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Zalesky, Karel
🇨🇿FIDE 316717· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1972
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Karel Zalesky, a 54-year-old Czech player, is rated 1955. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 6 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent appearances: MKSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11 and MKSS - Krajska soutez A 2025-2026 r10-11. He took a 17-month break between Oct 2001 and Apr 2003. His peak of 2145 was reached at age 40 (May 2012).
Current rating
1955
Standard
Rpd1986·Blz1957
All-time high
2145
−190 pts below
May 2012 · age 40
May 2012 · age 40
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#35,645
#35,645 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 52
Mar 2024
2023
77th Czech 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2053
Mar 2023
2022
500 career games
at age 50
Dec 2022
2019
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
2007 → 2059
Feb 2019
2013
76th Czech 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2137
Jan 2013
2012
87th Czech 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2145
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
1959 → 1955
Tournaments
10
17 games
Score
8.5/ 1750.0%
6W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 1928 | -0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #55 | 1835 | -6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #78 | 1855 | -5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #45 | 2769 | +10.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #40 | 1992 | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2671 | +15.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #95 | 1668 | -15.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2558 | +11.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #56 | 1787 | -8.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #59 | 1349 | -5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJaroslav CempelFM
🇨🇿CZE·1959
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsPavel Podlesny
🇨🇿CZE·2034
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPavel Baier
🇨🇿CZE·2048
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsZdenek Snyta
🇨🇿CZE·1927
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2020
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vsJan Didi
🇨🇿CZE·1948
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,421
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#26,339
in continent
World
#35,644
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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