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Kulich, Daniel
🇸🇰FIDE 14959208· Male· Slovakia· Born in 2007
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Daniel Kulich, a 19-year-old Slovak player, is rated 2050 — his current career high and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +151 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and 2. liga B 2025 2026 R10-11. Also played 2 rapid events (including Pohar primatora mesta Kezmarok v rapid sachu 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #24, #26, #8, #14 and #30 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2050
Standard
Rpd1871·Blz1954
All-time high
2050
at best
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#20,788 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
24th Slovak U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2050
May 2026
All-time peak 2050
at age 19
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
26th Slovak U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2012
Dec 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+151
1899 → 2050
Tournaments
16
42 games
Score
24.5/ 4258.3%
20W9D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #110 | 1546 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/11 | #323 | 2085 | +11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #50 | 2716 | +7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #83 | 2020 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2677 | +12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | 2676 | +6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #85 | 2014 | +0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #10 | 2716 | +15.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 2082 | +2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #91 | 2029 | +1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIgor Skreko
🇸🇰SVK·2217
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsKristian Rucek
🇸🇰SVK·2159
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMarek Tobias Janik
🇸🇰SVK·2163
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsDaniel Compel
🇸🇰SVK·2137
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#314
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#15,258
in continent
World
#20,788
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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