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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 1875. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 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
1875
Standard
Rpd1840·Blz—
All-time high
1994
−119 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
#54,478
#54,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2023
All-time peak 1994
at age 55 · −119 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-43
1918 → 1875
Tournaments
19
46 games
Score
23.5/ 4651.1%
14W19D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #18 | 1854 | -5.2 |
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 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #84 | 1710 | -9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2652 | +17.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | 1913 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 1774 | -27.6 |
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Czech Republic
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out of 6,361 players
Europe
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World
#54,477
out of 400,000+
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