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Kotva, Milan
🇨🇿FIDE 322148· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1948
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Milan Kotva, a 78-year-old Czech player, is rated 1859. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PDSS - Krajsky prebor I 2025-2026 r11, PDSS - Krajsky prebor II vychod 2025-2026 r10-11, and PDSS - Krajska soutez jih 2025-2026 r5-6. His peak of 2156 was reached at age 55 (Oct 2003).
Current rating
1859
Standard
Rpd1941·Blz—
All-time high
2156
−297 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 55
Oct 2003 · age 55
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,893
#58,893 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
1,000 career games
at age 78
Mar 2026
2024
37th Czech 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1908
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1781 → 1908
May 2024
7-month rising streak
+127 Elo
Apr 2024
2019
33rd Czech 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1976
Jun 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 69
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
1897 → 1859
Tournaments
17
40 games
Score
17.5/ 4043.8%
13W9D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #80 | 1021 | -11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #48 | 1929 | +3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | 2009 | +8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #116 | 1144 | -16.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #72 | 1815 | -3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 1926 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 1888 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2802 | +13.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #72 | 1119 | -9.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #121 | 1142 | -18.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKamil Mikyska
🇨🇿CZE·1963
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRoman Solil
🇨🇿CZE·1960
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPavel Grepl
🇨🇿CZE·1864
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsOldrich Kastner
🇨🇿CZE·2005
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsMichal Merta
🇨🇿CZE·1812
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,475
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#43,153
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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