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Pechac, Jergus
GM🇸🇰FIDE 14926970· Male· Slovakia· Born in 2001
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Jergus Pechac, a 25-year-old Slovak Grandmaster, is rated 2539 and ranked 2nd among Slovak players, and 369th worldwide. He has slipped back 65 Elo over the past 12 months. 157 rated games in the past year (≈93/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11, 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11. Also played 1 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2637 was reached at age 22 (Jan 2023, World #112 at the time); he spent 40 months as Slovak #1.
Awarded GM in 2019 (age 18), IM in 2017 (age 16), FM in 2015 (age 14), and CM in 2012 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U14, World #12 in U20, World #30 in U18, World #4 in U16, World #6 in U12 and World #9 in U10.
Current rating
2539
Standard
Rpd2543·Blz2572
All-time high
2637
−98 pts below
Jan 2023 · age 22
Jan 2023 · age 22
Activity
119
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
157 past 12 mo · ≈13/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Slovak players · of 3,026
40 months in #1 nationally (2021–2025)
40 months in #1 nationally (2021–2025)
Career timeline
29 entries2025
40 months in National #1
longest streak 20 months · since Dec 2021
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2600
at age 24
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2600
at age 24
Feb 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2600
at age 22
Apr 2023
Peak World rank: #112
at age 22 · rated 2637
Jan 2023
All-time peak 2637
at age 22 · −98 from today
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-41
2580 → 2539
Tournaments
27
136 games
Score
81/ 13659.6%
50W62D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #30 | 2565 | +1.5 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #14 | 2582 | +4.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #36 | 2568 | +1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #33 | 2492 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 2368 | -2.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #148 | 2291 | -8.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #40 | 2510 | -0.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #37 | 2624 | +3.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 3221 | +3.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2257 | -3.3 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsSamir SahidiIM
🇸🇰SVK·2491
+10 −1 =14
25 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsStefan MazurIM
🇸🇰SVK·2368
+12 −6 =6
24 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJuraj DruskaGM
🇸🇰SVK·2463
+7 −5 =10
22 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMartin JablonickyIM
🇸🇰SVK·2358
+13 −3 =5
21 games·last met May 2025
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vsFilip HaringGM
🇸🇰SVK·2464
+7 −2 =9
18 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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Slovakia
#2
out of 3,171 players
Europe
#213
in continent
World
#369
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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