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Zajicek, Ludek
🇨🇿FIDE 23731605· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1947
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Ludek Zajicek, a 79-year-old Czech player, is rated 1925 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 20-month break between May 2023 and Feb 2025. Recent appearance: PSS - Krajska soutez 1.1 2025-2026 r9-10.
Current rating
1925
Standard
Rpd1993·Blz1916
All-time high
1925
at best
Apr 2026 · age 79
Apr 2026 · age 79
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#42,074
#42,074 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
33rd Czech 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1925
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1925
at age 79
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1818 → 1907
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1845 → returned at 1892
May 2023
Crossed 1800
at age 76
Mar 2023
First FIDE rating
1818 · at age 76
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
1911 → 1925
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #25 | 1970 | +6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #112 | 1924 | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2744 | +22.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #55 | 1815 | -16.0 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,722
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#31,075
in continent
World
#42,073
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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