Jan Šubelj

Jan Šubelj

Šubelj in 2024
Personal information
Born	(2004-09-13) September 13, 2004 (age 21) Ljubljana, Slovenia
Chess career
Country	Slovenia
Title	Grandmaster (2023) [1]
FIDE   rating	2540 (January 2026)
Peak rating	2549 (June 2025)

Jan Šubelj is a Slovenian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In July 2020, he gained the International Master title at the St. Veitu Open. ^[2]

He is the youngest Slovenian grandmaster, ^[3] having earned his GM norms at the: ^[1]

• GM Mix Third Saturday in Novi Sad, February 2022
• FE 7 Vergani Cup in Bassano del Grappa, February 2023
• European Individual Chess Championship in Vrnjacka Banja, March 2023

In December 2023, he finished 16th in the European Speed Chess Championship, with a score of 9.5/13. ^[4]

At the 45th Chess Olympiad in September 2024, he was part of the Slovenian team that finished in 9th place overall. ^[5]

References

1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
2. Ulcar, Miha (July 22, 2020). "Jan Šubelj s 16 leti najmlajši slovenski mednarodni mojster" (in Slovenian).
3. Kaps, Darja (October 4, 2023). "Slovenci unovčili prednost v Termah Čatež in postali prvaki" (in Slovenian).
4. "Jan Šubelj at the Speed Chess EP 16".
5. "Team composition for federation SLO - Open".