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Votava, Jan
GM🇨🇿FIDE 300535· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1974
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Jan Votava, a 52-year-old Czech Grandmaster, is rated 2440 and ranked 20th among Czech players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2400–2450 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, 1. liga vychod 2025-2026 r11, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r3-4. His peak of 2587 was reached at age 36 (May 2010, World #249 at the time); he spent 117 months in Czech top 10, with a longest streak of 5 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 27).
Current rating
2440
Standard
Rpd2461·Blz—
All-time high
2587
−147 pts below
May 2010 · age 36
May 2010 · age 36
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#20
#20 · Czech players · of 5,635
117 months in National top 10 (2001–2019)
117 months in National top 10 (2001–2019)
Career timeline
16 entries2025
37th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2458
Sep 2025
2023
40th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 49 · rated 2473
Sep 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2500
at age 46
Mar 2020
2019
117 months in national top 10
longest streak 60 months · since Jan 2001
Mar 2019
2017
45th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2532
Jan 2017
2014
500 career games
at age 40
May 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
2458 → 2440
Tournaments
5
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
2W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #44 | 2419 | -1.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2071 | -4.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #80 | 2232 | -2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #58 | 2917 | +1.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #105 | 1662 | -9.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarek VokacGM
🇨🇿CZE
+5 −0 =4
9 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsJiri StocekGM
🇨🇿CZE·2482
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsMilos JirovskyGM
🇨🇿CZE·2344
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsMarian JurcikGM
🇸🇰SVK·2404
+1 −0 =7
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsRobert CvekGM
🇨🇿CZE·2376
+0 −0 =8
8 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#20
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#696
in continent
World
#1,127
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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