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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 1618. He is on a breakout run, having gained +89 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Jarni otevreny prebor SO SK OAZA Praha 2026 r3-r6, Jarni otevreny prebor SO SK OAZA Praha 2026 r2, and Vrsovicky jarni open 2026 r1. Also played 8 rapid events (including Pilsner Urquell Open 2025) recently. His peak of 1766 was reached at age 34 (Apr 2009).
Current rating
1618
Standard
Rpd1612·Blz1704
All-time high
1766
−148 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 34
Apr 2009 · age 34
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#140,090
#140,090 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E6 round-robin tournamentperf 2353 (+776) · 6.5/6 · #3
Evolution
+91
1527 → 1618
Tournaments
14
51 games
Score
25/ 5149.0%
21W8D22L
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
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #18 | 1617 | +1.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #41 | 1794 | +18.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #32 | 1192 | -1.6 |
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 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #45 | 939 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #8 | 1722 | +13.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJirina Vavrova
🇨🇿CZE·1524
+14 −0 =1
15 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsZdenek Kovar
🇨🇿CZE·1864
+7 −7 =1
15 games·last met Jun 2020
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vsLadislav Kalvach
🇨🇿CZE·1823
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsStefan Koper
🇨🇿CZE·1878
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsLukas Nevoral
🇨🇿CZE·1837
+5 −5 =0
10 games·last met Sep 2022
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#4,738
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#94,614
in continent
World
#140,081
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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