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Kovac, Stefan
🇸🇰FIDE 14911183· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1966
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Stefan Kovac, a 60-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1738. He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXXV.rocnik sachoveho turnaja ZEMPLINSKA VEZA FIDE OPEN 2026, 3. liga D3 2025 2026 R9, and 1. liga Vychod 2025 2026 R10-11. His peak of 1870 was reached at age 47 (May 2013).
Current rating
1738
Standard
Rpd1851·Blz—
All-time high
1870
−132 pts below
May 2013 · age 47
May 2013 · age 47
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#96,714
#96,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1666 → 1805
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1719 → returned at 1721
Jul 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 53
Nov 2019
6-month rising streak
+37 Elo
Mar 2019
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1706 → 1738
Tournaments
8
18 games
Score
10/ 1855.6%
7W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #6 | 1807 | +14.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 1685 | -1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #63 | 1707 | -0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 1690 | -2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 1913 | +10.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #57 | 1983 | +6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 1821 | +3.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 1755 | +1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Slovakia
#1,699
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#68,828
in continent
World
#96,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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