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Samu, Pavel
🇨🇿FIDE 330981· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1968
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Pavel Samu, a 58-year-old Czech player, is rated 1880. He has fluctuated between 1870 and 1926 over the past 2 years. 46 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MKSS - Krajska soutez C 2025-2026 r10-11, MKSS - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r9-10, and MKSS - Mestsky prebor Ostrava 2025-2026 r7-8. Also played 2 rapid events (including Ostrava K-TRIO Open 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2006–2008) and 19 months (2012–2014). His peak of 1994 was reached at age 55 (Feb 2023).
Current rating
1880
Standard
Rpd1840·Blz—
All-time high
1994
−114 pts below
Feb 2023 · age 55
Feb 2023 · age 55
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#53,220
#53,220 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2023
All-time peak 1994
at age 55 · −114 from today
Feb 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1896 → 1986
Dec 2022
2018
6-month rising streak
+40 Elo
Apr 2018
2016
100 career games
at age 48
Jan 2016
2012
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1929 → returned at 1931
Sep 2012
2006
Crossed 1800
at age 38
Jul 2006
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
1918 → 1880
Tournaments
19
46 games
Score
24.5/ 4653.3%
14W21D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 18| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #16 | 1942 | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #92 | 1777 | -5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #61 | 1692 | -9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2550 | +13.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #66 | 1914 | +2.2 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,242
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#39,092
in continent
World
#53,220
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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