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SJ
Sulko, Jan
🇸🇰FIDE 14906104· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1965
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Jan Sulko, a 61-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1985. He is progressing steadily with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: 3. liga C2 2025 2026 R8-9 and 2. liga C 2025 2026 R10-11. His peak of 2142 was reached at age 41 (Oct 2006).
Current rating
1985
Standard
Rpd1964·Blz—
All-time high
2142
−157 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 41
Oct 2006 · age 41
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,963
#29,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
29th Slovak 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1985
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
1915 → 1958
Feb 2026
2022
44th Slovak 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1979
Mar 2022
2020
47th Slovak 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2001
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+29
1956 → 1985
Tournaments
12
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
8W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 2045 | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #39 | 2785 | +10.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #99 | 1384 | -10.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2752 | +9.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | 2631 | +13.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2972 | +15.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #64 | 1938 | -0.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #42 | 2480 | +3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2766 | +10.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #68 | 1814 | -6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladimir Giertli
🇸🇰SVK·1967
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJan Puskar
🇸🇰SVK·2035
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMartin Budinsky
🇸🇰SVK·2125
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2020
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vsPavol Palider
🇸🇰SVK·1946
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsIstvan MedeFM
🇭🇺HUN·2149
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#480
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#22,137
in continent
World
#29,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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