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Mares, Ilja
🇨🇿FIDE 325104· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1954
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Ilja Mares, a 72-year-old Czech player, is rated 1836. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 7 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include KHSS - Krajska soutez vychod 2025-2026 r9, KHSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r9-10, and CZECH OPEN 2025 - E - 4-member team tournament. His peak of 1910 was reached at age 54 (Oct 2008).
Current rating
1836
Standard
Rpd1767·Blz—
All-time high
1910
−74 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 54
Oct 2008 · age 54
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,440
#65,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1714 → 1839
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Mar 2024
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Sep 2018
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Nov 2017
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Nov 2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1841 → 1836
Tournaments
10
20 games
Score
10/ 2050.0%
5W10D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #79 | 1011 | -11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 1891 | +2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 1991 | +8.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #45 | 2661 | +11.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 1814 | -0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #61 | 1592 | -13.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #119 | 1005 | -11.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #43 | 1823 | -1.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 1878 | +0.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 3.5/6 | #478 | 2010 | +7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVaclav Portych
🇨🇿CZE·1815
+1 −0 =12
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJindrich Vochozka
🇨🇿CZE·1698
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJiri Bednar
🇨🇿CZE·1895
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsMojmir Jindrasek
🇨🇿CZE·1819
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsStanislav Pultar
🇨🇿CZE·1826
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,727
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#47,755
in continent
World
#65,439
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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