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VJ
Vachal, Josef
🇨🇿FIDE 347337· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1957
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Josef Vachal, a 69-year-old Czech player, is rated 1886. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: SSPK - Krajsky prebor I 2025-2026 r7-8 and O pohar mesta Klatov 2025 - open C. His peak of 2000 was reached at age 59 (Feb 2016).
Current rating
1886
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2000
−114 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 59
Feb 2016 · age 59
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#51,561
#51,561 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1808 → returned at 1773
Aug 2019
2016
Crossed 2000
at age 59
Feb 2016
All-time peak 2000
at age 59 · −114 from today
Feb 2016
2015
100 career games
at age 58
Dec 2015
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1884 → 1982
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
1845 → 1886
Tournaments
5
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
7W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 1991 | +5.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #30 | 2555 | +6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #44 | 2507 | +5.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #85 | 1062 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 1978 | +32.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,175
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#37,931
in continent
World
#51,560
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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