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Babula, Milan
IM🇨🇿FIDE 300632· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1950
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Milan Babula, a 76-year-old Czech International Master, is rated 2132 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. liga E 2025-2026 r10-11, SSZK - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r9-10, and 2nd FIDE CHESS OLYMPIAD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. Also played 1 rapid event (including IPCA European Individual Chess Championship 2025 - rapid) recently. He took a 21-month break between Nov 2020 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2394 was reached at age 51 (Apr 2001, Czech #37 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 51).
Current rating
2132
Standard
Rpd2189·Blz2132
All-time high
2394
−262 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 51
Apr 2001 · age 51
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,645 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
69th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2145
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
2077 → 2145
Feb 2026
2022
8th Czech 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2161
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2161 → returned at 2157
Nov 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 69
Feb 2019
2017
6th Czech 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2250
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+46
2086 → 2132
Tournaments
15
52 games
Score
37.5/ 5272.1%
28W19D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #39 | 1987 | -7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #42 | 2839 | +7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #106 | 1106 | -16.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #32 | 2673 | +3.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #38 | 2791 | +6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2709 | +4.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #64 | 1952 | -4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2202 | +3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #36 | 2825 | +7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #76 | 1913 | -5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVit Vaclav ValentaFM
🇨🇿CZE·1995
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMarcel Reznicek
🇨🇿CZE·2014
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsSebastian PlischkiIM
🇩🇪GER·2282
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsVladimir KarlikFM
🇨🇿CZE·2105
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsJaroslav CempelFM
🇨🇿CZE·1959
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2018
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#388
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#9,128
in continent
World
#12,645
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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