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Medvesek, Janez
🇸🇮FIDE 14626489· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1990
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Janez Medvesek, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1944 — just 29 short of his peak of 1973 (Oct 2025, age 35). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Pokal SZS 2026, 78. LJUBLJANSKA SAHOVSKA LIGA ZA LETO 2026, and S: MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR OPEN ''BOSNJACI 2026''. Also played 3 rapid (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v pospesenem sahu 2026 - clani) and 2 blitz events (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v hitropoteznem sahu 2026 - clani) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jun 2016 and Aug 2017.
Current rating
1944
Standard
Rpd2002·Blz1974
All-time high
1973
−29 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 35
Oct 2025 · age 35
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#37,892
#37,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
20th 35-40 player nationally
at age 36 · rated 1944
Jun 2026
2025
73rd 20-35 player nationally
at age 35 · rated 1973
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1973
at age 35 · −29 from today
Oct 2025
2023
100 career games
at age 33
Jul 2023
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 32
Nov 2022
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
1945 → 1944
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
20/ 4247.6%
14W12D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #39 | 1842 | -14.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/8 | #4 | 2092 | +40.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #65 | 1986 | +12.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #26 | 1942 | -22.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/9 | #31 | 1782 | -43.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/6 | #17 | 2049 | +11.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBostjan Benko
🇸🇮SLO·1877
+0 −0 =11
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMarian KastelicFM
🇸🇮SLO·2231
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsDusan Cepon
🇸🇮SLO·2006
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsViktor Papez
🇸🇮SLO·1900
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsMarjan Butala
🇸🇮SLO·1907
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Slovenia
#265
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#28,007
in continent
World
#37,891
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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