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Novotny, Josef
🇨🇿FIDE 302848· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1957
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Josef Novotny, a 69-year-old Czech player, is rated 1956 — just 29 short of his peak of 1985 (Aug 2015, age 58). He is currently in the 1950–2000 range. 11 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: PSS - Krajska soutez 1.2 2025-2026 r11 and PSS - Krajska soutez 1.1 2025-2026 r5-7.
Current rating
1956
Standard
Rpd1906·Blz1920
All-time high
1985
−29 pts below
Aug 2015 · age 58
Aug 2015 · age 58
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#35,444
#35,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2023
61st Czech 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1933
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1915 → returned at 1904
Jul 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 60
May 2017
2015
All-time peak 1985
at age 58 · −29 from today
Aug 2015
2014
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
1910 → 1954
Aug 2014
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 56
Jan 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
1943 → 1956
Tournaments
6
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
5W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2589 | +6.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2665 | +16.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2612 | +6.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #94 | 1661 | -19.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #40 | 2107 | +8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #118 | 1841 | -5.0 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,414
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#26,180
in continent
World
#35,443
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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