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Kapinaj, Matus
🇸🇰FIDE 14980703· Male· Slovakia· Born in 2008
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Matus Kapinaj, a 18-year-old Slovak player, is rated 2010. He has fluctuated between 1763 and 2082 over the past 2 years. 77 rated games in the past year (≈74/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Majstrovstva Slovenska 2026 - kategoria C18, 2. liga A 2025 2026 R10-11, and 5. liga A11a2025 2026 R11-12. Also played 7 rapid (including 4. JAVES Cup) and 1 blitz events (including Chess Night Blitz 1.4. 2026) recently. His peak of 2082 was reached at age 17 (May 2025).
At junior level, he reached #11 and #15 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2010
Standard
Rpd2048·Blz1808
All-time high
2082
−72 pts below
May 2025 · age 17
May 2025 · age 17
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25,969
#25,969 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
May 2026
2025
11th Slovak U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2082
May 2025
All-time peak 2082
at age 17 · −72 from today
May 2025
7-month rising streak
+173 Elo
May 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+361 Elo)
1638 → 1999
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2017 → 2010
Tournaments
16
59 games
Score
36/ 5961.0%
24W24D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #6 | 2001 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #13 | 2008 | +10.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #118 | 1211 | -20.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 1839 | -9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #43 | 2625 | +10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #62 | 1113 | -26.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #110 | 1245 | -19.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 2125 | +9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #5 | 2613 | +18.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #64 | 1990 | -4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTomas Livnansky
🇸🇰SVK·2018
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsTomas Cizmar
🇸🇰SVK·1834
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsTeodor Malaschitz
🇸🇰SVK·1915
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMartin JablonickyIM
🇸🇰SVK·2358
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAron Pongo
🇸🇰SVK·2078
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#408
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#19,182
in continent
World
#25,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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