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Bulava, Petr
🇨🇿FIDE 316644· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1980
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Petr Bulava, a 46-year-old Czech player, is rated 2109 — just 29 short of his peak of 2138 (Jul 2008, age 28) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +79 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: MKSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11 and 2. liga F 2025-2026 r10-11.
Current rating
2109
Standard
Rpd2031·Blz1990
All-time high
2138
−29 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 28
Jul 2008 · age 28
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,555 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
44th Czech 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2117
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
2022 → 2117
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 46
Apr 2026
7-month rising streak
+87 Elo
Apr 2026
2024
53rd Czech 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2087
Nov 2024
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2040 → returned at 2029
Jul 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+79
2030 → 2109
Tournaments
12
19 games
Score
13.5/ 1971.1%
10W7D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #89 | 1378 | -8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2279 | +9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2818 | +16.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #19 | 2102 | +1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2807 | +16.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #94 | 2145 | +2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #35 | 2791 | +8.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #40 | 2130 | +4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 2783 | +16.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #54 | 2063 | +1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan Didi
🇨🇿CZE·1948
+2 −5 =6
13 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsJaroslav CempelFM
🇨🇿CZE·1959
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsSerguei VesselovskyIM
🇨🇿CZE·2229
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsStanislav Kolar
🇨🇿CZE·1917
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2023
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Czech Republic
#472
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#10,554
in continent
World
#14,555
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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