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BZ
Barton, Zdenek
🇳🇴FIDE 1510916· Male· Norway· Born in 1953
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Zdenek Barton, a 73-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1759. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lillestrom-Vaarturnering-2026 R 5-6, Ostlandsserien div 2 A 2025-2026 R 6-7, and Lillestrom-Klubbmesterskap-2025 R 6-7. Also played 2 rapid (including Lillestrom-Hurtig-Mars-2026) and 2 blitz events (including Lillestrom-Lynmester-2026) recently. His peak of 1929 was reached at age 62 (Feb 2015).
Current rating
1759
Standard
Rpd1788·Blz1722
All-time high
1929
−170 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 62
Feb 2015 · age 62
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#89,519
#89,519 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 72
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 72
Apr 2025
100 career games
at age 72
Apr 2025
2024
20th Norwegian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1808
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1684 → 1808
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-49
1808 → 1759
Tournaments
11
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
7W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2515 | +9.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/1 | #1 | 2322 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2785 | -4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #31 | 1106 | -13.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #7 | 1627 | -7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #37 | 1179 | -4.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #29 | 1203 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2373 | -15.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #20 | 1284 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #5 | 2565 | -2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnders S. Jensen
🇳🇴NOR·1769
+14 −10 =5
29 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsTerje Wahl
🇳🇴NOR·1536
+26 −0 =2
28 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsThomas Pronstad
🇳🇴NOR·1996
+2 −20 =3
25 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsOle Jorgen Aannestad
🇳🇴NOR·1904
+9 −13 =2
24 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsFredrik Rekkedal
🇳🇴NOR·1950
+2 −14 =2
18 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Norway
#862
out of 2,669 players
Europe
#64,120
in continent
World
#89,517
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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