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Lechtynsky, Jiri
GM🇨🇿FIDE 300217· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1947
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Jiri Lechtynsky, a 79-year-old Czech Grandmaster, is rated 2259 and sitting in the top 3% of Czech players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between May 2024 and Nov 2025. Recent appearance: 2. liga C 2025-2026 r10-11. His peak of 2487 was reached at age 58 (Jan 2005, Czech #13 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 54).
Current rating
2259
Standard
Rpd2302·Blz2323
All-time high
2487
−228 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 58
Jan 2005 · age 58
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#148 · Czech players · of 5,635
Career timeline
20 entries2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2282 → returned at 2276
May 2024
2023
9th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2312
Jun 2023
2018
14th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2357
Jan 2018
2015
25th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 68 · rated 2375
Jun 2015
2011
500 career games
at age 64
May 2011
2010
Re-crossed 2400
at age 63
Mar 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
2282 → 2259
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
1.5/ 818.8%
1W1D6L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #121 | 1602 | -3.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #17 | 2277 | +0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #61 | 2022 | -6.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #127 | 1580 | -7.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #95 | 1427 | -5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMartin CervenyIM
🇨🇿CZE·2310
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2020
View head-to-head →
vsJiri StocekGM
🇨🇿CZE·2482
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met May 2018
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vsPaul ZwahrFM
🇩🇪GER·2291
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Feb 2018
View head-to-head →
vsLukas CernousekIM
🇨🇿CZE·2445
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2022
View head-to-head →
vsJiri JirkaIM
🇨🇿CZE·2367
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2015
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#148
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#3,735
in continent
World
#5,491
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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