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Koval, Michal
🇨🇿FIDE 14911019· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1988
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Michal Koval, a 38-year-old Czech player, is rated 2001. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 8 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PSS - Krajska soutez 1.1 2025-2026 r11, 2. liga A 2025 2026 R10-11, and 2. liga B 2025-2026 r10-11. Also played 1 rapid event (including SUMMER PRAGUE OPEN 2025 C - rapid tournament) recently. His peak of 2088 was reached at age 22 (May 2010).
Competes for Czech Republic since May 2023. At junior level, he reached #26 and #24 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2001
Standard
Rpd2012·Blz—
All-time high
2088
−87 pts below
May 2010 · age 22
May 2010 · age 22
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,349
#27,349 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
73rd Czech 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2044
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1970 → 2044
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 37
Nov 2025
2023
Switched federation: SVK → CZE
at age 35
May 2023
2016
7-month rising streak
+22 Elo
May 2016
2011
100 career games
at age 23
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1994 → 2001
Tournaments
15
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
10W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 1844 | -4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #122 | 1231 | -9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #123 | 1388 | -5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #81 | 1982 | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #47 | 2808 | +9.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #106 | 1735 | -16.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #149 | 1243 | -9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2560 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #44 | 1905 | -7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #113 | 1824 | -11.6 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,042
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#20,211
in continent
World
#27,349
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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