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Sebenik, Matej
GM🇸🇮FIDE 14602296· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1983
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Matej Sebenik, a 43-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2498 and ranked 5th among SLO players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 7 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, European Team Ch 2025, and Drzavna clanska liga 2025. Also played 10 rapid (including 20. GOSPODARICEV MEMORIAL) and 7 blitz events (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v hitropoteznem sahu 2026 - clani) recently. His peak of 2573 was reached at age 29 (May 2012, World #309 at the time); he has been in top 5 for 15 months and counting.
Awarded GM in 2012 (age 29), IM in 2004 (age 21), and FM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #50 in U20 and #1 nationally in U18.
Current rating
2498
Standard
Rpd2430·Blz2453
All-time high
2573
−75 pts below
May 2012 · age 29
May 2012 · age 29
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · SLO players · of 735
National top 5 since Nov 2025
National top 5 since Nov 2025
Career timeline
23 entries2026
15 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
since May 2012
May 2026
2025
48th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2505
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 42
Jun 2025
2021
Re-crossed 2500
at age 38
Oct 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2500
at age 37
Nov 2020
2014
Re-crossed 2500
at age 31
Jul 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2505 → 2498
Tournaments
3
28 games
Score
9/ 2832.1%
11W11D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #43 | 2495 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #145 | 2386 | -9.9 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #25 | 2510 | +0.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarko TratarGM
🇸🇮SLO·2370
+4 −0 =32
36 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJan SubeljGM
🇸🇮SLO·2555
+7 −7 =11
25 games·last met May 2026
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vsLuka LenicGM
🇸🇮SLO·2626
+1 −3 =21
25 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJure SkoberneGM
🇸🇮SLO·2555
+3 −6 =14
23 games·last met May 2025
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vsMarko SrebrnicFM
🇸🇮SLO·2340
+14 −2 =7
23 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Slovenia
#5
out of 1,431 players
Europe
#341
in continent
World
#592
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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