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BJ
Balaj, Jakub
🇨🇿FIDE 23782110· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 2011
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Jakub Balaj, a 15-year-old Czech player, is rated 1558. He has slipped back 86 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Mistrovstvi Moravy a Slezska 2025 - U16, Svatovaclavsky turnaj 2025 - skupina C, and Open Zdar nad Sazavou 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including Jihlava Rapid Open 2025 - B) and 1 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi Moravy a Slezska 2025 - blesk delay) recently. His peak of 1644 was reached at age 14 (Aug 2025).
Current rating
1558
Standard
Rpd1562·Blz1558
All-time high
1644
−86 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 14
Aug 2025 · age 14
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#163,166
#163,166 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1644
at age 14 · −86 from today
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1644 · at age 14
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
7/ 2133.3%
4W6D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #41 | 1610 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/4 | #19 | 1355 | -81.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/6 | #48 | 1593 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#5,089
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#106,656
in continent
World
#163,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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