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Zilka, Stepan
GM🇨🇿FIDE 315303· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1988
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Stepan Zilka, a 38-year-old Czech Grandmaster, is rated 2516 and ranked 7th among Czech players, and 487th worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2496 and 2574 over the past 2 years. 44 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11, and 2. liga C 2025-2026 r10-11. Also played 2 rapid (including Mistrovstvi CR v rapidu druzstev 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Bundesliga-Blitzturnier des NSV 2026 Finalrunde) recently. His peak of 2615 was reached at age 35 (Dec 2023, World #152 at the time); he spent 51 months in Czech top 5, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2014 (age 26), IM in 2008 (age 20), and FM in 2003 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #46 in U20, World #82 in U18, World #47 in U16 and World #11 in U14.
Current rating
2516
Standard
Rpd2426·Blz2462
All-time high
2615
−99 pts below
Dec 2023 · age 35
Dec 2023 · age 35
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Czech players · of 5,624
51 months in National top 5 (2020–2025)
51 months in National top 5 (2020–2025)
Career timeline
27 entries2026
Re-crossed 2500
at age 38
Apr 2026
2025
51 months in national top 5
longest streak 40 months · since Oct 2020
Sep 2025
2023
Peak World rank: #152
at age 35 · rated 2615
Dec 2023
All-time peak 2615
at age 35 · −99 from today
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2600
at age 35
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2600
at age 35
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
2524 → 2516
Tournaments
21
44 games
Score
27/ 4461.4%
15W24D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #68 | 2605 | +3.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 2656 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 3183 | +3.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #27 | 2664 | +7.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #86 | 2432 | -1.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #28 | 2283 | -5.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #148 | 2539 | +0.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #81 | 2318 | -2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 2112 | -4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2607 | +2.5 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsVojtech PlatGM
🇸🇰SVK·2483
+5 −4 =12
21 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsVojtech ZwardonIM
🇨🇿CZE·2433
+5 −3 =6
14 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsTomas PolakGM
🇨🇿CZE·2443
+1 −1 =10
12 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVladimir SergeevGM
🇺🇦UKR·2357
+7 −2 =3
12 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsJakub PulpanIM
🇨🇿CZE·2434
+1 −2 =8
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#7
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#281
in continent
World
#487
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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