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Paluska, Karol

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FIDEFIDE 73617121· Male· Slovakia· Born in 2006

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Karol Paluska, a 20-year-old Slovak player, is rated 2101 — his current career high and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. liga Zapad 2025 2026 R10-11, 2. liga C 2025 2026 R10-11, and 2. liga A 2025 2026 R8-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rapid Raca 4 FIDE) recently.

At junior level, he reached #18, #14, #12, #9 and #22 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2101

Standard

Rpd1903·Blz1886

All-time high

2101

at best
Apr 2026 · age 20

Activity

38

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 7%

#15,324 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
Crossed 2100
at age 20
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2101
at age 20
Apr 2026
2025
18th Slovak U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2079
Dec 2025
500 career games
at age 19
Jul 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Zsuzsanna TerbeWIM 2,165
1st Arpad-hazi Jolan Open · Aug 2025 · +3.3 Elo
Best comeback
2. liga A 2025 2026 R3-4
finished #2 (seeded #35 of 270)
Evolution
+30
20712101
Tournaments
9
26 games
Score
18/ 2669.2%
13W10D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMichal Gajdos1,796·PRESOV OPEN 2025·R3·-16.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Mar 20262/2#142584+9.6
Team
Mar 20261/2#472118+1.6
Team
Feb 20261/1#552921+11.2
Team
Nov 20252/2#22846+19.8
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#172252+10.6
Team
Oct 20250/1#901396-6.0
Team
Oct 20251.5/2#192216+8.8
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/7#432039-0.4
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/7#121910-24.4
Worst Elo result: PRESOV OPEN 2025 (-24.4 Elo, finished #12).

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Rankings

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Slovakia
#217
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#11,124
in continent
World
#15,324
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Slovakia
1
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2,540
2
🇸🇰Pechac, JergusFollow Jergus PechacTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,539
3
🇸🇰Gazik, ViktorFollow Viktor GazikTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,529
4
🇸🇰Plat, VojtechFollow Vojtech PlatTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,491
5
🇸🇰Repka, ChristopherFollow Christopher RepkaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,487
6
🇸🇰Sahidi, SamirFollow Samir SahidiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,484
7
🇸🇰Neugebauer, MartinFollow Martin NeugebauerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,483
8
🇸🇰Druska, JurajFollow Juraj DruskaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,465
9
🇸🇰Haring, FilipFollow Filip HaringTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,457
10
🇸🇰Hujbert, FlorianFollow Florian HujbertTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,429
...
217🇸🇰Paluska, Karol2,101
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
11124🇸🇰Paluska, Karol2,101
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
15324🇸🇰Paluska, Karol2,101