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VJ
Vrchotka, Josef
🇨🇿FIDE 318388· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1947
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Josef Vrchotka, a 79-year-old Czech player, is rated 1929. He has fluctuated between 1882 and 1954 over the past 2 years. 30 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, UKSS - Krajsky prebor II A 2025-2026 r8-9, and Jesenik Open 2025 - A. Also played 1 rapid event (including Mostecky sachovy festival 2025 - rapid) recently. He took a 17-month break between Oct 2001 and Apr 2003. His peak of 2140 was reached at age 56 (Apr 2003).
Current rating
1929
Standard
Rpd1958·Blz—
All-time high
2140
−211 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 56
Apr 2003 · age 56
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#41,206
#41,206 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2023
10th Czech 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2005
Jun 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 76
Mar 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 76
Jan 2023
2021
500 career games
at age 74
Aug 2021
2020
25th Czech 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1992
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 72
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
1931 → 1929
Tournaments
7
24 games
Score
12.5/ 2452.1%
10W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #266 | 1890 | -16.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #30 | 1694 | -9.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2097 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #5 | 2713 | +19.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #73 | 1937 | +0.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 2616 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #74 | 1876 | -11.0 |
Worst Elo result: PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open (-16.2 Elo, finished #266).
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,674
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#30,425
in continent
World
#41,205
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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