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Major, Jozef

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FIDEFIDE 951994· Male· Serbia· Born in 1964

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Jozef Major, a 62-year-old Serbian player, is rated 2046 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2017–2019), 42 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 33 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: OPEN SIVAC 2025. His peak of 2130 was reached at age 47 (Nov 2011).

Current rating

2046

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2130

−84 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 47

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 10%

#21,225 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
85th Serbian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2047
Dec 2025
2023
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2089 → returned at 2047
Feb 2023
2020
86th Serbian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2117
Jun 2020
2019
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 2117 → returned at 2089
Jul 2019
2017
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2116 → returned at 2117
Oct 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
2076 → 2115
Jun 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lazar Kovac 1,926
OPEN SIVAC 2025 · Nov 2025 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
-43
2089 → 2046
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W2D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsLazar Kovac1,926·OPEN SIVAC 2025·R7·+6.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsZoran J Gulin1,864·OPEN SIVAC 2025·R1·-14.8
2.[L]vsIgor Andric1,934·OPEN SIVAC 2025·R4·-13.1
3.[L]vsBranislav Vujovic2,139·OPEN SIVAC 2025·R3·-7.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
OPEN SIVAC 2025
Swiss
Nov 20252/6#151824-42.6
Worst Elo result: OPEN SIVAC 2025 (-42.6 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

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Serbia
#719
out of 4,264 players
Europe
#15,592
in continent
World
#21,225
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Serbia
1
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2,664
2
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2,616
3
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2,602
4
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2,600
5
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2,547
6
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2,528
6
🇷🇸Markus, RobertFollow Robert MarkusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,528
8
🇷🇸Perunovic, MilosFollow Milos PerunovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
9
🇷🇸Budisavljevic, LukaFollow Luka BudisavljevicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
10
🇷🇸Ratkovic, MilovanFollow Milovan RatkovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,486
...
719🇷🇸Major, Jozef2,046
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿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.
2,708
...
15592🇷🇸Major, Jozef2,046
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
21225🇷🇸Major, Jozef2,046