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Finek, Vaclav
IM🇨🇿FIDE 23718293· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 2010
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Vaclav Finek, a 16-year-old Czech International Master, is rated 2573 — his current career high and ranked 1st among Czech players under 16, and 232nd worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +67 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈88/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11. Also played 3 rapid (including CZECH OPEN 2025 - G1 - rapid tournament) and 3 blitz events (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Blitz) recently. He reached World #232 in May 2026 and has been in Czech top 5 for 12 months and counting.
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 13), FM in 2019 (age 9), and CM in 2019 (age 9). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U12, U10 and U8, World #5 in U16 and World #5 in U14.
Current rating
2573
Standard
Rpd2454·Blz2504
All-time high
2573
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
92 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Czech players under 16 · of 319
National top 5 since Jun 2025
National top 5 since Jun 2025
Career timeline
20 entries2026
12 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 12 months · since Jun 2025
May 2026
Peak World rank: #232
at age 16 · rated 2573
May 2026
5th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2573
May 2026
All-time peak 2573
at age 16
May 2026
Peak Czech rank: #3
at age 16 · rated 2547
Mar 2026
2025
7-month rising streak
+54 Elo
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - CHALLENGERS TOURNAMENT 2026perf 2720 (+149) · 6.5/9 · #1
Evolution
+53
2520 → 2573
Tournaments
17
83 games
Score
56.5/ 8368.1%
39W35D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsDaniil YuffaGM2,604·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - CHALLENGERS TOURNAMENT 2026·R5·+5.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #4 | 3116 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/11 | #86 | 2535 | -3.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #63 | 2463 | -2.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #23 | 2725 | +4.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2720 | +21.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 3286 | +8.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #61 | 2545 | +0.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #57 | 2514 | -0.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2731 | +5.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #10 | 2617 | +3.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRichard StalmachIM
🇨🇿CZE·2433
+6 −3 =5
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJachym NemecIM
🇨🇿CZE·2471
+6 −3 =4
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTomas PolakGM
🇨🇿CZE·2443
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsStepan HrbekIM
🇨🇿CZE·2466
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJan VykoukIM
🇨🇿CZE·2529
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#3
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#126
in continent
World
#232
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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