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Zetocha, Claudiu Andrei
FM🇸🇰FIDE 14906570· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1970
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Claudiu Andrei Zetocha, a 56-year-old Slovak FIDE Master, is rated 2229 and sitting in the top 2% of Slovak players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11, 1. liga Zapad 2025 2026 R10-11, and Arad Grand Prix 2025 - A. Also played 1 rapid event (including Memorial MUDr. Tadeusa Nemca) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2009–2010) and 13 months (2010–2011). His peak of 2439 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2001, Slovak #6 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 31). Earned a IM norm at European Senior Team Chess Championship 2024 - Section O50.
Current rating
2229
Standard
Rpd2185·Blz2196
All-time high
2439
−210 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 31
Oct 2001 · age 31
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#71 · Slovak players · of 3,025
Career timeline
20 entries2026
2nd Slovak 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2229
May 2026
2024
3rd Slovak 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2294
Nov 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 52
Nov 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Dec 2019
2017
3rd Slovak 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2359
Dec 2017
2013
3rd Slovak 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2363
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
2267 → 2229
Tournaments
12
29 games
Score
12.5/ 2943.1%
5W15D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #27 | 2292 | +2.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #21 | 2168 | -2.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #53 | 2271 | +1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #82 | 1498 | -4.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 2207 | -0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #72 | 2149 | -2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2218 | -0.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #102 | 1364 | -6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #71 | 2010 | -6.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #57 | 2341 | +2.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKarol MotuzFM
🇸🇰SVK·2233
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMilan PacherGM
🇸🇰SVK·2298
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMartin Dobrotka
🇸🇰SVK·2200
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsSamir SahidiIM
🇸🇰SVK·2491
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met May 2022
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vsJuraj LipkaIM
🇸🇰SVK·2337
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#71
out of 3,170 players
Europe
#4,647
in continent
World
#6,738
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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