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Sobotka, Jan
🇵🇱FIDE 21803927· Male· Poland· Born in 1952
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Jan Sobotka, a 74-year-old Polish player, is rated 1663. He has slipped back 68 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorow 2026 - grupa O65, VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026, and XXI MIEDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL SZACHOWY PERLA BALTYKU - GRUPA C. Also played 1 rapid event (including Mikolajkowy na Zoliborzu FIDE Rapid od 50 lat) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2022–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1753 was reached at age 72 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1663
Standard
Rpd1712·Blz—
All-time high
1753
−90 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72
Mar 2024 · age 72
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#122,966
#122,966 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+165 Elo)
1588 → 1753
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1753
at age 72 · −90 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1753 → returned at 1731
Mar 2024
2023
43rd Polish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1588
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1588 → returned at 1753
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-68
1731 → 1663
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
10/ 2540.0%
7W6D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #50 | 1650 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/8 | #148 | 1604 | -19.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/9 | #63 | 1591 | -36.0 |
Worst Elo result: XXI MIEDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL SZACHOWY PERLA BALTYKU - GRUPA C (-36.0 Elo, finished #63).
Rankings
/
Poland
#2,985
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#84,963
in continent
World
#122,961
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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