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BJ
Batka, Josef
🇨🇿FIDE 330779· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1952
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Josef Batka, a 74-year-old Czech player, is rated 1742 — just 9 short of his peak of 1751 (Mar 2024, age 72). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2008–2010), 19 months (2010–2012) and 12 months (2013–2014). Recent appearance: KHSS - Krajska soutez zapad 2025-2026 r9.
Current rating
1742
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1751
−9 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72
Mar 2024 · age 72
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,328
#95,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1578 → 1751
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1751
at age 72 · −9 from today
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 72
Feb 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Jan 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 70
Mar 2022
2019
6-month rising streak
+42 Elo
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
1723 → 1742
Tournaments
6
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
2W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 1731 | -0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2000 | +14.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 1797 | +2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 1987 | +13.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #78 | 1468 | -13.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 1779 | +1.6 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#3,755
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#67,937
in continent
World
#95,326
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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