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Knotek, Josef
🇨🇿FIDE 322113· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1955
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Josef Knotek, a 71-year-old Czech player, is rated 1899. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SSZK - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11, 2. liga E 2025-2026 r6-7, and Open Stare Mesto 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Open Air Ludslavice 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Memorial Vratislava Hory 2026 - blesk) recently. His peak of 2245 was reached at age 49 (Oct 2004).
Current rating
1899
Standard
Rpd1818·Blz1824
All-time high
2245
−346 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 49
Oct 2004 · age 49
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#48,363
#48,363 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
71st Czech 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1916
Feb 2026
2022
64th Czech 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1945
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1949 → returned at 1906
Apr 2020
2016
85th Czech 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1974
Aug 2016
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
1921 → 1975
Feb 2016
2011
93rd Czech 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2015
Jan 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+24
1875 → 1899
Tournaments
11
25 games
Score
13/ 2552.0%
7W12D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #69 | 2025 | +3.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #81 | 1716 | -10.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #64 | 1712 | -10.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #59 | 1950 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 2077 | +8.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 2603 | +7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #89 | 1956 | +1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #38 | 1949 | +3.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #61 | 1161 | -8.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 2106 | +5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFrantisek VranaFM
🇨🇿CZE·2062
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMatej Babula
🇨🇿CZE·2173
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJosef MudrakFM
🇨🇿CZE·2160
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsRadek Sudrich
🇨🇿CZE·1893
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsRadek Sudrich
🇨🇿CZE·2006
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2021
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#2,021
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#35,627
in continent
World
#48,362
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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