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Polko, Pavol
🇸🇰FIDE 14936259· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1953
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Pavol Polko, a 73-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1673. He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: 5. liga C12 2025 2026 R8-9. Also played 3 rapid events (including Kapustnicovy sachovy turnaj Lipt.Sliace - 38.rocnik) recently. His peak of 1913 was reached at age 59 (Sep 2012).
Current rating
1673
Standard
Rpd1669·Blz1788
All-time high
1913
−240 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 59
Sep 2012 · age 59
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#119,615
#119,615 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1547 → 1690
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1609 → returned at 1601
Jul 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 65
Jan 2018
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 60
Apr 2013
2012
93rd Slovak 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1913
Oct 2012
All-time peak 1913
at age 59 · −240 from today
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+22
1651 → 1673
Tournaments
6
19 games
Score
9.5/ 1950.0%
11W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/8 | #41 | 1635 | -12.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2315 | +12.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #11 | 1646 | -1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2559 | +12.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 1749 | +4.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2249 | +4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEmil Konkol
🇸🇰SVK·1763
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJan Zeman
🇸🇰SVK·1677
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMilan Hajtmansky
🇸🇰SVK·1569
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsIgor Druska
🇸🇰SVK·1763
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsViliam Ziaran
🇸🇰SVK·1829
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Slovakia
#2,084
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#82,995
in continent
World
#119,609
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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