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BJ
Bakalar, Jan
🇸🇰FIDE 14901978· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1946
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Jan Bakalar, a 80-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1930. He has fluctuated between 1899 and 2012 over the past 2 years. 85 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tatrafest 2026 - MSR seniorov 65, VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026, and 2nd Puchner Open. Also played 2 rapid (including MSR v rapid sachu 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Tatrafest 2026 - SeniorBlesk) recently. His peak of 2155 was reached at age 64 (Jan 2010).
Current rating
1930
Standard
Rpd1890·Blz1899
All-time high
2155
−225 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 64
Jan 2010 · age 64
Activity
92
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#40,979
#40,979 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 79
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+162 Elo)
1833 → 1995
Dec 2024
2022
4th Slovak 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1985
Jul 2022
2019
7-month rising streak
+22 Elo
May 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 72
Sep 2018
2017
1,000 career games
at age 71
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1937 → 1930
Tournaments
20
78 games
Score
43/ 7855.1%
26W34D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #10 | 2008 | +22.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #82 | 1725 | -52.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 1930 | +0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 2078 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #118 | 1129 | -10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2662 | +7.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #25 | 2027 | -2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #87 | 1775 | -9.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #88 | 1967 | +0.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #29 | 2330 | +1.6 |
Worst Elo result: VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026 (-52.4 Elo, finished #82).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiroslav Micak
🇸🇰SVK·1647
+9 −0 =4
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarian Simo
🇸🇰SVK·2086
+4 −4 =4
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJozef Malinovsky
🇸🇰SVK·1703
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsEduard Bucek
🇸🇰SVK·1965
+2 −0 =7
9 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsFrantisek Goga
🇸🇰SVK·1866
+1 −1 =7
9 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
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Slovakia
#697
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#30,256
in continent
World
#40,978
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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