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Balluch, Ivan
🇸🇰FIDE 14915030· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1971
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Ivan Balluch, a 55-year-old Slovak player, is rated 2005 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3. liga B2 2025 2026 R10-11, 1. liga Zapad 2025 2026 R9, and CZECH OPEN 2025 - 30 plus - open rating tournament. He took a 51-month break between Apr 2013 and Aug 2017.
Current rating
2005
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2005
at best
Apr 2026 · age 55
Apr 2026 · age 55
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26,724
#26,724 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
38th Slovak 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2005
Jun 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 55
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2005
at age 55
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+101 Elo)
1841 → 1942
Apr 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 52
Apr 2023
2020
75th Slovak 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1873
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+53
1952 → 2005
Tournaments
12
23 games
Score
15.5/ 2367.4%
12W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2606 | +12.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2056 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2762 | +9.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 1965 | -0.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 2618 | +6.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #41 | 1930 | -2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2729 | +8.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #115 | 1135 | -11.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1987 | +0.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #52 | 2727 | +8.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Slovakia
#421
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#19,740
in continent
World
#26,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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