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Simandl, Karel
🇨🇿FIDE 304778· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1936
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Karel Simandl, a 90-year-old Czech player, is rated 2050 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and took a 22-month break between Apr 2024 and Mar 2026. Recent appearance: SSPK - Krajsky prebor I 2025-2026 r7-8. His peak of 2116 was reached at age 74 (May 2010).
Current rating
2050
Standard
Rpd2045·Blz—
All-time high
2116
−66 pts below
May 2010 · age 74
May 2010 · age 74
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 10%
#20,788 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2044 → returned at 2050
Apr 2024
2022
61st 80+ player worldwide
at age 86 · rated 2054
Dec 2022
2017
100 career games
at age 81
May 2017
2015
4th Czech 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 2109
Nov 2015
2013
Re-crossed 2100
at age 77
May 2013
2010
6th Czech 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 2116
Nov 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2044 → 2050
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #36 | 2714 | +6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan Jezek
🇨🇿CZE·2101
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsPetr Herejk
🇨🇿CZE·2045
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsVilem Wolf
🇨🇿CZE·1963
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsMartin Kopriva
🇨🇿CZE·2181
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsJaroslav Vacha
🇨🇿CZE·1964
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2019
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#745
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#15,258
in continent
World
#20,788
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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