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Motuz, Karol
FM🇸🇰FIDE 14902621· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1961
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Karol Motuz, a 65-year-old Slovak FIDE Master, is rated 2252 and sitting in the top 2% of Slovak players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tatrafest 2026 - MSR seniorov 65, 1. liga Zapad 2025 2026 R10-11, and TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R7-8. Also played 1 blitz event (including Memorial Stanislava Juricka 2026) recently. His peak of 2432 was reached at age 56 (Nov 2017); he also reached Slovak #18 in Jul 2002.
Awarded FM in 2008 (age 47).
Current rating
2252
Standard
Rpd2335·Blz2201
All-time high
2432
−180 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 56
Nov 2017 · age 56
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#58 · Slovak players · of 3,018
Career timeline
25 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 64
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 63
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 63
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 61
Dec 2022
3rd Slovak 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2307
Aug 2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 61
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
2273 → 2252
Tournaments
22
63 games
Score
34/ 6354.0%
21W26D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChristof SieleckiIM2,390·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus·R9·+6.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/8 | #1 | 2380 | +12.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #63 | 2284 | +6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #77 | 2230 | -0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #90 | 2181 | -1.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #35 | 2599 | +0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #77 | 2181 | -1.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #75 | 2116 | -3.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #75 | 1581 | -3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #73 | 1619 | -2.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2315 | +1.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsClaudiu Andrei ZetochaFM
🇸🇰SVK·2229
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMilan PacherGM
🇸🇰SVK·2285
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMarian KantorikIM
🇸🇰SVK·2200
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMartin JablonickyIM
🇸🇰SVK·2358
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsVladimir VojtekFM
🇸🇰SVK·2227
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2022
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#58
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#3,926
in continent
World
#5,760
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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