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Karaba, Rudolf
🇸🇰FIDE 14967537· Male· Slovakia· Born in 2009
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Rudolf Karaba, a 17-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1979 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +142 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Majstrovstva Slovenska 2026 - kategoria C18, 2. liga B 2025 2026 R10-11, and 3. liga B1 2025 2026 R8-10. Also played 7 rapid (including 6.rocnik Hodoveho sachoveho turnaja Cifer) and 1 blitz events (including Chess Night Blitz 1.4. 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #24, #22, #49 and #19 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1979
Standard
Rpd1973·Blz1739
All-time high
1979
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,971
#30,971 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
24th Slovak U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1979
May 2026
All-time peak 1979
at age 17
May 2026
100 career games
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
22nd Slovak U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1905
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+378 Elo)
1341 → 1719
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+140
1839 → 1979
Tournaments
18
35 games
Score
21.5/ 3561.4%
18W7D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #9 | 2029 | +41.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2527 | +20.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #134 | 1021 | -25.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2093 | +17.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #60 | 1250 | -12.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | 2735 | +21.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #42 | 2519 | +10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #51 | 1203 | -15.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #75 | 1895 | -0.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #36 | 1922 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFerdinand Dubnicka
🇸🇰SVK·1459
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsRoman Ondreicka
🇸🇰SVK·1952
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDominik Barta
🇸🇰SVK·1764
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAndrej Sitar
🇸🇰SVK·1861
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMarek Durovka
🇸🇰SVK·2069
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#503
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#22,896
in continent
World
#30,970
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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