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Novotny, Josef
🇨🇿FIDE 303950· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1951
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Josef Novotny, a 75-year-old Czech player, is rated 1949. He has fluctuated between 1922 and 2011 over the past 2 years. 47 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include KHSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11, KHSS - Krajska soutez vychod 2025-2026 r9, and 2. liga D 2025-2026 r10-11. His peak of 2233 was reached at age 54 (Jul 2005).
Current rating
1949
Standard
Rpd2000·Blz2062
All-time high
2233
−284 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 54
Jul 2005 · age 54
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#36,861
#36,861 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 74
Nov 2025
2023
24th Czech 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2017
Mar 2023
Best 12-month gain (+103 Elo)
1914 → 2017
Mar 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 72
Feb 2023
2018
500 career games
at age 67
Aug 2018
2017
28th Czech 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2098
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
1948 → 1949
Tournaments
19
48 games
Score
26.5/ 4855.2%
25W3D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2723 | +9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #75 | 1184 | -9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #122 | 1241 | -8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #86 | 1662 | -16.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2695 | +8.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #133 | 1231 | -8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2657 | +14.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #44 | 1879 | -7.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #48 | 2021 | +3.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2735 | +9.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVojtech Humlicek
🇨🇿CZE·1934
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2020
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vsPetr Sobotnik
🇨🇿CZE·1927
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsOtto Nyvlt
🇨🇿CZE·1875
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsMichal Stepan
🇨🇿CZE·2051
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsMiroslav Tichy
🇨🇿CZE·1906
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,473
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#27,242
in continent
World
#36,860
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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