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Kulka, Michal
🇸🇰FIDE 14992418· Male· Slovakia· Born in 2007
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Michal Kulka, a 19-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1585 — just 1 short of his peak of 1586 (Feb 2026, age 19). He is rising rapidly, having gained +125 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3. liga D2 2025 2026 R2, 46.MST SNP Bardejov 2025, and Slovakia Chess Open PIESTANY 2025 - OPEN B. Also played 1 rapid (including Reinter Kosice Rapid 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Bratislavske sachove leto 2025 G Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1585
Standard
Rpd1599·Blz1582
All-time high
1586
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 19
Feb 2026 · age 19
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#152,146
#152,146 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1586
at age 19 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+185 Elo)
1400 → 1585
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Sep 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 17
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+103
1482 → 1585
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
10/ 2638.5%
6W8D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2605 | +32.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #77 | 1025 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/7 | #59 | 1580 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #60 | 1655 | +74.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/7 | #57 | 1687 | +21.6 |
Rankings
/
Slovakia
#2,527
out of 3,170 players
Europe
#100,998
in continent
World
#152,130
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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