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Simacek, Pavel
GM🇨🇿FIDE 307165· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1979
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Pavel Simacek, a 47-year-old Czech Grandmaster, is rated 2369 and sitting in the top 1% of Czech players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11, 1. liga vychod 2025-2026 r11, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11. Also played 1 rapid (including Bilovec 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Chess Slovak Open Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2532 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2010); he also reached Czech #9 in Jan 2010.
Awarded GM in 2018 (age 39), IM in 2002 (age 23), and FM in 2001 (age 22).
Current rating
2369
Standard
Rpd2363·Blz2356
All-time high
2532
−163 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 31
Jul 2010 · age 31
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#51 · Czech players · of 5,624
Career timeline
21 entries2025
76th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2426
Jan 2025
2020
83rd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2474
Sep 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 39
Aug 2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 39
May 2018
GM title awardedGM
at age 39 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2018
Apr 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 38
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-52
2421 → 2369
Tournaments
22
78 games
Score
41/ 7852.6%
20W42D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #85 | 2160 | -7.3 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 3203 | +5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #76 | 2359 | -0.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #89 | 2133 | -6.3 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2477 | +13.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #51 | 2031 | -7.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #29 | 2992 | +2.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #87 | 1543 | -11.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #128 | 1746 | -2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2565 | +4.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVojtech PlatGM
🇸🇰SVK·2483
+3 −6 =12
21 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsTomas PolakGM
🇨🇿CZE·2443
+2 −4 =12
18 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsJan KrejciGM
🇨🇿CZE·2495
+5 −5 =6
16 games·last met May 2023
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vsMichal KonopkaIM
🇨🇿CZE·2322
+1 −2 =11
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRobert CvekGM
🇨🇿CZE·2376
+1 −2 =10
13 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#51
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#1,439
in continent
World
#2,260
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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