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Ponizil, Cyril
IM🇨🇿FIDE 322202· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1991
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Cyril Ponizil, a 35-year-old Czech International Master, is rated 2452 and ranked 16th among Czech players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2432 and 2465 over the past 2 years. 29 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11, Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11, and 2. liga E 2025-2026 r8-9. His peak of 2521 was reached at age 25 (Sep 2016, Czech #10 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2013 (age 22) and FM in 2008 (age 17). Earned a GM norm at tht Extraliga 2016/2017. At junior level, he reached World #86 in U20, World #92 in U16, World #100 in U14, World #56 in U12 and #2 nationally in U18.
Current rating
2452
Standard
Rpd2399·Blz2479
All-time high
2521
−69 pts below
Sep 2016 · age 25
Sep 2016 · age 25
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Czech players · of 5,635
Career timeline
24 entries2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2506 → returned at 2507
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 28
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 28
Feb 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 26
Jan 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2500
at age 25
Nov 2016
Peak Czech rank: #10
at age 25 · rated 2521
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
2450 → 2452
Tournaments
12
26 games
Score
15.5/ 2659.6%
8W15D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #11 | 2768 | +12.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #70 | 2406 | -1.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #25 | 2654 | +5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #53 | 2531 | +2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2860 | +1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2493 | +1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #95 | 1645 | -4.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #89 | 2224 | -5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #68 | 2321 | -3.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #42 | 2313 | -3.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVojtech ZwardonIM
🇨🇿CZE·2425
+5 −2 =6
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPavel ZpevakIM
🇨🇿CZE·2265
+5 −2 =4
11 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsJosef KratochvilFM
🇨🇿CZE·2193
+7 −1 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsJan KrejciGM
🇨🇿CZE·2503
+1 −4 =6
11 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsJaroslav BuresIM
🇸🇰SVK·2382
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Nov 2015
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#16
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#601
in continent
World
#995
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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