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VJ
Volak, Jan
🇨🇿FIDE 327387· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1947
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Jan Volak, a 79-year-old Czech player, is rated 1876. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 17 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include UKSS - Krajsky prebor I 2025-2026 r11, UKSS - Krajsky prebor III B - Finale A 2025-2026 r2-3, and UKSS - Krajsky prebor III B 2025-2026 r7. His peak of 2016 was reached at age 60 (Jul 2007).
Current rating
1876
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2016
−140 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 60
Jul 2007 · age 60
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#54,218
#54,218 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
6-month rising streak
+18 Elo
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1832 → 1901
Jan 2025
2023
38th Czech 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1892
Jan 2023
2022
48th Czech 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 1944
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1904 → returned at 1907
Jul 2020
2014
100 career games
at age 67
May 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1878 → 1876
Tournaments
9
11 games
Score
7/ 1163.6%
5W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #73 | 1191 | -7.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 1733 | -4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #89 | 1138 | -8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1761 | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2540 | +5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 1911 | +1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2520 | +5.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2446 | +8.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #56 | 1919 | +1.2 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,288
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#39,811
in continent
World
#54,217
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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