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Pihler, Damjan
🇸🇮FIDE 14605317· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1975
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Damjan Pihler, a 51-year-old player, is rated 1862. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2007), 38 months (2007–2011), 61 months (2013–2019) and 54 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 38. Sonnenterrassen Open 2025 Group B. Also played 11 blitz events (including 38. Sonnenterrassen Open 2025 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2012 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2005).
Current rating
1862
Standard
Rpd1896·Blz1844
All-time high
2012
−150 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 30
Oct 2005 · age 30
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#58,058
#58,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
24th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1862
Jun 2026
2024
25th 45-50 player nationally
at age 49 · rated 1928
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
1888 → 1928
Aug 2024
2019
31st 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 1932
Nov 2019
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 1932 → returned at 1888
Jan 2019
2013
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1949 → returned at 1932
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-55
1917 → 1862
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
4W0D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #31 | 1685 | -54.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiha Gorse Pihler
🇸🇮SLO·1695
+6 −6 =3
15 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsSlavko Vizovisek
🇸🇮SLO·1914
+5 −6 =1
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBoris Mitrovic
🇸🇮SLO·1965
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDarko Spelec
🇸🇮SLO·1859
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBeno Srebre
🇸🇮SLO·1420
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
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Slovenia
#343
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#42,543
in continent
World
#58,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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