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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 1828. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 90 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tatrafest 2026 - MSR seniorov 65, VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026, and 3. liga A2 2025 2026 R9-11. His peak of 2095 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1828
Standard
Rpd1878·Blz1737
All-time high
2095
−267 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 40
Jan 2001 · age 40
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#67,784
#67,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
1858 → 1828
Tournaments
14
82 games
Score
38/ 8246.3%
28W29D25L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSlawomir KurpiewskiCM1,973·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R7·+14.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #25 | 1933 | +26.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/8 | #25 | 1797 | 0.0 |
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 |
Worst Elo result: XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60 (-44.0 Elo, finished #31).
Rankings
/
Slovakia
#1,187
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#49,386
in continent
World
#67,783
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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