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VJ
Vanicek, Jan
🇨🇿FIDE 351237· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1978
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Jan Vanicek, a 48-year-old Czech player, is rated 1780 — just 26 short of his peak of 1806 (Mar 2024, age 46). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 20 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent appearances: PDSS - Krajsky prebor II vychod 2025-2026 r10-11 and PDSS - Krajska soutez jih 2025-2026 r1. Also played 1 blitz event (including Memorial Oldy Hajka 2025) recently.
Current rating
1780
Standard
Rpd1791·Blz1761
All-time high
1806
−26 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 46
Mar 2024 · age 46
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#82,566
#82,566 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
1696 → 1806
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 46
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1806
at age 46 · −26 from today
Mar 2024
2016
7-month rising streak
+39 Elo
Jun 2016
100 career games
at age 38
Jun 2016
2012
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 34
Oct 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
1770 → 1780
Tournaments
7
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
5W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 1965 | +10.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #49 | 1767 | -0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #25 | 1838 | +4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #53 | 1553 | -10.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 1941 | +9.0 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#3,362
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#59,454
in continent
World
#82,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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