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Jancigaj, Saso
🇸🇮FIDE 14624982· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1971
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Saso Jancigaj, a 55-year-old player, is rated 1791 — just 14 short of his peak of 1805 (Dec 2025, age 54). He has fluctuated between 1770 and 1805 over the past 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: 78. LJUBLJANSKA SAHOVSKA LIGA ZA LETO 2026 and 26. OSREDNJA SLOVENSKA LIGA - 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including 20. GOSPODARICEV MEMORIAL) and 1 blitz events (including 12. drzavno prvenstvo ZPVD Sever in odprti turnir za Pokal Trzin 91) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015) and 23 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1791
Standard
Rpd1741·Blz1788
All-time high
1805
−14 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 54
Dec 2025 · age 54
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,201
#79,201 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Crossed 1800
at age 54
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1805
at age 54 · −14 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1613 → 1786
Dec 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 51
Dec 2022
33rd 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1706
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1706 → returned at 1683
Dec 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1787 → 1791
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
7W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/7 | #52 | 1839 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/5 | #27 | 2567 | +17.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsUrban Zupancic
🇸🇮SLO·2017
+4 −8 =0
12 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsDzemal Veskovic
🇸🇮SLO·1796
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsBozidar Horvat
🇸🇮SLO
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsBlaz DebevecCM
🇸🇮SLO·2141
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsTeo Cimperman
🇸🇮SLO·1686
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2023
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Rankings
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Slovenia
#443
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#57,208
in continent
World
#79,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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