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Veselsky, Jan
🇨🇿FIDE 303135· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1975
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Jan Veselsky, a 51-year-old Czech player, is rated 1600. He is progressing steadily with +73 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Vrsovicky jarni open 2026 r1, Jarni otevreny prebor SO SK OAZA Praha 2026 r1, and PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E6 round-robin tournament. Also played 7 rapid events (including Pilsner Urquell Open 2025) recently. His peak of 1766 was reached at age 34 (Apr 2009).
Current rating
1600
Standard
Rpd1567·Blz1704
All-time high
1766
−166 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 34
Apr 2009 · age 34
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#146,403
#146,403 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 51
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1466 → 1643
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 49
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 49
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 47
Oct 2022
2020
500 career games
at age 45
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E6 round-robin tournamentperf 2353 (+776) · 6.5/6 · #3
Evolution
+71
1529 → 1600
Tournaments
11
42 games
Score
21.5/ 4251.2%
18W7D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLorena Peglau1,538·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E6 round-robin tournament·R1·-11.1
2.[L]vsErik Sarifullin1,560·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E6 round-robin tournament·R6·-10.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 11| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2647 | +16.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 1799 | +5.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6.5/6 | #3 | 2353 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/7 | #42 | 1697 | +24.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #13 | 1598 | +4.2 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#4,824
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#97,965
in continent
World
#146,391
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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