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Cech, Pavel
IM🇨🇿FIDE 302139· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1974
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Pavel Cech, a 52-year-old Czech International Master, is rated 2311 and sitting in the top 2% of Czech players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include KHSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11, Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11, and 2. liga D 2025-2026 r10-11. Also played 2 rapid (including Mistrovstvi CR v rapidu druzstev 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku 2025 - open) recently. His peak of 2434 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2008); he also reached Czech #27 in Oct 2007.
Awarded IM in 2003 (age 29).
Current rating
2311
Standard
Rpd2371·Blz2350
All-time high
2434
−123 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 34
Oct 2008 · age 34
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#97 · Czech players · of 5,635
Career timeline
17 entries2026
6th Czech 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2325
May 2026
2024
11th Czech 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2353
Apr 2024
2015
8th Czech 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2414
Feb 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2400
at age 40
Apr 2014
2013
500 career games
at age 39
Aug 2013
Re-crossed 2400
at age 39
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
2312 → 2311
Tournaments
20
40 games
Score
25/ 4062.5%
18W14D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4/9 | #7 | 2203 | -14.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2752 | +1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #54 | 2405 | +2.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #73 | 2034 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2788 | +2.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #58 | 2442 | +3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #63 | 2051 | -3.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2260 | -1.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #30 | 2190 | -3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #59 | 2997 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTomas PolakGM
🇨🇿CZE·2443
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsMilos JirovskyGM
🇨🇿CZE·2344
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsJiri NunIM
🇨🇿CZE·2206
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsPetr NeumanGM
🇨🇿CZE·2393
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2016
View head-to-head →
vsJan RubesIM
🇨🇿CZE·2376
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#97
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#2,467
in continent
World
#3,727
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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