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Hemala, Jozef
🇸🇰FIDE 14908123· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1957
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Jozef Hemala, a 69-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1811. He has fluctuated between 1797 and 1854 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3. liga C1 2025 2026 R10-11, 4. liga C12 2025 2026 R8-9, and 2. liga C 2025 2026 R7. Also played 1 rapid event (including Kapustnicovy sachovy turnaj Lipt.Sliace - 38.rocnik) recently. He took a 53-month break between Oct 2004 and Apr 2009. His peak of 1986 was reached at age 46 (Oct 2003).
Current rating
1811
Standard
Rpd1752·Blz1847
All-time high
1986
−175 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 46
Oct 2003 · age 46
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#72,897
#72,897 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+147 Elo)
1704 → 1851
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2016
6-month rising streak
+31 Elo
Mar 2016
2015
100 career games
at age 58
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
1798 → 1811
Tournaments
13
19 games
Score
10.5/ 1955.3%
9W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #97 | 1591 | -13.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #89 | 1037 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #31 | 1946 | +6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2568 | +8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #74 | 1154 | -7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #84 | 1085 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #66 | 1698 | -7.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #39 | 2622 | +9.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 1652 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #32 | 2630 | +10.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIgor Druska
🇸🇰SVK·1763
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJan Komlos
🇸🇰SVK·1676
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsPeter Gasper
🇸🇰SVK·1772
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsValerian Valasek
🇸🇰SVK·1830
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsStefan Bracok
🇸🇰SVK·1821
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#1,290
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#52,881
in continent
World
#72,896
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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