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Herega, Nejc
FM🇸🇮FIDE 14634058· Male· Slovenia· Born in 2007
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Nejc Herega, a 19-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2184 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include S: 2. seniorska liga zapad 2026. 4-6, S: 2. seniorska liga zapad 2026. 1-3, and Hit open A 2026. Also played 6 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 10 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2302 was reached at age 18 (Nov 2025, #36 nationally at the time).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 18) and CM in 2024 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #82 in U14, World #87 in U12 and #3, #3, #3 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U10.
Current rating
2184
Standard
Rpd2339·Blz2370
All-time high
2302
−118 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 18
Nov 2025 · age 18
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,049 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2302
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #36
at age 18 · rated 2302
Nov 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Nov 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 18
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2302
at age 18 · −118 from today
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 18
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-53
2237 → 2184
Tournaments
9
41 games
Score
22.5/ 4154.9%
15W15D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMiroljub LazicGM2,287·32. Ekipno prvenstvo Sahovskog saveza Federacije BiH - 1. A liga·R7·+22.5
2.[W]vsAdnan SitnicCM2,058·32. Ekipno prvenstvo Sahovskog saveza Federacije BiH - 1. A liga·R3·+10.2
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsSlavisa MilanovicIM2,318·32. Ekipno prvenstvo Sahovskog saveza Federacije BiH - 1. A liga·R9·-15.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #38 | 2025 | -14.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #61 | 1918 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #19 | 2098 | -40.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #34 | 2122 | -41.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #31 | 2524 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 2524 | +6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #44 | 2905 | +12.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #30 | 2477 | +36.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLeon SkrbecFM
🇸🇮SLO·2311
+7 −8 =14
29 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAndraz Gregoric
🇸🇮SLO·2203
+11 −4 =10
25 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsRudi Olenik CampaFM
🇸🇮SLO·2354
+5 −7 =12
24 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsNik JavornikFM
🇸🇮SLO·2251
+8 −4 =4
16 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMark Vicic
🇸🇮SLO·1903
+11 −2 =2
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Slovenia
#89
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#6,382
in continent
World
#9,049
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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