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Belan, Jozef
🇸🇰FIDE 14900742· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1969
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Jozef Belan, a 57-year-old Slovak player, is rated 2029. He is on a steady climb with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3. liga B1 2025 2026 R11, 2. liga B 2025 2026 R10-11, and Slovak Open Hlohovec. Also played 3 rapid (including MSR v rapid sachu 2026) and 1 blitz events (including MSR v bleskovom sachu 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004) and 48 months (2008–2012). His peak of 2102 was reached at age 32 (Jul 2001).
Current rating
2029
Standard
Rpd1854·Blz1907
All-time high
2102
−73 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 32
Jul 2001 · age 32
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,382
#23,382 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
27th Slovak 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2046
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1966 → 2039
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
Nov 2025
2024
22nd Slovak 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2044
Jan 2024
2015
100 career games
at age 46
Nov 2015
31st Slovak 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2087
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+40
1989 → 2029
Tournaments
14
28 games
Score
20/ 2871.4%
17W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2630 | +5.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #41 | 1775 | -13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #62 | 1937 | -9.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2593 | +8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #35 | 1936 | -5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #91 | 1223 | -10.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2770 | +8.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #52 | 2499 | +2.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #28 | 2137 | +4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2743 | +16.2 |
Rankings
/
Slovakia
#363
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#17,216
in continent
World
#23,382
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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