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Krejci, Jan
GM🇨🇿FIDE 322156· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1992
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Jan Krejci, a 34-year-old Czech Grandmaster, is rated 2503 and ranked 7th among Czech players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2495 and 2556 over the past 2 years. 34 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11, 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 1. liga vychod 2025-2026 r9-10. His peak of 2588 was reached at age 27 (Apr 2019, World #285 at the time); he spent 30 months in Czech top 5.
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 19), IM in 2009 (age 17), and FM in 2007 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #23 in U20, World #19 in U18, World #25 in U16, World #94 in U14 and World #19 in U12.
Current rating
2503
Standard
Rpd2479·Blz2416
All-time high
2588
−85 pts below
Apr 2019 · age 27
Apr 2019 · age 27
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Czech players · of 5,635
30 months in National top 5 (2017–2025)
30 months in National top 5 (2017–2025)
Career timeline
23 entries2025
30 months in national top 5
since Dec 2017
Mar 2025
2019
Peak World rank: #285
at age 27 · rated 2588
Apr 2019
All-time peak 2588
at age 27 · −93 from today
Apr 2019
2018
Peak Czech rank: #4
at age 26 · rated 2582
Apr 2018
2017
7-month rising streak
+36 Elo
May 2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 25
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2509 → 2503
Tournaments
16
43 games
Score
23.5/ 4354.7%
11W25D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 2554 | +7.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #51 | 2500 | -0.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #154 | 1616 | -6.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #68 | 2262 | -3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #64 | 2516 | +0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #121 | 2514 | +0.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #67 | 2469 | -0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #45 | 2428 | -2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #46 | 2583 | +2.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #8 | 2527 | +1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJiri StocekGM
🇨🇿CZE·2482
+4 −4 =11
19 games·last met May 2026
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vsVojtech PlatGM
🇸🇰SVK·2491
+2 −6 =11
19 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsPavel SimacekGM
🇨🇿CZE·2369
+5 −5 =6
16 games·last met May 2023
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vsRichard Jr. BiolekIM
🇨🇿CZE·2380
+7 −4 =5
16 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsJaroslav BuresIM
🇸🇰SVK·2382
+6 −3 =6
15 games·last met Feb 2022
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#7
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#319
in continent
World
#559
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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