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Folk, Petr
🇨🇿FIDE 302996· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1963
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Petr Folk, a 63-year-old Czech player, is rated 2116 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 17 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. liga zapad 2025-2026 r11, 2. liga A 2025-2026 r10-11, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50. His peak of 2308 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
2116
Standard
Rpd2160·Blz2044
All-time high
2308
−192 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 43
Jul 2006 · age 43
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,932 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
24 entries2024
15th Czech 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2157
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
Apr 2024
2022
21st Czech 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2178
Mar 2022
2018
6-month rising streak
+55 Elo
Apr 2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2123 → 2116
Tournaments
14
37 games
Score
18/ 3748.6%
8W20D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #100 | 2126 | +2.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 2259 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #88 | 1981 | -7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #100 | 2049 | -4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #56 | 2077 | -2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #95 | 2002 | -6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 2305 | +9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #74 | 2219 | +2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #91 | 1427 | -7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2234 | +5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMartin Kopriva
🇨🇿CZE·2181
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJan MichalekIM
🇨🇿CZE·2197
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsRadek Turner
🇨🇿CZE·1972
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsFilip Simunek
🇨🇿CZE·2188
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsMiroslav Palek
🇩🇪GER·2054
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#443
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#10,082
in continent
World
#13,932
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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