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Straka, Zdenek
🇨🇿FIDE 315494· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1958
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Zdenek Straka, a 68-year-old Czech player, is rated 1771. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include JSS - 1. divize 2025-2026 r11, O pohar Mistra Jana 2026 - B, and JSS - 2. divize skupina Finale A 2025-2026 r3-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including Prebor mesta Ceske Budejovice 2025 v rapidu) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2002–2003), 14 months (2004–2005) and 22 months (2011–2013). His peak of 2071 was reached at age 47 (Jul 2005).
Current rating
1771
Standard
Rpd1834·Blz—
All-time high
2071
−300 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 47
Jul 2005 · age 47
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#85,529
#85,529 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1718 → 1843
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
500 career games
at age 66
Feb 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Dec 2022
2020
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-50
1821 → 1771
Tournaments
15
36 games
Score
17.5/ 3648.6%
13W9D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 1818 | -0.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/7 | #29 | 1512 | -56.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #50 | 1537 | -15.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 1987 | +8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2070 | +14.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2605 | +20.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 1852 | +4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | 1803 | +0.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #13 | 2497 | +7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #39 | 1878 | +4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlois Bartos
🇨🇿CZE·1977
+5 −5 =0
10 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsMarian Krbusik
🇨🇿CZE·1850
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsAndon Petkov
🇨🇿CZE·1792
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSebastian Steinbauer
🇨🇿CZE·1972
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsJosef Petr
🇨🇿CZE·1752
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#3,458
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#61,483
in continent
World
#85,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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