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Zirkelbach, Maj
FM🇸🇮FIDE 14613395· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1998
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Maj Zirkelbach, a 28-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2282 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between May 2022 and Jul 2023. Recent appearance: II. clanska liga zahod 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v pospesenem sahu 2026 - clani) and 6 blitz events (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v hitropoteznem sahu 2026 - clani) recently. His peak of 2321 was reached at age 23 (Aug 2021); he also reached #39 nationally in Oct 2021.
Awarded FM in 2021 (age 23). Earned a IM norm at Drzavna clanska liga 2019. At junior level, he reached #4, #4, #6 and #8 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2282
Standard
Rpd2173·Blz2348
All-time high
2321
−39 pts below
Aug 2021 · age 23
Aug 2021 · age 23
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,677 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2278 → returned at 2277
May 2022
2021
Peak national rank: #39
at age 23 · rated 2321
Oct 2021
FM title awardedFM
at age 23
Sep 2021
Crossed 2300
at age 23
Aug 2021
All-time peak 2321
at age 23 · −39 from today
Aug 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+22
2260 → 2282
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
6.5/ 881.3%
6W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #3 | 2368 | +21.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarian KastelicFM
🇸🇮SLO·2231
+13 −27 =5
45 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsUrban Zupancic
🇸🇮SLO·2017
+31 −9 =4
44 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRobert Rudman
🇸🇮SLO
+15 −21 =4
40 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsLuka SkuhalaCM
🇸🇮SLO·2158
+6 −13 =10
29 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsVid DobrovoljcIM
🇸🇮SLO·2395
+6 −12 =11
29 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings
/
Slovenia
#44
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#3,141
in continent
World
#4,677
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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