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KJ
Kostal, Jindrich
🇨🇿FIDE 337110· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1945
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Jindrich Kostal, a 81-year-old Czech player, is rated 1823. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 17 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: UKSS - Krajsky prebor I 2025-2026 r11 and UKSS - Krajsky prebor II A 2025-2026 r1. His peak of 2031 was reached at age 63 (Jul 2008).
Current rating
1823
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2031
−208 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 63
Jul 2008 · age 63
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#69,258
#69,258 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
47th Czech 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1823
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1779 → 1874
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 79
Mar 2024
2022
56th Czech 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1774
Apr 2022
2020
Re-crossed 1800
at age 75
Jul 2020
2016
41st Czech 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1921
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1819 → 1823
Tournaments
8
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
3W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2592 | +9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #59 | 1726 | -4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #57 | 1894 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #66 | 1734 | -4.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #62 | 1902 | +2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #93 | 1645 | -9.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 1896 | +2.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #20 | 2413 | +4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichal Burgermeister
🇨🇿CZE·1829
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsFrantisek Kindl
🇨🇿CZE·1823
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMiroslav Srkal
🇨🇿CZE·1797
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJiri Jirasek
🇨🇿CZE·1868
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsPetr Valenta
🇨🇿CZE·1814
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2019
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,882
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#50,394
in continent
World
#69,257
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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