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Palka, Miroslav
🇸🇰FIDE 14905574· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1961
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Miroslav Palka, a 65-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1802. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 74 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026, 3. liga A2 2025 2026 R9-11, and Slovakia Chess Open 2026 - Modransky pohar Ludovita Stura. His peak of 2095 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1802
Standard
Rpd1878·Blz1737
All-time high
2095
−293 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 40
Jan 2001 · age 40
Activity
78
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
74 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#75,694
#75,694 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
May 2026
2025
1,000 career games
at age 64
Nov 2025
7-month rising streak
+65 Elo
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+196 Elo)
1646 → 1842
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Sep 2024
2022
97th Slovak 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1815
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-56
1858 → 1802
Tournaments
13
82 games
Score
34/ 8241.5%
28W29D25L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSlawomir KurpiewskiCM1,973·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R7·+14.6
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsWlodzimierz Gospodarczyk1,673·XXI MIEDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL SZACHOWY PERLA BALTYKU - GRUPA C·R3·-14.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #77 | 1812 | +6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #29 | 1928 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #28 | 1814 | -4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #37 | 1886 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #31 | 1638 | -44.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2481 | +6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #73 | 1122 | -7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 1874 | +1.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2128 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/9 | #40 | 1815 | -11.2 |
Worst Elo result: XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60 (-44.0 Elo, finished #31).
Rankings
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Slovakia
#1,331
out of 3,170 players
Europe
#54,788
in continent
World
#75,694
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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