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Formanek, Martin
🇨🇿FIDE 316768· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1983
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Martin Formanek, a 43-year-old Czech player, is rated 2195 and sitting in the top 4% of Czech players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11, 2. liga B 2025-2026 r10-11, and CZECH OPEN 2025 - E - 4-member team tournament. He took a 66-month break between Oct 2006 and May 2012. His peak of 2292 was reached at age 34 (Dec 2017).
At junior level, he reached #20 and #33 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2195
Standard
Rpd2207·Blz2218
All-time high
2292
−97 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 34
Dec 2017 · age 34
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#244 · Czech players · of 5,635
Career timeline
20 entries2025
21st Czech 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2210
Jan 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 42
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 41
Aug 2024
7-month rising streak
+62 Elo
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 40
Apr 2023
2022
29th Czech 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2237
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+48
2147 → 2195
Tournaments
13
24 games
Score
18/ 2475.0%
14W8D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2885 | +7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2320 | +7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #59 | 2102 | -4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #57 | 2102 | -2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #50 | 2894 | +7.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 2247 | +6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 2058 | -2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2721 | +8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #8 | 2300 | +8.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #47 | 2909 | +9.0 |
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#244
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#5,943
in continent
World
#8,462
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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