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Zajdela, Karel
🇸🇮FIDE 14627868· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1963
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Karel Zajdela, a 63-year-old player, is rated 1785. He has slipped back 80 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wellness Chess Tour GP4 Szentgotthard, Int. Graz Open 2026 - B, and S: 14. open Krapina 2026. Also played 10 blitz events (including SD Pomgrad 2026 - konec tedenski 6-8) recently. His peak of 1952 was reached at age 55 (Sep 2018).
Current rating
1785
Standard
Rpd1875·Blz1880
All-time high
1952
−167 pts below
Sep 2018 · age 55
Sep 2018 · age 55
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#81,083
#81,083 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Mar 2026
2024
30th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1887
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1762 → 1887
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2024
2022
27th 55-60 player nationally
at age 59 · rated 1862
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1833 → returned at 1862
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-80
1865 → 1785
Tournaments
6
43 games
Score
19.5/ 4345.3%
14W11D18L
Top 3 wins
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/5 | #17 | 1671 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/8 | #62 | 1825 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/6 | #41 | 1705 | -38.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/5 | #36 | 1914 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #27 | 1753 | -21.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #22 | 1797 | -15.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRoman Rozman
🇸🇮SLO·1706
+8 −4 =2
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDenis GjuranFM
🇸🇮SLO·2248
+0 −9 =2
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJanko Kecek
🇸🇮SLO
+7 −3 =0
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsBoris KovacFM
🇸🇮SLO·2179
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsCiril Kuzner
🇸🇮SLO·1776
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings
/
Slovenia
#449
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#58,482
in continent
World
#81,081
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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