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Novotny, Michal

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FIDEFIDE 310980· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1978

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Michal Novotny, a 48-year-old Czech FIDE Master, is rated 2203 and sitting in the top 4% of Czech players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2154 and 2262 over the past 2 years. 33 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. liga zapad 2025-2026 r11, 2. liga A 2025-2026 r10-11, and PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open. Also played 2 rapid (including Memorial Vlastimila Marese 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Zdarsky vanocni turnaj 2025) recently. His peak of 2354 was reached at age 36 (May 2014, Czech #85 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2009 (age 31).

Current rating

2203

Standard

Rpd2342·Blz2259

All-time high

2354

151 pts below
May 2014 · age 36

Activity

45

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#222 · Czech players · of 5,635

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 48
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Mar 2025
2024
23rd Czech 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2285
May 2024
7-month rising streak
+67 Elo
Apr 2024
1,000 career games
at age 46
Mar 2024
2019
25th Czech 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2317
Jan 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open
perf 2246 (+52) · 6/9 · #55
Top opponent
vs Nurgyul SalimovaIM 2,396
Evolution
+13
21902203
Tournaments
15
33 games
Score
19.5/ 3359.1%
14W11D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

15 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Apr 20261/1#162957+9.0
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#612118-2.0
Team
Mar 20260/1#1251450-8.2
Open Swiss
Feb 20266/9#552246+17.0
Team
Feb 20261/1#472925+8.4
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#722087-4.8
Team
Jan 20261/1#512979+10.2
Team
Jan 20261/2#492221+2.8
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#602171+0.2
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#242321+8.2
Worst Elo result: CZECH OPEN 2025 - E - 4-member team tournament (-36.2 Elo, finished #393).

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Rankings

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Czech Republic
#222
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#5,609
in continent
World
#8,022
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Czech Republic
1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,503
8
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2,501
9
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10
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222🇨🇿Novotny, Michal2,203
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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6
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2,729
7
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8
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9
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10
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5609🇨🇿Novotny, Michal2,203
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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