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Briestensky, Rastislav
FM🇸🇰FIDE 14900394· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1965
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Rastislav Briestensky, a 61-year-old Slovak FIDE Master, is rated 2244 and sitting in the top 2% of Slovak players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2244 and 2274 over the past 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R7-8 and 1. liga Zapad 2025 2026 R5-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including Memorial MUDr. Tadeusa Nemca) recently. He took a 14-month break between Apr 2002 and Jul 2003. His peak of 2383 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2008, Slovak #25 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2007 (age 42).
Current rating
2244
Standard
Rpd2254·Blz2369
All-time high
2383
−139 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 43
Jul 2008 · age 43
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#63 · Slovak players · of 3,025
Career timeline
19 entries2026
2nd Slovak 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2260
Feb 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 58
Feb 2023
2022
2nd Slovak 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2307
Jun 2022
2019
2nd Slovak 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2352
Nov 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 52
Nov 2017
2015
1st Slovak 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2342
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2247 → 2244
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
3W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #81 | 2029 | -12.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #73 | 2170 | -4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #62 | 2333 | +4.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #38 | 2986 | +8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #46 | 2210 | -2.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #28 | 2303 | +2.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter PetranIM
🇸🇰SVK·2187
+2 −2 =6
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMilan PacherGM
🇸🇰SVK·2298
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsMarian KantorikIM
🇸🇰SVK·2193
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsPeter JancovicFM
🇸🇰SVK·2214
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsMarek KarasFM
🇨🇿CZE·2227
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2018
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Rankings
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Slovakia
#63
out of 3,170 players
Europe
#4,154
in continent
World
#6,077
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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