Spalir, Jernej

Jernej Spalir, a 34-year-old International Master, is rated 2361 and ranked 24th 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.