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Sotek, Matej
🇨🇿FIDE 23742178· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 2012
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Matej Sotek, a 14-year-old Czech player, is rated 1918 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 14. He is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈38/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 1 rapid (including Memorial Karla Osmancika 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku 2025 - open) recently. His peak of 1968 was reached at age 14 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #11, #13 and #12 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd2008·Blz1979
All-time high
1968
−50 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 14
Apr 2026 · age 14
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#969 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
10 entries2026
11th Czech U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1968
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1968
at age 14 · −50 from today
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
7-month rising streak
+235 Elo
May 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Apr 2025
100 career games
at age 13
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
1887 → 1918
Tournaments
15
46 games
Score
29/ 4663.0%
27W6D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #40 | 1655 | -63.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2642 | +13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2681 | +21.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #3 | 2098 | +122.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #102 | 1181 | -12.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2555 | +33.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #30 | 2260 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #111 | 1063 | -17.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 2475 | +28.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #40 | 1786 | -4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHugo Walder
🇨🇿CZE·1944
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsOskar Gresek
🇨🇿CZE·1966
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsVojtech VelimCM
🇨🇿CZE·2247
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNikol Barteckova
🇨🇿CZE·1771
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDaniel Belocky
🇨🇿CZE·1900
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,806
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#32,253
in continent
World
#43,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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