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KJ
Koval, Jakub
🇸🇰FIDE 14933993· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1998
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Jakub Koval, a 28-year-old Slovak player, is rated 2099 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 3. liga D2 2025 2026 R9-11, 1. liga Vychod 2025 2026 R10-11, and 2. liga D 2025 2026 R10-11. Also played 1 rapid event (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2163 was reached at age 25 (Feb 2023).
At junior level, he reached #16, #18 and #34 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2099
Standard
Rpd2051·Blz2041
All-time high
2163
−64 pts below
Feb 2023 · age 25
Feb 2023 · age 25
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,508 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 27
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 27
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 26
Jun 2024
2023
51st Slovak 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2163
Feb 2023
All-time peak 2163
at age 25 · −64 from today
Feb 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 23
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-32
2131 → 2099
Tournaments
14
43 games
Score
16.5/ 4338.4%
20W6D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #68 | 2716 | +5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #101 | 1490 | -11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #66 | 2129 | +0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #38 | 2060 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #215 | 2040 | -26.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #56 | 2185 | +2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #79 | 1487 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #92 | 1549 | -4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #48 | 2648 | +3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #53 | 2258 | +6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMikulas ManikGM
🇸🇰SVK·2301
+1 −9 =2
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsMichal VerbovskyCM
🇸🇰SVK·2162
+6 −1 =4
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsPatrik Kravec
🇸🇰SVK·2106
+2 −3 =6
11 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsDominik Nandrazi
🇸🇰SVK·2008
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsEduard Panko
🇸🇰SVK·2055
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#223
out of 3,171 players
Europe
#11,289
in continent
World
#15,508
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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