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Praznik, Nikolaj
🇸🇮FIDE 14655020· Male· Slovenia· Born in 2015
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Nikolaj Praznik, a 11-year-old player, is rated 1549. He is rising rapidly, having gained +86 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bled Chess Festival 2026, Mladinsko drzavno prvenstvo 2026 O12, and II. clanska liga zahod 2025. Also played 21 rapid (including 5. Memorial Nusreta Sivcevica) and 3 blitz events (including Drzavno ekipno prvenstvo v hitropoteznem sahu 2026 - clani) recently. His peak of 1586 was reached at age 10 (Dec 2025).
At junior level, he reached #12 and #8 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1549
Standard
Rpd1774·Blz1596
All-time high
1586
−37 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 10
Dec 2025 · age 10
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#166,689
#166,689 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
1463 → 1559
Apr 2026
12th U12 player nationally
at age 11 · rated 1586
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 10
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1586
at age 10 · −37 from today
Dec 2025
2024
8th U10 player nationally
at age 9 · rated 1517
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+86
1463 → 1549
Tournaments
5
42 games
Score
15/ 4235.7%
12W8D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/8 | #99 | 1617 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/6 | #71 | 1829 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #11 | 1920 | -34.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikita Kartashov
🇸🇮SLO·1706
+1 −14 =4
19 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJan Verbic
🇸🇮SLO·1910
+4 −12 =0
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsFlorjan Sever
🇸🇮SLO·1519
+8 −2 =3
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTristan Kamensek
🇸🇮SLO·1580
+5 −3 =4
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsJakob Levicar Magiera
🇸🇮SLO·1400
+7 −1 =3
11 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Slovenia
#662
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#108,387
in continent
World
#166,667
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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