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Scharfen, Jan
🇨🇿FIDE 23729759· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1991
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Jan Scharfen, a 35-year-old Czech player, is rated 1679 — just 27 short of his peak of 1706 (Mar 2024, age 33). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: KHSS - Krajska soutez zapad 2025-2026 r9. Also played 1 blitz event (including Bleskovy turnaj Sachonose 2025) recently.
Current rating
1679
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1656
All-time high
1706
−27 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 33
Mar 2024 · age 33
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#117,510
#117,510 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+181 Elo)
1525 → 1706
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 33
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1706
at age 33 · −27 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1706 → returned at 1697
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1581 → returned at 1556
Dec 2019
Crossed 1500
at age 28
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1706 → 1679
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
1/ 616.7%
0W2D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 1833 | +8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #77 | 1050 | -11.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #76 | 1081 | -20.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 1793 | +5.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #61 | 1120 | -9.2 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#4,324
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#81,769
in continent
World
#117,505
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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