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Novotny, Michal
FM🇨🇿FIDE 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
May 2014 · age 36
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#222 · Czech players · of 5,635
Career timeline
22 entries2026
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
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
2190 → 2203
Tournaments
15
33 games
Score
19.5/ 3359.1%
14W11D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2957 | +9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #61 | 2118 | -2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #125 | 1450 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #55 | 2246 | +17.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #47 | 2925 | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #72 | 2087 | -4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #51 | 2979 | +10.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #49 | 2221 | +2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 2171 | +0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 2321 | +8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMartin CervenyIM
🇨🇿CZE·2310
+1 −5 =5
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsPetr NeumanGM
🇨🇿CZE·2393
+1 −4 =6
11 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsJosef KratochvilFM
🇨🇿CZE·2193
+4 −1 =4
9 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsJakub PulpanIM
🇨🇿CZE·2413
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJan BartosFM
🇨🇿CZE·2156
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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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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