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Turcaj, Pavel

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FIDEFIDE 3212530· Male· Australia· Born in 1965

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Pavel Turcaj, a 61-year-old Australian player, is rated 1687. He has slipped back 74 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 SA Interclub Teams A Grade Rounds 1-2, 2026 South Australian Candidates Round 9, and 2026 South Australian Candidates Rounds 5-8. Also played 1 rapid event recently. He had 3 career breaks: 18 months (2015–2017), 18 months (2017–2019) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1904 was reached at age 47 (Oct 2012).

Current rating

1687

Standard

Rpd1754·Blz

All-time high

1904

217 pts below
Oct 2012 · age 47

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#114,673

#114,673 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
29th Australian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1720
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1647 → 1761
Feb 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1761 → returned at 1748
May 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 57
Sep 2022
22nd Australian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1733
Apr 2022
2020
19th Australian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1728
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robert Hoile 1,911

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
May 20261/4#231538-16.2
Team
Apr 20260/1#331082-4.8
Swiss
Mar 20261/1#72478+9.0
Swiss
Mar 20261.5/1#212522-9.6
Swiss
Feb 20262/2#112288-11.4
Swiss
Sep 20251/2#171681-2.0
Swiss
Aug 20252/3#271646-26.2
Swiss
Jul 20251/1#302466-12.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 SA City of Adelaide Championship Rounds 3-6 (-26.2 Elo, finished #27).

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Rankings

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Australia
#798
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,878
in continent
World
#114,669
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,399
9
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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