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Istona, Martin
FM🇸🇰FIDE 14923475· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1997
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Martin Istona, a 29-year-old Slovak FIDE Master, is rated 2211 and sitting in the top 3% of Slovak players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 4 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent appearances: TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11 and 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Februar 2026. His peak of 2321 was reached at age 18 (May 2015, Slovak #49 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2015 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #3, #2, #3 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2211
Standard
Rpd2117·Blz2134
All-time high
2321
−110 pts below
May 2015 · age 18
May 2015 · age 18
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#87 · Slovak players · of 3,018
Career timeline
19 entries2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Oct 2021
2019
500 career games
at age 22
May 2019
2017
3rd Slovak U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2277
Dec 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Dec 2016
2015
Peak Slovak rank: #49
at age 18 · rated 2321
May 2015
2nd Slovak U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2321
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2224 → 2211
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
1W8D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #71 | 2046 | -14.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | 2303 | +4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #34 | 2139 | -4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #64 | 2154 | -4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #73 | 2354 | +3.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #93 | 2393 | +4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMilan PacherGM
🇸🇰SVK·2285
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsChristopher RepkaGM
🇸🇰SVK·2487
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met May 2017
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vsMikulas ManikGM
🇸🇰SVK·2301
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsJaroslav Banoci
🇸🇰SVK·1932
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsRichard Harvan
🇸🇰SVK·2057
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Apr 2016
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#87
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#5,284
in continent
World
#7,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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