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Hornak, Pavol
🇸🇰FIDE 14918773· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1960
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Pavol Hornak, a 66-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1762. He has fluctuated between 1739 and 1799 over the past 2 years. 26 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 4. liga A22 2025 2026 R10-11, 3. liga A2 2025 2026 R9-11, and OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - D2. Also played 3 rapid events (including Memorial Richarda Retiho XVII. rocnik) recently. His peak of 1825 was reached at age 57 (Feb 2017).
Current rating
1762
Standard
Rpd1673·Blz1787
All-time high
1825
−63 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 57
Feb 2017 · age 57
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#88,511
#88,511 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1669 → 1799
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1752 → returned at 1751
Jul 2020
2017
All-time peak 1825
at age 57 · −63 from today
Feb 2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Jan 2017
2015
Crossed 1800
at age 55
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1759 → 1762
Tournaments
13
26 games
Score
13/ 2650.0%
8W10D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 1969 | +12.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #30 | 1945 | +10.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #71 | 1032 | -7.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #84 | 1047 | -8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #40 | 1462 | -16.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #37 | 1043 | -8.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 1634 | -4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 2261 | +2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 1813 | +0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #37 | 1748 | -1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPavol Vlkovic
🇸🇰SVK·1776
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsPeter Janas
🇸🇰SVK·1758
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met May 2024
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vsAnton Brestovansky
🇸🇰SVK·1811
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsLajos Both
🇸🇰SVK·1755
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsViliam Jancicka
🇸🇰SVK·1641
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#1,574
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#63,469
in continent
World
#88,509
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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