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Ruckschloss, Karol
FM🇸🇰FIDE 14900386· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1948
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Karol Ruckschloss, a 78-year-old Slovak FIDE Master, is rated 2100 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 3 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tatrafest 2026 - MSR seniorov 65, 1. liga Zapad 2025 2026 R10-11, and 2. liga A 2025 2026 R10-11. Also played 1 blitz event (including Tatrafest 2026 - SeniorBlesk) recently. He took a 14-month break between Oct 2003 and Jan 2005. His peak of 2353 was reached at age 55 (Jul 2003, Slovak #31 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 53).
Current rating
2100
Standard
Rpd2194·Blz2137
All-time high
2353
−253 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 55
Jul 2003 · age 55
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
27 entries2025
58th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 77 · rated 2130
Nov 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 76
Jul 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 74
Jun 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 71
Dec 2019
54th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2229
Oct 2019
2016
76th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 68 · rated 2286
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
2121 → 2100
Tournaments
15
36 games
Score
21.5/ 3659.7%
15W13D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/8 | #18 | 1973 | -29.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #10 | 2052 | -11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2410 | +21.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2208 | +4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 2178 | +1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #98 | 1466 | -12.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2283 | +8.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 2008 | -3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 2067 | -1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2971 | +11.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter PetranIM
🇸🇰SVK·2177
+9 −8 =9
26 games·last met May 2026
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vsIgor Privara
🇸🇰SVK·2073
+5 −1 =9
15 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsMarek KarasFM
🇨🇿CZE·2227
+0 −5 =6
11 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsJozef Veselsky
🇸🇰SVK
+4 −1 =6
11 games·last met May 2019
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vsFrantisek JablonickyCM
🇸🇰SVK·1969
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Jun 2022
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#220
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#11,209
in continent
World
#15,434
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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