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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 2125 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2092 and 2145 over the past 2 years. 43 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). 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 2 rapid (including MSR v rapid sachu 2026) and 1 blitz events (including MSR v bleskovom sachu 2026) 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
2125
Standard
Rpd2046·Blz2058
All-time high
2163
−38 pts below
Feb 2023 · age 25
Feb 2023 · age 25
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,220 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 28
Jun 2026
2025
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 · −38 from today
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2131 → 2125
Tournaments
15
43 games
Score
23/ 4353.5%
20W6D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/8 | #1 | 2229 | +26.2 |
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 |
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·2081
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#177
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#9,558
in continent
World
#13,220
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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