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Samko, Karol

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FIDEFIDE 14908832· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1971

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Karol Samko, a 55-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1910. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 67 months (2013–2019), 40 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 3. liga A1 2025 2026 R11 and CZECH OPEN 2025 - 30 plus - open rating tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including CZECH OPEN 2025 - G2 - rapid tournament) recently. His peak of 2096 was reached at age 36 (Jul 2007).

Current rating

1910

Standard

Rpd1934·Blz1933

All-time high

2096

−186 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 36

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#45,703

#45,703 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
72nd Slovak 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1917
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
1861 → 1913
Feb 2025
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1913 → returned at 1917
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1887 → returned at 1869
Sep 2019
56th Slovak 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1950
Jul 2019
2013
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 1944 → returned at 1946
May 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Graham Strouts 1,927
3. liga A1 2025 2026 R11 · Apr 2026 · +0.5 Elo
Evolution
-3
1913 → 1910
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsOliver Kudela2,024·3. liga A1 2025 2026 R8-10·R9·-6.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3. liga A1 2025 2026 R11
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#581927+0.4
3. liga A1 2025 2026 R8-10
Team
Mar 20260/1#1351224-7.2
CZECH OPEN 2025 - 30 plus - open rating tournament
Open Swiss
Jul 20251/1#992457+3.8

Rankings

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Slovakia
#784
out of 3,170 players
Europe
#33,683
in continent
World
#45,703
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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2
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3
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2,529
4
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5
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2,487
6
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2,483
7
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2,480
8
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2,464
9
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2,463
10
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2,430
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784🇸🇰Samko, Karol1,910
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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33683🇸🇰Samko, Karol1,910
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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45703🇸🇰Samko, Karol1,910