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Smejkal, Josef
🇨🇿FIDE 331600· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1978
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Josef Smejkal, a 48-year-old Czech player, is rated 1767. He has slipped back 98 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: SSS - Krajska soutez - skupina B 2025-2026 r10-11 and CZECH OPEN 2025 - E - 4-member team tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including 20. rocnik sachoveho turnaje Dobrovicky rapid Tereos TTD a.s. - open Grand Prix CR 2026) recently. His peak of 1956 was reached at age 33 (May 2011).
Current rating
1767
Standard
Rpd1825·Blz—
All-time high
1956
−189 pts below
May 2011 · age 33
May 2011 · age 33
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#86,863
#86,863 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2023
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
1753 → 1825
May 2023
6-month rising streak
+39 Elo
May 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Feb 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Nov 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1761 → returned at 1744
Jul 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 41
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-98
1865 → 1767
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
3/ 1717.6%
1W4D12L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #98 | 1025 | -17.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #69 | 1625 | -9.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #121 | 1229 | -4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #38 | 1966 | +8.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #122 | 982 | -21.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #78 | 807 | -15.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1.5/7 | #661 | 1669 | -37.0 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#3,506
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#62,391
in continent
World
#86,861
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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