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Spalir, Jernej
IM🇸🇮FIDE 14606518· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1992
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Jernej Spalir, a 34-year-old International Master, is rated 2361 and ranked 23rd among SLO players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 6 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11, 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 1-3, and I. clanska liga vzhod 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v pospesenem sahu 2026 - clani) and 2 blitz events (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v hitropoteznem sahu 2026 - clani) recently. His peak of 2429 was reached at age 27 (Nov 2019, #15 nationally at the time).
Awarded IM in 2020 (age 28) and FM in 2013 (age 21). Earned a GM norm at 34. Schwarzacher Open 2019 A. At junior level, he reached #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2361
Standard
Rpd2275·Blz2389
All-time high
2429
−68 pts below
Nov 2019 · age 27
Nov 2019 · age 27
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23
#23 · SLO players · of 736
Career timeline
19 entries2020
IM title awardedIM
at age 28 · 90th FIDE Congress 2019
Mar 2020
2019
Peak national rank: #15
at age 27 · rated 2429
Nov 2019
All-time peak 2429
at age 27 · −68 from today
Nov 2019
Crossed 2400
at age 27
Aug 2019
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 27
Aug 2019
2016
500 career games
at age 24
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
2355 → 2361
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
4W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #30 | 2361 | 0.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #50 | 2279 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #12 | 2508 | +9.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZan TomaziniIM
🇸🇮SLO·2318
+0 −8 =9
17 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsMatej Titan
🇸🇮SLO·2196
+4 −2 =8
14 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsLeon MaziIM
🇸🇮SLO·2282
+2 −5 =6
13 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsBlaz DebevecCM
🇸🇮SLO·2141
+6 −5 =1
12 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsAljosa TomaziniFM
🇸🇮SLO·2321
+4 −1 =7
12 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
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Slovenia
#23
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#1,560
in continent
World
#2,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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