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GJ
Gombac, Jan
FM🇸🇮FIDE 14603098· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1982
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Jan Gombac, a 44-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2217 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include I. clanska liga vzhod 2025, S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- GM Tournament 3, and S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- GM Tournament 2. Also played 6 rapid (including Odprti mesecni sahovski turnir - januarski) and 1 blitz events (including Redni mesecni sahovski turnir v hitropoteznem sahu) recently. He took a 32-month break between Mar 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2324 was reached at age 28 (May 2010); he also reached #38 nationally in Jan 2024.
Awarded FM in 2003 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2217
Standard
Rpd2260·Blz2271
All-time high
2324
−107 pts below
May 2010 · age 28
May 2010 · age 28
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,294 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
3rd 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 2307
Sep 2024
Peak national rank: #38
at age 42 · rated 2307
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 41
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2289 → returned at 2284
Mar 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Jan 2018
2017
500 career games
at age 35
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
2211 → 2217
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
8.5/ 2534.0%
6W5D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsBhagat KushFM2,276·S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- GM Tournament 3·R5·-8.2
3.[L]vsNenad PanicIM2,311·S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- GM Tournament 2·R2·-7.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #3 | 2247 | +6.0 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 1.5/9 | #10 | 2133 | -27.6 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 1/9 | #10 | 2046 | -38.6 |
Worst Elo result: S: Zupanja Celebrates Chess- 70 Years of Pride and Tradition- GM Tournament 2 (-38.6 Elo, finished #10).
Most-Played Opponents
vsDenis GjuranFM
🇸🇮SLO·2248
+1 −5 =5
11 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsMatej SebenikGM
🇸🇮SLO·2483
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsVojko Srebrnic
🇸🇮SLO·2064
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLuka LenicGM
🇸🇮SLO·2626
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDaniel BeleticFM
🇸🇮SLO·2268
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
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Slovenia
#69
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#5,074
in continent
World
#7,294
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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