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Rifelj, Luka
🇸🇮FIDE 14603462· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1991
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Luka Rifelj, a 35-year-old player, is rated 1998 — just 1 short of his peak of 1999 (Apr 2016, age 25). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2011–2012) and 19 months (2021–2023). Recent appearance: II. clanska liga zahod 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Pospeseni turnir SD KRKA Novo mesto 17-2025) and 1 blitz events (including Hitropotezni turnir SD KRKA Novo mesto 4-2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #17 and #17 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1998
Standard
Rpd1939·Blz1923
All-time high
1999
−1 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 25
Apr 2016 · age 25
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#27,833
#27,833 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
62nd 20-35 player nationally
at age 34 · rated 1998
Dec 2025
2021
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1946 → returned at 1933
Nov 2021
2016
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
1945 → 1999
Apr 2016
All-time peak 1999
at age 25 · −1 from today
Apr 2016
2013
100 career games
at age 22
Oct 2013
2011
17th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1881
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
1985 → 1998
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
4.5/ 590.0%
4W1D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #12 | 2111 | +12.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarian KastelicFM
🇸🇮SLO·2231
+3 −26 =1
30 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsUrban Zupancic
🇸🇮SLO·2017
+8 −16 =3
27 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsIvan Lubej
🇸🇮SLO
+14 −3 =1
18 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsZeljko Setina
🇸🇮SLO
+12 −0 =5
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsNiko Brgan
🇸🇮SLO·1819
+3 −10 =3
16 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Slovenia
#199
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#20,565
in continent
World
#27,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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