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HJ
Holub, Jan
🇨🇿FIDE 318841· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1936
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Jan Holub, a 90-year-old Czech player, is rated 1889. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: PSS - Krajska soutez 1.1 2025-2026 r5-7. Also played 1 rapid event (including PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - G1 rapid tournament) recently. His peak of 2124 was reached at age 79 (May 2015).
Current rating
1889
Standard
Rpd1787·Blz—
All-time high
2124
−235 pts below
May 2015 · age 79
May 2015 · age 79
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#50,821
#50,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1838 → returned at 1839
Jul 2020
2019
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1859 → returned at 1838
May 2019
2017
6th Czech 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 2016
Apr 2017
2015
90th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 79 · rated 2124
Jun 2015
All-time peak 2124
at age 79 · −235 from today
May 2015
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
2026 → 2115
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
1914 → 1889
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
0/ 30.0%
0W0D3L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #148 | 1246 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #126 | 1141 | -18.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStefan Koper
🇨🇿CZE·1878
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2021
View head-to-head →
vsPavel Ptak
🇨🇿CZE·1976
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2021
View head-to-head →
vsZdenek Plasek
🇨🇿CZE·1880
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2020
View head-to-head →
vsRadim Pospech
🇨🇿CZE·1946
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2020
View head-to-head →
vsMichal Vetrovsky
🇨🇿CZE·2059
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2021
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,142
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#37,407
in continent
World
#50,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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