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Horbal, Jozef
🇸🇰FIDE 14901269· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1984
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Jozef Horbal, a 42-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1814 — just 15 short of his peak of 1829 (Jul 2025, age 41). He has fluctuated between 1766 and 1829 over the past 2 years. 53 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026, Mestska liga Cassovia 2025 2026 R8-9, and 3. liga D1 2025 2026 R9-11. Also played 3 rapid events (including IBCA World Individual Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2025 - Rapid) recently.
Current rating
1814
Standard
Rpd1810·Blz1735
All-time high
1829
−15 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 41
Jul 2025 · age 41
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#71,981
#71,981 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 42
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 1829
at age 41 · −15 from today
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 41
May 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 41
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+186 Elo)
1596 → 1782
Jul 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 39
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
IBCA World Individual Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2025 · Aug 2025 · +17.2 Elo
Evolution
-2
1816 → 1814
Tournaments
16
49 games
Score
24/ 4949.0%
15W18D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 16| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #61 | 1987 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 1917 | +6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #38 | 1866 | +5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #34 | 1804 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2549 | +8.6 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Slovakia
#1,259
out of 3,170 players
Europe
#52,256
in continent
World
#71,981
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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