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PJ
Pokorny, Jan
🇨🇿FIDE 340324· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1987
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Jan Pokorny, a 39-year-old Czech player, is rated 1922 — just 26 short of his peak of 1948 (Feb 2025, age 38). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: PDSS - Krajsky prebor II vychod 2025-2026 r10-11. Also played 1 rapid (including PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - G2 rapid tournament) and 1 blitz events (including PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - H blitz tournament) recently. He took a 12-month break between Apr 2013 and May 2014.
Current rating
1922
Standard
Rpd1924·Blz1854
All-time high
1948
−26 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 38
Feb 2025 · age 38
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#42,751
#42,751 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1948
at age 38 · −26 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
1887 → 1935
Apr 2024
100 career games
at age 37
Mar 2024
2014
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 27
May 2014
2013
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1876 → returned at 1899
Apr 2013
2009
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Jul 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1941 → 1922
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
2W7D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | 1883 | -2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #62 | 1774 | -8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 2067 | +7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #28 | 1816 | -6.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #44 | 1772 | -8.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 1912 | -0.8 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,753
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#31,571
in continent
World
#42,750
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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