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Babala, Michal
🇸🇰FIDE 14960699· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1982
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Michal Babala, a 44-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1857 — just 22 short of his peak of 1879 (Feb 2026, age 44). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 45-month break between Feb 2020 and Dec 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: 3. liga B1 2025 2026 R8-10 and 2. liga B 2025 2026 R3-4.
Current rating
1857
Standard
Rpd1841·Blz1877
All-time high
1879
−22 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 44
Feb 2026 · age 44
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#59,404
#59,404 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
97th Slovak 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1879
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1879
at age 44 · −22 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 43
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+156 Elo)
1648 → 1804
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 42
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1648 → returned at 1654
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
1826 → 1857
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #84 | 1670 | -22.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 2634 | +18.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #53 | 2822 | +30.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #119 | 1169 | -13.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #20 | 2588 | +18.0 |
Rankings
/
Slovakia
#1,027
out of 3,170 players
Europe
#43,475
in continent
World
#59,404
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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