Jan Šubelj

Jan Šubelj is a Slovenian chess grandmaster.

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	2545 (October 2025)
Peak rating	2549 (June 2025)

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]