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Sterba, Karel
🇨🇿FIDE 332763· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1978
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Karel Sterba, a 48-year-old Czech player, is rated 1788. He has slipped back 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jarni otevreny prebor SO SK OAZA Praha 2026 r1, PSS - Krajska soutez 1.2 2025-2026 r11, and Prebor OAZY 2025 - podzim r8-9. His peak of 1982 was reached at age 35 (May 2013).
Current rating
1788
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1982
−194 pts below
May 2013 · age 35
May 2013 · age 35
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#80,122
#80,122 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Feb 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Jul 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
May 2023
2013
All-time peak 1982
at age 35 · −194 from today
May 2013
2011
100 career games
at age 33
Sep 2011
2008
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1742 → 1855
Oct 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-54
1842 → 1788
Tournaments
14
31 games
Score
13/ 3141.9%
7W12D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/3 | #23 | 1445 | -25.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/4 | #23 | 1551 | -28.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #18 | 1699 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2397 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #84 | 1352 | -2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2093 | +15.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #82 | 1138 | -6.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #89 | 1649 | -10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2556 | +8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #33 | 1914 | +8.8 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#3,272
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#57,833
in continent
World
#80,120
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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