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Glacner, Karel
🇨🇿FIDE 326020· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1946
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Karel Glacner, a 80-year-old Czech player, is rated 1537. He has slipped back 86 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ostravsky konik 2026 C, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - D2. Also played 5 rapid (including PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - G1 rapid tournament) and 5 blitz events (including PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - H blitz tournament) recently. He took a 22-month break between Oct 2020 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1872 was reached at age 59 (Oct 2005).
Current rating
1537
Standard
Rpd1519·Blz1430
All-time high
1872
−335 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 59
Oct 2005 · age 59
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#171,347
#171,347 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+197 Elo)
1419 → 1616
Feb 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 78
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 78
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1451 → returned at 1463
Oct 2020
2016
Re-crossed 1600
at age 70
Sep 2016
500 career games
at age 70
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-86
1623 → 1537
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
11.5/ 3532.9%
10W3D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #72 | 1583 | -50.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/8 | #345 | 1490 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/9 | #86 | 1656 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #95 | 1631 | -18.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladimir Kosina
🇨🇿CZE·1785
+0 −9 =1
10 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsRostislav Stork
🇨🇿CZE·1794
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsArnost Zeman
🇨🇿CZE·1695
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsVaclav Milfort
🇨🇿CZE·1485
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJosef Kolek
🇨🇿CZE·1802
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#5,199
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#110,614
in continent
World
#171,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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