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Soba, Franc
🇸🇮FIDE 14655322· Male· Slovenia· Born in 1970
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Franc Soba, a 56-year-old player, is rated 1543 — just 8 short of his peak of 1551 (May 2026, age 56). He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. turnir Ciklusa totalni sah - Standardni turnir, Hit open B 2026, and 78. LJUBLJANSKA SAHOVSKA LIGA ZA LETO 2026. Also played 8 rapid (including 11. memorial Vesne Rozic in Ekipno DP SS) and 2 blitz events (including Novoletni hitropotezni turnir JESENICE) recently.
Current rating
1543
Standard
Rpd1486·Blz1547
All-time high
1551
−8 pts below
May 2026 · age 56
May 2026 · age 56
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#169,014
#169,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
55th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1551
May 2026
All-time peak 1551
at age 56 · −8 from today
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 55
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 55
Jun 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
May 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 55
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
1511 → 1543
Tournaments
7
47 games
Score
20.5/ 4743.6%
13W15D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #100 | 1737 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #4 | 1666 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/6 | #9 | 2346 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #70 | 2132 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/1 | #28 | 2571 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/4 | #39 | 992 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/7 | #52 | 1805 | +16.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDejan Mulec
🇸🇮SLO·1761
+3 −8 =0
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsVitko Stanic
🇸🇮SLO·1840
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsVinko Bavec
🇸🇮SLO·1716
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsBenjamin Usaj
🇸🇮SLO·1640
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Slovenia
#664
out of 1,457 players
Europe
#109,491
in continent
World
#168,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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