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Kolek, Josef
🇨🇿FIDE 305863· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1950
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Josef Kolek, a 76-year-old Czech player, is rated 1802. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: JMSS - Krajsky prebor II B 2025-2026 r8-9 and OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - D2. Also played 1 blitz event (including OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - F) recently. His peak of 1896 was reached at age 62 (Oct 2012).
Current rating
1802
Standard
Rpd1856·Blz1797
All-time high
1896
−94 pts below
Oct 2012 · age 62
Oct 2012 · age 62
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#75,757
#75,757 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
80th Czech 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1825
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1746 → 1858
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 74
Mar 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 69
Feb 2019
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Sep 2017
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-44
1846 → 1802
Tournaments
6
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
5W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #66 | 1695 | -6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #96 | 1101 | -16.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #31 | 1762 | -2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/1 | #39 | 2647 | +10.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #45 | 709 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #24 | 1791 | -11.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKarel Glacner
🇨🇿CZE·1537
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsMichal Vavra
🇨🇿CZE·1994
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2016
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vsArnost Zeman
🇨🇿CZE·1695
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2024
View head-to-head →
vsJiri Prokop
🇨🇿CZE·1771
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2019
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#3,106
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#54,852
in continent
World
#75,756
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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