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Babula, Vlastimil
GM🇨🇿FIDE 301264· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1973
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Vlastimil Babula, a 53-year-old Czech Grandmaster, is rated 2489 and ranked 9th among Czech players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 15 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11, 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11. Also played 2 rapid (including Jihlava Rapid Open 2025 - B) and 4 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku 2025 - open) recently. His peak of 2608 was reached at age 35 (Oct 2008); he also reached World #123 in Oct 2002 and spent 22 months in Czech top 3.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 28).
Current rating
2489
Standard
Rpd2511·Blz2469
All-time high
2608
−119 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 35
Oct 2008 · age 35
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Czech players · of 5,635
22 months in National top 3 (2001–2008)
22 months in National top 3 (2001–2008)
Career timeline
21 entries2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 52
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 51
Dec 2024
15th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2529
May 2024
2022
15th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 49 · rated 2577
Aug 2022
2019
6-month rising streak
+29 Elo
Mar 2019
2016
1,000 career games
at age 43
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2496 → 2489
Tournaments
14
27 games
Score
16.5/ 2761.1%
9W15D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #101 | 2362 | -1.7 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 3046 | +6.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #24 | 2407 | -3.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #63 | 2396 | -2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #84 | 2277 | -5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #99 | 2245 | -3.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #25 | 2571 | +1.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #26 | 2595 | +2.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 3224 | +8.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #91 | 2190 | -8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVojtech PlatGM
🇸🇰SVK·2491
+0 −7 =15
22 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDavid NavaraGM
🇨🇿CZE·2639
+3 −7 =10
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJiri StocekGM
🇨🇿CZE·2482
+2 −4 =11
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTomas PolakGM
🇨🇿CZE·2443
+1 −0 =13
14 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsTomas KrausGM
🇨🇿CZE·2409
+3 −0 =9
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#9
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#399
in continent
World
#676
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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