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Michalik, Peter
GM🇸🇰FIDE 14907526· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1990
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Peter Michalik, a 36-year-old Slovak Grandmaster, is rated 2540 and ranked 1st among Slovak players, and 364th worldwide. He is currently in the 2525–2550 range. 42 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11. Also played 1 rapid event (including CZECH OPEN 2025 - G1 - rapid tournament) recently. He took a 14-month break between Apr 2002 and Jul 2003. His peak of 2605 was reached at age 30 (Sep 2020, World #213 at the time); he has been Slovak #1 for 57 months and counting.
Competes for Slovakia since Oct 2025. Awarded GM in 2011 (age 21) and IM in 2008 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #63 in U20, World #72 in U18, World #23 in U16, World #77 in U14 and World #32 in U12.
Current rating
2540
Standard
Rpd2511·Blz2590
All-time high
2605
−65 pts below
Sep 2020 · age 30
Sep 2020 · age 30
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Slovak players · of 3,025
#1 nationally since Sep 2025
#1 nationally since Sep 2025
Career timeline
24 entries2026
57 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 22 months · since Aug 2013
May 2026
2025
Switched federation: CZE → SVK
at age 35
Oct 2025
2020
Peak World rank: #213
at age 30 · rated 2605
Sep 2020
Crossed 2600
at age 30
Sep 2020
All-time peak 2605
at age 30 · −65 from today
Sep 2020
2019
1,000 career games
at age 29
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
2562 → 2540
Tournaments
17
42 games
Score
21.5/ 4251.2%
7W29D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #50 | 2538 | -0.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #49 | 2522 | -1.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #52 | 2404 | -6.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #37 | 2427 | -3.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #47 | 2560 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #37 | 2590 | +0.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #52 | 2338 | -4.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #136 | 2287 | -9.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #23 | 2639 | +1.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2621 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid NavaraGM
🇨🇿CZE·2624
+2 −13 =5
20 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsVojtech PlatGM
🇸🇰SVK·2483
+5 −1 =7
13 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsZbynek HracekGM
🇨🇿CZE·2525
+2 −5 =6
13 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJiri StocekGM
🇨🇿CZE·2500
+3 −4 =5
12 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsVlastimil BabulaGM
🇨🇿CZE·2489
+5 −0 =6
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Slovakia
#1
out of 3,170 players
Europe
#209
in continent
World
#364
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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