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Druska, Juraj
GM🇸🇰FIDE 14915650· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1994
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Juraj Druska, a 32-year-old Slovak Grandmaster, is rated 2465 and ranked 8th among Slovak players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈75/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R7-8. Also played 3 rapid (including Memorial Richarda Retiho XVII. rocnik) and 1 blitz events (including SUMMER PRAGUE OPEN 2025 D - blitz tournament) recently. His peak of 2530 was reached at age 28 (Aug 2022, World #484 at the time); he has been in Slovak top 10 for 87 months and counting (5 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded GM in 2025 (age 31), IM in 2015 (age 21), and FM in 2011 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #92 in U20, World #72 in U18, World #84 in U16 and #3 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2465
Standard
Rpd2444·Blz2418
All-time high
2530
−65 pts below
Aug 2022 · age 28
Aug 2022 · age 28
Activity
102
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Slovak players · of 3,018
National top 10 since Aug 2025
National top 10 since Aug 2025
Career timeline
22 entries2026
87 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 61 months · since Nov 2015
Jun 2026
2025
GM title awardedGM
at age 31 · 2025 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2025
2022
Peak World rank: #484
at age 28 · rated 2530
Aug 2022
All-time peak 2530
at age 28 · −67 from today
Aug 2022
1,000 career games
at age 28
May 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2500
at age 27
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
2429 → 2465
Tournaments
16
72 games
Score
36.5/ 7250.7%
22W40D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 5/8 | #16 | 2473 | +1.5 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #37 | 2640 | +7.5 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/11 | #84 | 2426 | -2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #30 | 2489 | +0.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #74 | 2405 | -2.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #92 | 2383 | -2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | 2322 | -3.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #77 | 2427 | -1.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2430 | +4.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #40 | 2589 | +3.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJergus PechacGM
🇸🇰SVK·2539
+5 −7 =11
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsMartin NeugebauerIM
🇸🇰SVK·2483
+5 −4 =9
18 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsStefan MazurIM
🇸🇰SVK·2367
+8 −6 =3
17 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsChristopher RepkaGM
🇸🇰SVK·2487
+7 −4 =5
16 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsMikulas ManikGM
🇸🇰SVK·2301
+1 −3 =11
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Slovakia
#8
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#524
in continent
World
#870
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Slovakia
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