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KJ
Kotas, Jan
🇨🇿FIDE 328391· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1942
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Jan Kotas, a 84-year-old Czech player, is rated 1827. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 16 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: MKSS - Okresni prebor druzstev F-M 2025-2026 r11 and MKSS - Krajska soutez C 2025-2026 r10-11. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014) and 15 months (2014–2015). His peak of 2037 was reached at age 63 (Oct 2005).
Current rating
1827
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2037
−210 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 63
Oct 2005 · age 63
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#68,087
#68,087 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
27th Czech 80+ player
at age 82 · rated 1890
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1791 → 1890
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 82
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 81
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 80
Dec 2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 80
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1842 → 1827
Tournaments
13
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
9W8D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2385 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 1900 | +4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #18 | 1777 | -1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2024 | +11.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/1 | #45 | 2545 | -2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #106 | 1081 | -8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #12 | 1686 | -7.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2365 | +3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 1929 | +5.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 1793 | -1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKarel Rechtenberg
🇨🇿CZE·1623
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsMilan Szmek
🇨🇿CZE·1770
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsTomas Kacir
🇨🇿CZE·1729
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsVlastimil Havlik
🇨🇿CZE·1732
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Jun 2020
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vsRoman Mrazek
🇨🇿CZE·1846
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,843
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#49,596
in continent
World
#68,086
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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