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Kovar, Josef
🇨🇿FIDE 319864· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1985
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Josef Kovar, a 41-year-old Czech player, is rated 1913. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jarni otevreny prebor SO SK OAZA Praha 2026 r1, KHSS - Krajska soutez zapad 2025-2026 r9, and KSSKV - Krajsky prebor I 2025-2026 r8-9. Also played 2 rapid (including Prebor Prahy 4clennych druzstev v rapidu 2025) and 1 blitz events (including KSSKV - Krajsky prebor druzstev v blesku 2026) recently. He took a 26-month break between Jul 2004 and Oct 2006. His peak of 2112 was reached at age 31 (Sep 2016).
At junior level, he reached #44 and #34 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1913
Standard
Rpd2037·Blz2081
All-time high
2112
−199 pts below
Sep 2016 · age 31
Sep 2016 · age 31
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,949
#44,949 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2022
92nd Czech 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2038
Apr 2022
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 32
Mar 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
2018 → 2112
Sep 2016
Crossed 2100
at age 31
Sep 2016
All-time peak 2112
at age 31 · −199 from today
Sep 2016
2010
100 career games
at age 25
Sep 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-44
1957 → 1913
Tournaments
14
37 games
Score
19/ 3751.4%
14W10D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #6 | 1929 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2212 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2474 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2652 | +9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2666 | +19.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #50 | 1685 | -10.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #61 | 1799 | -2.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 1890 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #86 | 1235 | -6.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #38 | 2568 | +6.6 |
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Czech Republic
#1,869
out of 6,361 players
Europe
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in continent
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out of 400,000+
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