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Paldus, Petr
🇨🇿FIDE 317950· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1962
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Petr Paldus, a 64-year-old Czech player, is rated 1936. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SSLK - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r9, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and MARIENBAD OPEN 2026 D - seniors tournament 50 plus. Also played 1 rapid event (including SSLK - Krajsky prebor 2026 druzstev v rapidu) recently. His peak of 2111 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2005).
Current rating
1936
Standard
Rpd1997·Blz1969
All-time high
2111
−175 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 43
Jan 2005 · age 43
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#39,667
#39,667 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 63
Dec 2025
2023
89th Czech 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1984
Feb 2023
2020
84th Czech 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2033
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Feb 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
1943 → 2037
Jan 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-41
1977 → 1936
Tournaments
8
40 games
Score
22/ 4055.0%
16W12D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2742 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #253 | 1837 | -24.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2598 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #28 | 1943 | +2.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #63 | 1057 | -12.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #31 | 2553 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #18 | 1894 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #30 | 1912 | -14.2 |
Worst Elo result: PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open (-24.6 Elo, finished #253).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan BartosFM
🇨🇿CZE·2156
+2 −5 =10
17 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsJosef Jiruse
🇨🇿CZE·1991
+0 −0 =11
11 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsAndrej Baraniuk
🇺🇦UKR·1608
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsJosef Horyna
🇨🇿CZE·1720
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2016
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vsPetr Malinovsky
🇨🇿CZE·1972
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,603
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#29,297
in continent
World
#39,666
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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