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Kovalsky, Vladimir
🇸🇰FIDE 14907097· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1969
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Vladimir Kovalsky, a 57-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1948. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2. liga D 2025 2026 R10-11 and 3. liga D1 2025 2026 R9-11. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2009–2010) and 58 months (2016–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2067 was reached at age 47 (Apr 2016).
Current rating
1948
Standard
Rpd2001·Blz—
All-time high
2067
−119 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 47
Apr 2016 · age 47
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,111
#37,111 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2025
35th Slovak 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2004
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
Dec 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Feb 2023
2022
35th Slovak 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2043
Mar 2022
2016
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 2036 → returned at 2038
Dec 2016
100 career games
at age 47
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
1985 → 1948
Tournaments
8
13 games
Score
5/ 1338.5%
2W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #77 | 1871 | -2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #13 | 1977 | +2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #53 | 2553 | +5.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #104 | 1234 | -7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #100 | 1248 | -15.6 |
Rankings
/
Slovakia
#620
out of 3,170 players
Europe
#27,435
in continent
World
#37,111
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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