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Bucan, Luka
🇸🇮FIDE 14603764· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1989
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Luka Bucan, a 37-year-old player, is rated 1692. He has fluctuated between 1692 and 1826 over the past 2 years. 39 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bled Chess Festival 2026, 78. LJUBLJANSKA SAHOVSKA LIGA ZA LETO 2026, and I. clanska liga zahod 2025. Also played 18 rapid (including 20. GOSPODARICEV MEMORIAL) and 9 blitz events (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v hitropoteznem sahu 2026 - clani) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2009–2011) and 156 months (2011–2024). His peak of 1893 was reached at age 35 (Mar 2024).
At junior level, he reached #16 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1692
Standard
Rpd1816·Blz1930
All-time high
1893
−201 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 35
Mar 2024 · age 35
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#112,896
#112,896 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
26th 35-40 player nationally
at age 36 · rated 1773
May 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 35
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1893
at age 35 · −201 from today
Mar 2024
2011
Inactive for 156 months
paused at 1821 → returned at 1825
May 2011
2009
16th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1830
Nov 2009
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1830 → returned at 1821
Jan 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1719 → 1692
Tournaments
6
35 games
Score
13/ 3537.1%
9W8D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #56 | 1870 | -11.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/7 | #37 | 1671 | -9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMilorad Bulatovic
🇸🇮SLO·1925
+3 −13 =1
17 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsTase Ristov
🇸🇮SLO·1899
+7 −5 =0
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsMilan Golja
🇸🇮SLO·1880
+10 −1 =0
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsBoris Torkar
🇸🇮SLO·1857
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMatej Susnik
🇸🇮SLO·1928
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Slovenia
#544
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#78,956
in continent
World
#112,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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