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Turcaj, Pavel
🇦🇺FIDE 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
Oct 2012 · age 47
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#114,673
#114,673 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
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
Evolution
-74
1761 → 1687
Tournaments
8
21 games
Score
9.5/ 2145.2%
8W3D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPamith Kithmin Anattapathirana1,464·2025 SA City of Adelaide Championship Rounds 3-6·R3·-16.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/4 | #23 | 1538 | -16.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #33 | 1082 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2478 | +9.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/1 | #21 | 2522 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #11 | 2288 | -11.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #17 | 1681 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #27 | 1646 | -26.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #30 | 2466 | -12.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEdgar Mdinaradze
🇬🇪GEO·1784
+1 −8 =4
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsColin Cloudsdale
🇦🇺AUS·1823
+3 −7 =2
12 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsEric Staak
🇦🇺AUS·1637
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsBill Kerr
🇦🇺AUS·1995
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsGoran Srdic
🇦🇺AUS·2105
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Australia
#798
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,878
in continent
World
#114,669
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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