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Buzalka, Martin
🇸🇰FIDE 14975726· Male· Slovakia· Born in 2008
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Martin Buzalka, a 18-year-old Slovak player, is rated 2116 — just 22 short of his peak of 2138 (Apr 2026, age 18) and ranked 7th among Slovak players under 18, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +211 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Majstrovstva Slovenska 2026 - kategoria C18, 2. liga B 2025 2026 R10-11, and 3. liga C1 2025 2026 R10-11. Also played 1 rapid (including Open Povazske Podhradie 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Memorial Stanislava Juricka 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #5, #19 and #47 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2116
Standard
Rpd1856·Blz2026
All-time high
2138
−22 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Slovak players under 18 · of 206
Career timeline
10 entries2026
5th Slovak U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2138
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2138
at age 18 · −22 from today
Apr 2026
7-month rising streak
+148 Elo
Apr 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Mar 2026
100 career games
at age 18
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+210
1906 → 2116
Tournaments
18
43 games
Score
30.5/ 4370.9%
23W15D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 2080 | -22.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2162 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2147 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2717 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #76 | 2170 | +4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2132 | +4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #41 | 2783 | +14.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2793 | +16.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2802 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #35 | 1974 | -13.2 |
Rankings
/
Slovakia
#192
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#10,082
in continent
World
#13,932
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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