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Jurek, Josef
IM🇨🇿FIDE 300993· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1954
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Josef Jurek, a 72-year-old Czech International Master, is rated 2152 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 8 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈85/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 April 2026, SSPK - Krajsky prebor I 2025-2026 r11, and PILSEN OPEN 2026 C - FIDE open. Also played 4 rapid (including CZECH OPEN 2025 - G1 - rapid tournament) and 2 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku druzstev 2025) recently. His peak of 2390 was reached at age 52 (Jul 2006); he also reached Czech #48 in Jul 2004.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 47).
Current rating
2152
Standard
Rpd2172·Blz2067
All-time high
2390
−238 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 52
Jul 2006 · age 52
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,116 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2025
7th Czech 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2196
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 70
Apr 2024
2023
85th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 69 · rated 2259
Nov 2023
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
2206 → 2262
Oct 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 68
Jul 2022
2015
7th Czech 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2308
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2156 → 2152
Tournaments
24
71 games
Score
39/ 7154.9%
20W38D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 2277 | +1.5 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #67 | 1256 | -6.5 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2074 | -7.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #65 | 2054 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #40 | 2883 | +4.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2289 | +1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #76 | 2209 | +0.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2145 | -0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #54 | 2173 | +0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 1987 | -2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGustav BrejnikFM
🇨🇿CZE·2248
+1 −1 =9
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsPetr NeumanGM
🇨🇿CZE·2393
+0 −4 =7
11 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsRichard BiolekIM
🇨🇿CZE·2341
+0 −0 =10
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJan RubesIM
🇨🇿CZE·2376
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsVojtech PlatGM
🇸🇰SVK·2491
+0 −8 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2019
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#333
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#7,964
in continent
World
#11,116
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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