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Straka, Jozef
FM🇸🇰FIDE 14910560· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1994
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Jozef Straka, a 32-year-old Slovak FIDE Master, is rated 2243 and sitting in the top 2% of Slovak players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2236 and 2285 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11, 2. liga F 2025-2026 r10-11, and 2. liga C 2025 2026 R8-9. His peak of 2373 was reached at age 18 (May 2012, Slovak #30 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2010 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #60 in U18, World #41 in U16, World #82 in U14 and #4 and #2 nationally in U20 and U12.
Current rating
2243
Standard
Rpd2266·Blz—
All-time high
2373
−130 pts below
May 2012 · age 18
May 2012 · age 18
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#64 · Slovak players · of 3,025
Career timeline
22 entries2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2313 → returned at 2320
Jul 2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 26
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Apr 2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Jan 2019
2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
Apr 2015
2013
4th Slovak U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2348
Jan 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2237 → 2243
Tournaments
14
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
7W13D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #35 | 2194 | +1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #65 | 2097 | -4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #55 | 2194 | -2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #82 | 2112 | -7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #46 | 3015 | +8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #79 | 2056 | -10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 2272 | +1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #25 | 2248 | +0.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #63 | 2191 | -1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #38 | 2840 | +5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJuraj DruskaGM
🇸🇰SVK·2463
+3 −5 =6
14 games·last met Feb 2015
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vsMartin Pagerka
🇸🇰SVK·2332
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Jan 2017
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vsTamas PetenyiIM
🇸🇰SVK·2222
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Jan 2016
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vsJuraj Sosovicka
🇸🇰SVK·2082
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Nov 2013
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vsPeter PetranIM
🇸🇰SVK·2187
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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Slovakia
#64
out of 3,170 players
Europe
#4,180
in continent
World
#6,117
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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