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Zidek, Vaclav
CM🇨🇿FIDE 322644· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1984
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Vaclav Zidek, a 42-year-old Czech Candidate Master, is rated 2056 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MKSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11, 2. liga F 2025-2026 r10-11, and O zlate prasatko 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including Mistrovstvi CR v rapidu druzstev 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku 2025 - open) recently. His peak of 2206 was reached at age 30 (Jun 2014).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 40). At junior level, he reached #47 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2056
Standard
Rpd2024·Blz2044
All-time high
2206
−150 pts below
Jun 2014 · age 30
Jun 2014 · age 30
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,053 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
33rd Czech 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2135
Feb 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 40
Jun 2024
2023
46th Czech 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2142
Oct 2023
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2110 → returned at 2107
Jul 2020
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 32
Feb 2016
2014
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Jun 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-39
2095 → 2056
Tournaments
15
42 games
Score
23/ 4254.8%
18W10D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/9 | #34 | 2090 | +6.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 1223 | -11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #46 | 1938 | -6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2237 | +9.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2787 | +16.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #104 | 1344 | -15.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 2130 | +1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #118 | 1283 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #16 | 2041 | +6.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #22 | 2692 | +6.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan Didi
🇨🇿CZE·1948
+11 −3 =1
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSerguei VesselovskyIM
🇨🇿CZE·2229
+2 −3 =7
12 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsJaroslav CempelFM
🇨🇿CZE·1959
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMartin Vesely
🇨🇿CZE·2031
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsRichard Kudla
🇨🇿CZE·2038
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#708
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#14,702
in continent
World
#20,053
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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