
Oct 2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2348 → returned at 2345
Feb 2020
2017
IM title awardedIM
at age 38 · Title Applications approved by the Presidential Board by written resolution
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
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-39
2302 → 2263
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
20/ 3360.6%
11W18D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #38 | 2090 | -13.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #25 | 2101 | -18.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #13 | 2270 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2227 | -5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnton PraznikFM
🇸🇮SLO·1928
+2 −0 =8
10 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsLeon MaziIM
🇸🇮SLO·2282
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsGerald Leitner
🇦🇹AUT·2056
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAttila KissIM
🇭🇺HUN·2255
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsGeorg HalvaxIM
🇦🇹AUT·2419
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2019
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Rankings
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Slovenia
#52
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#3,625
in continent
World
#5,347
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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