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Velicka, Petr
GM🇨🇿FIDE 300659· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1967
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Petr Velicka, a 59-year-old Czech Grandmaster, is rated 2336 and sitting in the top 1% of Czech players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 22 months. 87 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 April 2026, 1. liga vychod 2025-2026 r11, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11. Also played 3 rapid (including Mistrovstvi CR v rapidu druzstev 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku druzstev 2025) recently. His peak of 2519 was reached at age 40 (Oct 2007, Czech #12 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2007 (age 40) and IM in 2001 (age 34).
Current rating
2336
Standard
Rpd2301·Blz2317
All-time high
2519
−183 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 40
Oct 2007 · age 40
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
87 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#72 · Czech players · of 5,635
Career timeline
18 entries2023
3rd Czech 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2374
Nov 2023
2019
86th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2434
Apr 2019
2016
6-month rising streak
+20 Elo
Apr 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 48
Aug 2015
2014
1,000 career games
at age 47
Jun 2014
2013
94th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2469
Jan 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2345 → 2336
Tournaments
24
105 games
Score
49/ 10546.7%
28W64D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 2120 | -2.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 2312 | -0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #46 | 2506 | +4.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3.5/9 | #7 | 2323 | -2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #101 | 2326 | -0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2252 | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #57 | 2349 | +0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2105 | -2.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2430 | +1.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2310 | -0.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVojtech PlatGM
🇸🇰SVK·2491
+3 −7 =17
27 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVojtech ZwardonIM
🇨🇿CZE·2425
+4 −7 =7
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRobert CvekGM
🇨🇿CZE·2376
+0 −6 =11
17 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsDaniel SormFM
🇨🇿CZE·2281
+5 −3 =7
15 games·last met May 2020
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vsMichal KonopkaIM
🇨🇿CZE·2322
+1 −2 =11
14 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#72
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#1,982
in continent
World
#3,038
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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