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Kukel, Imre
FM🇸🇰FIDE 14903636· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1985
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Imre Kukel, a 41-year-old Slovak FIDE Master, is rated 2257 and sitting in the top 2% of Slovak players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B April 2026 and 1. liga Zapad 2025 2026 R10-11. His peak of 2328 was reached at age 21 (Jul 2006, Slovak #38 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2007 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #3, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2257
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2328
−71 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 21
Jul 2006 · age 21
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#57 · Slovak players · of 3,018
Career timeline
19 entries2026
4th Slovak 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2257
May 2026
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2244 → returned at 2260
Jul 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 34
May 2019
2011
Re-crossed 2300
at age 26
May 2011
2009
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Jul 2009
2007
FM title awardedFM
at age 22
Oct 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
2219 → 2257
Tournaments
7
11 games
Score
9/ 1181.8%
8W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2429 | +9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2790 | +7.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2976 | +8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #96 | 1399 | -11.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 3016 | +9.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2353 | +6.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #12 | 2799 | +9.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Slovakia
#57
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#3,789
in continent
World
#5,568
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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