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Brilej, Jaka
FM🇸🇮FIDE 14618818· Male· Slovenia· Born in 2003
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Jaka Brilej, a 23-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2392 — just 5 short of his peak of 2397 (Feb 2026, age 23) and ranked 18th among SLO players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Int. Graz Open 2026 - A, and 34. Aschacher Donau Open Gruppe A. Also played 7 rapid (including Pokal Poljanske doline MINERVO 2025 5-6) and 9 blitz events (including 10. Memorial Zlatka Basagica) recently. He reached #16 nationally in Feb 2026.
Awarded FM in 2021 (age 18) and CM in 2020 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #91 in U18 and #1, #3, #2, #1 and #2 nationally in U20, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2392
Standard
Rpd2346·Blz2325
All-time high
2397
−5 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 23
Feb 2026 · age 23
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · SLO players · of 735
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Peak national rank: #16
at age 23 · rated 2397
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2397
at age 23 · −5 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Sep 2023
2022
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2380
Mar 2022
2021
91st U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2375
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+58
2334 → 2392
Tournaments
8
66 games
Score
43/ 6665.2%
36W28D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #45 | 2410 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #28 | 2337 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2428 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2333 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #4 | 2333 | +5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan SubeljGM
🇸🇮SLO·2555
+0 −19 =12
31 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSergej Acimovic
🇸🇮SLO·2171
+15 −5 =7
27 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsDavid StevanicFM
🇸🇮SLO·2356
+8 −9 =7
24 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJan MarnFM
🇸🇮SLO·2384
+8 −10 =3
21 games·last met May 2026
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vsAnej Siraj
🇸🇮SLO·2028
+14 −1 =6
21 games·last met Jun 2021
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Rankings
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Slovenia
#18
out of 1,430 players
Europe
#1,148
in continent
World
#1,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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