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Lys, Josef
FM🇨🇿FIDE 302244· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1957
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Josef Lys, a 69-year-old Czech FIDE Master, is rated 2011. He has slipped back 136 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MKSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11, MKSS - Okresni prebor druzstev F-M 2025-2026 r11, and MKSS - Krajska soutez B 2025-2026 r10-11. Also played 7 rapid events (including Mostecka vez 2025) recently. His peak of 2359 was reached at age 45 (Jul 2002); he also reached Czech #68 in Jul 2001.
Awarded FM in 2009 (age 52).
Current rating
2011
Standard
Rpd2047·Blz2067
All-time high
2359
−348 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 45
Jul 2002 · age 45
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25,823
#25,823 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
24 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
2026 → 2146
Apr 2024
2023
13th Czech 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2153
Dec 2023
2019
1,000 career games
at age 62
Dec 2019
19th Czech 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2186
Mar 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 60
Apr 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 58
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-136
2147 → 2011
Tournaments
24
69 games
Score
42.5/ 6961.6%
36W13D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/9 | #44 | 1945 | -25.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 1802 | -6.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 1944 | -2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #68 | 1690 | -19.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #27 | 2056 | -0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 1962 | -3.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 1967 | -2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2035 | -1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2142 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2695 | +10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVojtech ZwardonIM
🇨🇿CZE·2425
+2 −17 =4
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsJaroslav SobekFM
🇨🇿CZE·2176
+5 −12 =3
20 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSerguei VesselovskyIM
🇨🇿CZE·2229
+0 −12 =7
19 games·last met May 2026
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vsJan Didi
🇨🇿CZE·1948
+9 −4 =5
18 games·last met Jun 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJozef Michenkam
🇨🇿CZE
+2 −7 =7
16 games·last met Jun 2019
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#971
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#19,078
in continent
World
#25,823
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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