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Cesal, Jaroslav
FM🇨🇿FIDE 300900· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1950
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Jaroslav Cesal, a 76-year-old Czech FIDE Master, is rated 2064 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: SSPK - Krajsky prebor I 2025-2026 r11 and 2. liga A 2025-2026 r10-11. Also played 1 rapid (including Mistrovstvi CR v rapidu druzstev 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku druzstev 2025) recently. His peak of 2307 was reached at age 56 (Jul 2006).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 51).
Current rating
2064
Standard
Rpd2149·Blz2068
All-time high
2307
−243 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 56
Jul 2006 · age 56
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,090 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
13th Czech 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2070
Feb 2026
2023
9th Czech 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 2133
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 72
Dec 2022
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 66
Nov 2016
8th Czech 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2216
Feb 2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 66
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+48
2016 → 2064
Tournaments
13
20 games
Score
12.5/ 2062.5%
8W9D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2803 | +8.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | 2162 | +5.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #107 | 1338 | -7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #94 | 2017 | -1.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #101 | 1859 | -11.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2863 | +21.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2185 | +7.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #84 | 1346 | -7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2265 | +12.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #58 | 1923 | -6.2 |
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#660
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#13,975
in continent
World
#19,090
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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