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Pacl, Vaclav
FM🇨🇿FIDE 302031· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1944
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Vaclav Pacl, a 82-year-old Czech FIDE Master, is rated 2008. He has fluctuated between 1972 and 2014 over the past 2 years. 30 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MKSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11, 2. liga F 2025-2026 r10-11, and IPCA European Individual Chess Championship 2025. Also played 5 rapid events (including VI Miedzynarodowy Memorial Szachowy Alfreda Chrobaka) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2003–2005) and 12 months (2013–2014). His peak of 2297 was reached at age 61 (Jul 2005).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 57).
Current rating
2008
Standard
Rpd1880·Blz1956
All-time high
2297
−289 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 61
Jul 2005 · age 61
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26,276
#26,276 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2025
6th Czech 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 2012
Dec 2025
2022
8th Czech 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 2036
Jul 2022
2021
500 career games
at age 77
Oct 2021
2019
7-month rising streak
+47 Elo
May 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 74
Jan 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 73
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2014 → 2008
Tournaments
12
30 games
Score
16/ 3053.3%
6W20D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 1984 | -0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #77 | 2025 | +0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #35 | 2756 | +8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #61 | 2141 | +3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #76 | 1948 | -1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 2057 | +1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #91 | 1727 | -15.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #42 | 2083 | +3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #79 | 1948 | -3.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #56 | 2014 | 0.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJaroslav SobekFM
🇨🇿CZE·2176
+0 −7 =3
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJosef LysFM
🇨🇿CZE·2011
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsJozef Michenkam
🇨🇿CZE
+0 −4 =5
9 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsFrantisek VranaFM
🇨🇿CZE·2062
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Feb 2025
View head-to-head →
vsKarel Cyron
🇨🇿CZE·1757
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#994
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#19,420
in continent
World
#26,276
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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