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Buchnicek, Petr
FM🇨🇿FIDE 305235· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1974
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Petr Buchnicek, a 52-year-old Czech FIDE Master, is rated 2221 and sitting in the top 4% of Czech players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 3 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. liga C 2025 2026 R10-11, Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Landesliga Round 7-9, and 1. liga vychod 2025-2026 r7-8. Also played 1 blitz event (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku druzstev 2025) recently. His peak of 2365 was reached at age 39 (Apr 2013, Czech #62 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2003 (age 29). Earned a IM norm at Komercni Banka Open 1999.
Current rating
2221
Standard
Rpd2212·Blz2187
All-time high
2365
−144 pts below
Apr 2013 · age 39
Apr 2013 · age 39
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#198 · Czech players · of 5,624
Career timeline
17 entries2025
13th Czech 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2239
Jul 2025
2020
14th Czech 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2302
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 46
Oct 2020
500 career games
at age 46
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 46
Jan 2020
2018
20th Czech 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2334
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
2239 → 2221
Tournaments
12
22 games
Score
11.5/ 2252.3%
8W7D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #32 | 2192 | -1.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #135 | 1427 | -5.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #72 | 2084 | -3.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #55 | 2929 | +3.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #72 | 1383 | -5.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2902 | +6.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #83 | 1478 | -4.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #76 | 2313 | +1.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #81 | 2179 | -0.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #64 | 2167 | -0.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPetr WalekFM
🇨🇿CZE·2311
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsNeklan VyskocilIM
🇨🇿CZE·2270
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsRoman Hrnciar
🇸🇰SVK·1998
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsFrantisek VranaFM
🇨🇿CZE·2075
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2020
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#198
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#4,917
in continent
World
#7,089
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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