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Sterba, Michal
🇨🇿FIDE 334510· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1967
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Michal Sterba, a 59-year-old Czech player, is rated 1827 — just 7 short of his peak of 1834 (Sep 2024, age 57). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact B and OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - D1. He took a 30-month break between Feb 2020 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1827
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1834
−7 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 57
Sep 2024 · age 57
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#68,087
#68,087 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1695 → 1834
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1834
at age 57 · −7 from today
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 55
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1670 → returned at 1686
Feb 2020
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 48
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1834 → 1827
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
5/ 1338.5%
4W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #17 | 1858 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/9 | #36 | 1793 | -11.0 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,843
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#49,596
in continent
World
#68,086
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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