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Nemec, Jachym
IM🇨🇿FIDE 23716525· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 2008
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Jachym Nemec, a 18-year-old Czech International Master, is rated 2477 — just 5 short of his peak of 2482 (Apr 2026, age 18) and ranked 1st among Czech players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 91 rated games in the past year (≈78/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11, and 1. liga zapad 2025-2026 r9-10. Also played 1 rapid (including Mistrovstvi CR v rapidu druzstev 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku druzstev 2025) recently. He reached Czech #13 in Apr 2026.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 17) and FM in 2021 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #26 in U18, World #21 in U16, World #4 in U14, World #10 in U12 and #4 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2477
Standard
Rpd2380·Blz2354
All-time high
2482
−5 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
92
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Czech players under 18 · of 330
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Peak Czech rank: #13
at age 18 · rated 2482
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2482
at age 18 · −11 from today
Apr 2026
2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 17 · 2025 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2025
26th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2442
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 16
Nov 2024
8-month rising streak
+84 Elo
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - CHALLENGERS TOURNAMENT 2026perf 2562 (+80) · 4.5/9 · #6
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
2443 → 2477
Tournaments
19
82 games
Score
47.5/ 8257.9%
38W19D25L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSurya Shekhar GangulyGM2,568·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - CHALLENGERS TOURNAMENT 2026·R3·+6.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2518 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #186 | 2397 | -11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 2481 | +0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #117 | 1806 | -3.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2562 | +11.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2587 | +3.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #31 | 3043 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 3158 | +7.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 3209 | +9.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #40 | 3167 | +3.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVaclav FinekIM
🇨🇿CZE·2595
+3 −7 =4
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsRichard StalmachIM
🇨🇿CZE·2449
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsStepan HrbekIM
🇨🇿CZE·2468
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsJan VykoukIM
🇨🇿CZE·2487
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsKarel BrozkaFM
🇨🇿CZE·2265
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#13
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#461
in continent
World
#771
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Czech Republic
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