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Sobek, Jaroslav
FM🇨🇿FIDE 301388· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1955
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Jaroslav Sobek, a 71-year-old Czech FIDE Master, is rated 2176 and sitting in the top 5% of Czech players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 6 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent appearances: MKSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11 and 2. liga F 2025-2026 r10-11. Also played 10 rapid (including Bilovec 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 8. Open Bohumin 2025 Blitz - 16. Memorial Ivana Jankovce) recently. His peak of 2336 was reached at age 50 (Apr 2005, Czech #86 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2003 (age 48).
Current rating
2176
Standard
Rpd2125·Blz1976
All-time high
2336
−160 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 50
Apr 2005 · age 50
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#280 · Czech players · of 5,635
Career timeline
25 entries2026
5th Czech 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2197
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 70
Dec 2025
2024
7th Czech 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 2201
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 69
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2198 → returned at 2192
Jul 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 64
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
2195 → 2176
Tournaments
7
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
4W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2549 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #74 | 1972 | -11.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #32 | 2112 | -4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2568 | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #32 | 2025 | -9.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #53 | 2130 | -3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 2320 | +6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVojtech ZwardonIM
🇨🇿CZE·2425
+2 −19 =4
25 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsJan Didi
🇨🇿CZE·1948
+8 −4 =8
20 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJosef LysFM
🇨🇿CZE·2011
+12 −5 =3
20 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsLubomir Zimniok
🇨🇿CZE·1923
+12 −2 =5
19 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsLukas KlimaIM
🇨🇿CZE·2315
+4 −2 =12
18 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#280
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#6,746
in continent
World
#9,533
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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