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VJ
Volek, Jan
🇸🇰FIDE 14901161· Male· Slovakia· Born in 1956
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Jan Volek, a 70-year-old Slovak player, is rated 1744. He has fluctuated between 1740 and 1821 over the past 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearance: 4. liga A11 2025 2026 R13. His peak of 1827 was reached at age 68 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1744
Standard
Rpd1711·Blz1783
All-time high
1827
−83 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#94,634
#94,634 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1714 → 1821
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1827
at age 68 · −83 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1689 → returned at 1705
Apr 2020
2015
Crossed 1800
at age 59
Jul 2015
2012
100 career games
at age 56
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1772 → 1744
Tournaments
8
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
3W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #57 | 1780 | +1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #57 | 2465 | +8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 1553 | -5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #110 | 1415 | -18.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #121 | 919 | -11.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 1682 | -2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 1883 | +6.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #24 | 1663 | -5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRafael Tomanek
🇸🇰SVK·1886
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsLubomir Munk
🇸🇰SVK·1797
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsJozef Pekar
🇸🇰SVK·1891
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsJan Marcek
🇸🇰SVK·1705
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsMatej Certik
🇸🇰SVK·1866
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2018
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Rankings
/
Slovakia
#1,665
out of 3,199 players
Europe
#67,486
in continent
World
#94,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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