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Janzelj, Tim
IM🇸🇮FIDE 14607913· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1994
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Tim Janzelj, a 32-year-old International Master, is rated 2398 and ranked 16th among SLO players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 13 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, and 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters. His peak of 2474 was reached at age 27 (Nov 2021); he also reached #9 nationally in Mar 2020 and spent 41 months in top 10, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded IM in 2020 (age 26). At junior level, he reached #3, #4, #4 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2398
Standard
Rpd2333·Blz2342
All-time high
2474
−76 pts below
Nov 2021 · age 27
Nov 2021 · age 27
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · SLO players · of 735
41 months in National top 10 (2019–2024)
41 months in National top 10 (2019–2024)
Career timeline
21 entries2026
1,000 career games
at age 32
Mar 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
Dec 2024
41 months in national top 10
longest streak 26 months · since Nov 2019
Jan 2024
2021
All-time peak 2474
at age 27 · −76 from today
Nov 2021
2020
Peak national rank: #9
at age 26 · rated 2466
Mar 2020
IM title awardedIM
at age 26 · 90th FIDE Congress 2019
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
2389 → 2398
Tournaments
7
52 games
Score
32/ 5261.5%
26W12D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #33 | 2532 | +9.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #29 | 2374 | +1.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2438 | +8.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 2473 | +6.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/9 | #55 | 2314 | -8.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/6 | #40 | 2341 | -3.1 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2263 | -8.3 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsGal DrnovsekIM
🇸🇮SLO·2403
+8 −5 =4
17 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsZan TomaziniIM
🇸🇮SLO·2318
+4 −9 =3
16 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsJan Gantar
🇸🇮SLO·2162
+6 −3 =4
13 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsSeverin Mejak
🇸🇮SLO·2230
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met Aug 2014
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vsBlaz DebevecCM
🇸🇮SLO·2141
+8 −2 =2
12 games·last met May 2018
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Rankings
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Slovenia
#16
out of 1,431 players
Europe
#1,083
in continent
World
#1,716
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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