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Kacalek, Karel
🇨🇿FIDE 340049· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1951
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Karel Kacalek, a 75-year-old Czech player, is rated 1882 — just 2 short of his peak of 1884 (Feb 2026, age 75). He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: PDSS - Krajsky prebor II vychod 2025-2026 r10-11 and PDSS - Krajska soutez vychod 2025-2026 r4. He took a 12-month break between Apr 2013 and May 2014.
Current rating
1882
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1884
−2 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 75
Feb 2026 · age 75
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#52,656
#52,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1884
at age 75 · −2 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1762 → 1871
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 73
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 73
Mar 2024
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2019
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+24
1858 → 1882
Tournaments
6
10 games
Score
8/ 1080.0%
6W4D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 1921 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #87 | 1715 | -4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 1996 | +6.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2376 | +3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 1879 | +1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2588 | +16.2 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,219
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#38,727
in continent
World
#52,655
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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