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Sotek, Simon
CM🇨🇿FIDE 23735082· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 2010
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Simon Sotek, a 16-year-old Czech Candidate Master, is rated 2185 and ranked 5th among Czech players under 16, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. liga mladeze D 2025-2026 r8-11, MKSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11, and MKSS - Krajska soutez A 2025-2026 r10-11. Also played 2 rapid (including Memorial Karla Osmancika 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku 2025 - open) recently. His peak of 2227 was reached at age 15 (Dec 2025).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #5, #6, #39 and #21 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2185
Standard
Rpd2093·Blz2037
All-time high
2227
−42 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 15
Dec 2025 · age 15
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Czech players under 16 · of 319
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Mar 2026
5th Czech U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2207
Jan 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 15
Dec 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 15
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2227
at age 15 · −42 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+78
2107 → 2185
Tournaments
18
45 games
Score
32/ 4571.1%
25W14D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/2 | #55 | 2296 | +6.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #5 | 2284 | +20.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2839 | +14.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #61 | 2025 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #10 | 2054 | -63.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2344 | +14.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2790 | +9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | 1968 | -18.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2141 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #57 | 2757 | +7.6 |
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#259
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#6,337
in continent
World
#8,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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