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Holly, Karol
🇸🇰FIDE 14943603· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1980
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Karol Holly, a 46-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1784. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 14 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4. liga B1 2025 2026 R11, grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, and Trojkralova zimna Skalica Open 2026. Also played 6 rapid (including Kapustnicovy sachovy turnaj Lipt.Sliace - 38.rocnik) and 1 blitz events (including Bratislavske sachove leto 2025 G Blitz) recently. He took a 20-month break between May 2022 and Feb 2024. His peak of 1845 was reached at age 44 (Dec 2024).
Current rating
1784
Standard
Rpd1760·Blz1783
All-time high
1845
−61 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 44
Dec 2024 · age 44
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#81,386
#81,386 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+119 Elo)
1724 → 1843
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1845
at age 44 · −61 from today
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 44
Feb 2024
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1740 → returned at 1724
May 2022
2020
Crossed 1800
at age 40
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1793 → 1784
Tournaments
11
46 games
Score
24.5/ 4653.3%
15W19D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 1715 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #690 | 2009 | +13.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #54 | 2557 | +9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2193 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #17 | 1759 | -18.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 1638 | -3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #22 | 2586 | +10.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #115 | 1080 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #42 | 1848 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #47 | 1754 | -8.0 |
Rankings
/
Slovakia
#1,444
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#58,690
in continent
World
#81,384
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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