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Cesal, Vaclav
🇨🇿FIDE 317845· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1950
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Vaclav Cesal, a 76-year-old Czech player, is rated 1720. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 42 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: SSPK - Krajsky prebor I 2025-2026 r11. His peak of 1769 was reached at age 74 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1720
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1769
−49 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 74
Mar 2024 · age 74
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#102,783
#102,783 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1621 → 1769
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1769
at age 74 · −49 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1615 → returned at 1758
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1621 → returned at 1615
Jul 2020
2019
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2019
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
1758 → 1720
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #69 | 1016 | -15.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #61 | 922 | -22.0 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#3,941
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#72,715
in continent
World
#102,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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