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Zeman, Daniel Nikolas
🇨🇿FIDE 23717130· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 2010
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Daniel Nikolas Zeman, a 16-year-old Czech player, is rated 2118 — just 2 short of his peak of 2120 (May 2026, age 16) and ranked 13th among Czech players under 16, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +304 Elo over the past 12 months. 84 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. liga mladeze C 2025-2026 r8-11, FIDE Open Na Smetance 2026 r1-3, and 45. Turnaj sachovych nadeji - Pobeskydi Open. Also played 2 rapid events (including 107. Porg Open 2025 - A) recently. He took a 14-month break between Feb 2023 and May 2024.
At junior level, he reached #12 and #85 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2118
Standard
Rpd1830·Blz1838
All-time high
2120
−2 pts below
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Czech players under 16 · of 319
Career timeline
9 entries2026
12th Czech U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2120
May 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 16
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 16
May 2026
All-time peak 2120
at age 16 · −2 from today
May 2026
100 career games
at age 16
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+641 Elo)
1073 → 1714
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+305
1813 → 2118
Tournaments
19
84 games
Score
54.5/ 8464.9%
46W17D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2075 | -1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/4 | #2 | 2664 | +60.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #13 | 2396 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #16 | 2163 | +90.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | 2733 | +42.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #29 | 2843 | +28.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #50 | 1590 | -32.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #85 | 1996 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 1929 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 1918 | +28.0 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#436
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#9,972
in continent
World
#13,780
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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