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Navara, David
GM🇨🇿FIDE 309095· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1985
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David Navara, a 41-year-old Czech Grandmaster, is rated 2639 and ranked 1st among Czech players, and 83rd worldwide. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 112 rated games in the past year (≈87/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 6 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout) recently. His peak of 2751 was reached at age 30 (May 2015, World #13 at the time); he spent 25 months in the world top 20.
Awarded GM in 2002 (age 17) and IM in 2001 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #2 in U20, World #2 in U18 and World #11 in U16.
Current rating
2639
Standard
Rpd2602·Blz2628
All-time high
2751
−112 pts below
May 2015 · age 30
May 2015 · age 30
Activity
106
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
91 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Czech players · of 5,635
25 months in World top 20 (2006–2019)
25 months in World top 20 (2006–2019)
Career timeline
26 entries2026
8th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2643
Apr 2026
2022
Re-crossed 2700
at age 37
Mar 2022
2019
25 months in world top 20
since Jul 2006
Mar 2019
2015
Peak World rank: #13
at age 30 · rated 2751
Jun 2015
Crossed 2750
at age 30
May 2015
All-time peak 2751
at age 30 · −127 from today
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
2662 → 2639
Tournaments
24
106 games
Score
60.5/ 10657.1%
27W67D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsParham MaghsoodlooGM2,708·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2026·R1·+5.9
2.[W]vsNodirbek YakubboevGM2,691·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2026·R5·+5.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 4.5/9 | #28 | 2574 | -7.6 |
Match | Jun 2026 | 2.5/6 | lost | 2490 | -12.2 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2781 | +15.1 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #22 | 2648 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/11 | #62 | 2465 | -19.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #30 | 2540 | -3.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #39 | 2512 | -3.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #42 | 2835 | +5.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2720 | +11.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #65 | 2522 | -2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWesley SoGM
🇺🇸USA·2753
+8 −17 =12
37 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsPentala HarikrishnaGM
🇮🇳IND·2676
+4 −10 =20
34 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsVasyl IvanchukGM
🇺🇦UKR·2634
+5 −8 =19
32 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRadoslaw WojtaszekGM
🇵🇱POL·2650
+3 −5 =18
26 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsSergei MovsesianGM
🇦🇲ARM·2594
+8 −1 =15
24 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#1
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#37
in continent
World
#83
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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