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Bures, Vit
CM🇨🇿FIDE 309052· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1976
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Vit Bures, a 50-year-old Czech Candidate Master, is rated 2236 — just 7 short of his peak of 2243 (Jul 2005, age 29) and sitting in the top 3% of Czech players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 6 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 A-Liga Round 11, Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11, and 2. liga E 2025-2026 r10-11. Also played 2 rapid (including PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - G1 rapid tournament) and 3 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku 2025 - open) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2009–2012) and 27 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included).
Awarded CM in 2020 (age 44).
Current rating
2236
Standard
Rpd2137·Blz2054
All-time high
2243
−7 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 29
Jul 2005 · age 29
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#174 · Czech players · of 5,635
Career timeline
18 entries2026
18th Czech 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2236
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
2166 → 2234
May 2025
7-month rising streak
+67 Elo
May 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Feb 2025
2020
CM title awardedCM
at age 44
Dec 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
2221 → 2236
Tournaments
20
32 games
Score
18.5/ 3257.8%
9W19D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2791 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #88 | 2103 | -5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #29 | 2948 | +8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2972 | +10.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #75 | 2256 | +1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #71 | 2146 | -3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2439 | +5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #96 | 2298 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #35 | 2256 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #76 | 2028 | -4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJosef MudrakFM
🇨🇿CZE·2160
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2023
View head-to-head →
vsTymofii BokhnakFM
🇨🇿CZE·2252
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsJosef KratochvilFM
🇨🇿CZE·2193
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2024
View head-to-head →
vsJan Uhmann
🇨🇿CZE·1935
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2018
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Czech Republic
#174
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#4,397
in continent
World
#6,402
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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