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Sakelsek, Tadej
IM🇸🇮FIDE 14603683· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1986
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Tadej Sakelsek, a 40-year-old International Master, is rated 2407 and ranked 13th among SLO players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 15 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 1-5, and Drzavna clanska liga 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v hitropoteznem sahu 2026 - clani) recently. He took a 53-month break between Feb 2014 and Aug 2018. His peak of 2487 was reached at age 21 (Apr 2007, #6 nationally at the time).
Awarded IM in 2004 (age 18) and FM in 2003 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #49 in U20, World #58 in U18 and #3 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2407
Standard
Rpd2339·Blz2401
All-time high
2487
−80 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 21
Apr 2007 · age 21
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · SLO players · of 735
Career timeline
19 entries2014
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 2422 → returned at 2423
Feb 2014
2009
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Jul 2009
2008
Re-crossed 2400
at age 22
Oct 2008
2007
500 career games
at age 21
Jul 2007
Peak national rank: #6
at age 21 · rated 2487
Apr 2007
All-time peak 2487
at age 21 · −80 from today
Apr 2007
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2413 → 2407
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
5W7D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/6 | #51 | 2306 | -9.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #21 | 2440 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #32 | 2342 | -0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatej SebenikGM
🇸🇮SLO·2498
+1 −1 =6
8 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsMarko TratarGM
🇸🇮SLO·2370
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsDusan BrinovecCM
🇸🇮SLO·2070
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSamo Rozic
🇸🇮SLO·2137
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsAndreas DiermairGM
🇦🇹AUT·2441
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2018
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Rankings
/
Slovenia
#13
out of 1,431 players
Europe
#972
in continent
World
#1,549
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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