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Vrbova, Niki

WFM🇸🇰

FIDEFIDE 14906341· Female· Slovakia· Born in 1983

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Niki Vrbova, a 43-year-old Slovak Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2015. She has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. liga D 2025 2026 R8-9, 3. liga A1 2025 2026 R6-7, and MSR zien 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Rapid Championship 2025) recently. She took a 12-month break between Apr 2009 and May 2010. Her peak of 2225 was reached at age 25 (Apr 2008).

Previously known as Niki Varholakova (until Oct 2014). Awarded WFM in 2006 (age 23). At junior level, she reached #14 and #5 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2015

Standard

Rpd2020·Blz2052

All-time high

2225

−210 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 25

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#25,266

#25,266 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2025
27th Slovak 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2087
Apr 2025
2019
25th Slovak 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2170
Sep 2019
7-month rising streak
+27 Elo
May 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Feb 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
2136 → 2199
Dec 2016
2014
Renamed to Vrbova, Niki
at age 31
Oct 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Zuzana BorosovaWGM 2,234
MSR zien 2025 · Jul 2025 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
-57
2072 → 2015
Tournaments
6
16 games
Score
4.5/ 1628.1%
2W5D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTomas Dusik2,156·3. liga A1 2025 2026 R5·R5·+13.5
2.[W]vsOlga YushkoWFM2,020·2. liga D 2025 2026 R5-6·R5·+9.8
3.[D]vsZuzana BorosovaWGM2,234·MSR zien 2025·R2·+5.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDiana Vasylchuk1,977·MSR zien 2025·R9·-11.1
2.[L]vsJana Sosovickova2,016·MSR zien 2025·R5·-9.9
3.[L]vsIvan Janos2,021·3. liga A1 2025 2026 R6-7·R7·-9.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2. liga D 2025 2026 R8-9
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#761889-3.6
3. liga A1 2025 2026 R6-7
Team
Jan 20260/1#1251221-10.2
2. liga D 2025 2026 R5-6
Team
Dec 20251/2#532173+7.8
3. liga A1 2025 2026 R5
Team
Nov 20251/1#112956+13.8
2. liga D 2025 2026 R3-4
Team
Nov 20250.5/2#811866-7.8
MSR zien 2025
Round-Robin
Jul 20251.5/9#101803-57.4
Worst Elo result: MSR zien 2025 (-57.4 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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Slovakia
#398
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#18,660
in continent
World
#25,266
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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1
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2,540
2
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2,539
3
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2,529
4
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2,491
5
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2,487
6
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2,484
7
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2,483
8
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2,465
9
🇸🇰Haring, FilipFollow Filip HaringTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,457
10
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2,429
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398🇸🇰Vrbova, Niki2,015
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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18660🇸🇰Vrbova, Niki2,015
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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25266🇸🇰Vrbova, Niki2,015