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Petrzelka, Karel
🇨🇿FIDE 340308· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1941
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Karel Petrzelka, a 85-year-old Czech player, is rated 1824. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 21-month break between May 2016 and Mar 2018. Recent appearances: PDSS - Krajsky prebor II vychod 2025-2026 r8-9 and PDSS - Krajska soutez jih 2025-2026 r7. His peak of 1921 was reached at age 71 (May 2012).
Current rating
1824
Standard
Rpd1917·Blz—
All-time high
1921
−97 pts below
May 2012 · age 71
May 2012 · age 71
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#68,932
#68,932 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
100 career games
at age 85
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
1762 → 1848
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 83
Mar 2024
2022
24th Czech 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1807
Apr 2022
2019
26th Czech 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1848
Dec 2019
2016
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1856 → returned at 1858
May 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1844 → 1824
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
2W6D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #52 | 1708 | -6.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 1619 | -5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 1529 | -7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 1905 | +4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #94 | 1673 | -4.6 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,869
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#50,161
in continent
World
#68,932
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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