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SJ
Smola, Jan
🇨🇿FIDE 340421· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1953
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Jan Smola, a 73-year-old Czech player, is rated 1857 — just 19 short of his peak of 1876 (May 2010, age 57). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: PDSS - Krajsky prebor II vychod 2025-2026 r6-7 and PDSS - Krajsky prebor I 2025-2026 r1.
Current rating
1857
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1785
All-time high
1876
−19 pts below
May 2010 · age 57
May 2010 · age 57
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#59,454
#59,454 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1717 → 1853
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1792 → returned at 1779
Jul 2020
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Dec 2018
100 career games
at age 65
Mar 2018
2014
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 61
May 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
1845 → 1857
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2632 | +9.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 1921 | +2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan Vanicek
🇨🇿CZE·1780
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJaroslav Volf
🇨🇿CZE·1941
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsStanislav Palla
🇨🇿CZE·1666
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsTomas Mastny
🇨🇿CZE·1800
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2018
View head-to-head →
vsJiri Vencl
🇨🇿CZE
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2018
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,497
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#43,543
in continent
World
#59,453
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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