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Hess, Pavel
🇨🇿FIDE 336580· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1991
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Pavel Hess, a 35-year-old Czech player, is rated 1960 — just 27 short of his peak of 1987 (Nov 2018, age 27). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: JSS - 2. divize skupina Finale B 2025-2026 r3-4 and JSS - 2. divize skupina A 2025-2026 r2-3.
At junior level, he reached #62, #53 and #29 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1960
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1908
All-time high
1987
−27 pts below
Nov 2018 · age 27
Nov 2018 · age 27
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#34,647
#34,647 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1925 → returned at 1928
Mar 2020
2018
All-time peak 1987
at age 27 · −27 from today
Nov 2018
6-month rising streak
+53 Elo
Apr 2018
2016
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
1861 → 1939
Apr 2016
2013
100 career games
at age 22
Sep 2013
2010
62nd Czech U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1897
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
1984 → 1960
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #71 | 1037 | -13.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #61 | 1191 | -9.8 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,368
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#25,608
in continent
World
#34,646
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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