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Manik, Mikulas
GM🇸🇰FIDE 14900734· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1975
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Mikulas Manik, a 51-year-old Slovak Grandmaster, is rated 2301 and ranked 44th among Slovak players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2245 and 2338 over the past 2 years. 146 rated games in the past year (≈100/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11, HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, and Bratislava Norm Week - IM. Also played 4 rapid (including MSR v rapid sachu 2026) and 6 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 2512 was reached at age 30 (Jan 2005); he also reached Slovak #3 in Oct 2004 and spent 25 months in Slovak top 10.
Awarded GM in 2006 (age 31) and IM in 2001 (age 26).
Current rating
2301
Standard
Rpd2404·Blz2389
All-time high
2512
−211 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 30
Jan 2005 · age 30
Activity
159
games / yr avg. · ≈13/mo
119 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#44
#44 · Slovak players · of 3,018
25 months in National top 10 (2002–2010)
25 months in National top 10 (2002–2010)
Career timeline
25 entries2026
5th Slovak 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2301
May 2026
2,500 career games
at age 51
Feb 2026
2023
2nd Slovak 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2384
May 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 44
May 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 43
Jul 2018
2016
1st Slovak 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2448
Jul 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+49
2252 → 2301
Tournaments
24
131 games
Score
73/ 13155.7%
50W71D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJaidambareesh N RFM2,293·42nd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai·R6·-4.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #29 | 2357 | +3.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 3130 | +5.7 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #2 | 2387 | +13.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #80 | 2293 | +0.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2357 | +2.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 2461 | +4.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #94 | 2400 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2247 | +1.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #59 | 2494 | +5.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #31 | 2208 | -1.3 |
Hot streak: 9 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMilan PacherGM
🇸🇰SVK·2285
+4 −6 =24
34 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMartin JablonickyIM
🇸🇰SVK·2358
+6 −2 =17
25 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsNorbert ZamborFM
🇸🇰SVK·2168
+1 −0 =21
22 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsMarian JurcikGM
🇸🇰SVK·2404
+2 −0 =17
19 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsStefan MazurIM
🇸🇰SVK·2367
+2 −2 =13
17 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
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Slovakia
#44
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#2,700
in continent
World
#4,055
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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