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Kostka, Pavol
🇸🇰FIDE 14970112· Male· Slovakia· Born in 2008
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Pavol Kostka, a 18-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1839. He has fluctuated between 1835 and 1895 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4. liga A11 2025 2026 R13, 5. liga A11a2025 2026 R13, and 3. liga A1 2025 2026 R8-10. Also played 1 blitz event (including Chess Night Blitz 1.4. 2026) recently. He took a 12-month break between May 2024 and Jun 2025. His peak of 1895 was reached at age 17 (Dec 2025).
At junior level, he reached #41, #24, #19 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1839
Standard
Rpd1726·Blz1874
All-time high
1895
−56 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 17
Dec 2025 · age 17
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,553
#64,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
41st Slovak U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1895
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1895
at age 17 · −56 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+211 Elo)
1624 → 1835
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
May 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1835 → returned at 1856
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
1856 → 1839
Tournaments
12
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
4W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #82 | 1150 | -15.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1759 | -5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #51 | 2627 | +17.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #120 | 917 | -28.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #93 | 1870 | -0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #135 | 1034 | -22.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #49 | 2579 | +14.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #64 | 1730 | -17.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #41 | 2650 | +18.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #95 | 1822 | -3.2 |
Rankings
/
Slovakia
#1,125
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#47,128
in continent
World
#64,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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