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Chval, Zdenek

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FIDEFIDE 311456· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1971

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Zdenek Chval, a 55-year-old Czech player, is rated 2068 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. liga A 2025-2026 r10-11, JSS - 1. divize 2025-2026 r9-10, and Turnaj sv. Jana Nepomuckeho 2025 - B. He had 2 career breaks: 95 months (2001–2009) and 88 months (2009–2016). His peak of 2157 was reached at age 49 (Mar 2020).

Current rating

2068

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2157

−89 pts below
Mar 2020 · age 49

Activity

37

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 9%

#18,654 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
Apr 2025
43rd Czech 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2111
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
2003 → 2071
Apr 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 52
Mar 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jan Vaclavik 2,192
Teplice Open 2025 - tournament A · Jun 2025 · +12.5 Elo
Best comeback
2. liga A 2025-2026 r6-7
finished #3 (seeded #54 of 180)
Evolution
-40
2108 → 2068
Tournaments
13
33 games
Score
18/ 3354.5%
12W12D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJan Vaclavik2,192·Teplice Open 2025 - tournament A·R6·+12.5
2.[W]vsPetr Kukla2,048·JSS - 1. divize 2025-2026 r1·R1·+8.6
3.[W]vsMiroslav Palek2,039·2. liga A 2025-2026 r4-5·R5·+8.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLeah RiceWCM1,887·Teplice Open 2025 - tournament A·R3·-15.6
2.[L]vsVojtech Ruzicka1,931·JSS - 1. divize 2025-2026 r2-3·R3·-14.3
3.[L]vsVaclav Absolon1,968·JSS - 1. divize 2025-2026 r7-8·R8·-12.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 13
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2. liga A 2025-2026 r10-11
Team
Mar 20261/2#412040-1.6
JSS - 1. divize 2025-2026 r9-10
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#62047-0.8
2. liga A 2025-2026 r8-9
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#931888-11.0
JSS - 1. divize 2025-2026 r7-8
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#711742-18.8
2. liga A 2025-2026 r6-7
Team
Jan 20262/2#32767+13.0
Worst Elo result: Turnaj sv. Jana Nepomuckeho 2025 - B (-21.2 Elo, finished #6).

Rankings

/
Czech Republic
#648
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#13,646
in continent
World
#18,654
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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