Juraj Druska

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Juraj Druska
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Juraj Druska (2021)
Country Slovakia
Born (1994-08-31) August 31, 1994 (age 30)
Title International Master (2015)
FIDE   rating 2429 (July 2025)
Peak rating 2530 (August 2022)

Juraj Druska (born 1994) is a Slovak chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master in 2015. [1]

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In 2025, he earned his final grandmaster norm by scoring 6.5/9 at the Slovak championship in Piestany. He is set to become Slovakia's next GM once FIDE approves his title application during the next council.

Chess career

He won the CH18 Category of the Slovak Youth Championships in 2012. [2] He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2021, where he defeated Mircea-Emilian Parligras (1.5/0.5) in the first round, before being knocked out by Jorden van Foreest (1.5/0.5) in the second round. [3]

References

  1. "Druska, Juraj". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  2. s.r.o, Global24 (26 March 2012). "Šachisti získali sedem medailí". Mikuláš24.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup-results.fide.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-07-17.