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Balvin, Rudolf
🇨🇿FIDE 351857· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1952
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Rudolf Balvin, a 74-year-old Czech player, is rated 1694 — just 2 short of his peak of 1696 (Mar 2024, age 72). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2021–2024) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: UKSS - Krajsky prebor II B 2025-2026 r8-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including Vanocni turnaj Usti nad Labem 2025) recently.
Current rating
1694
Standard
Rpd1675·Blz—
All-time high
1696
−2 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72
Mar 2024 · age 72
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#112,159
#112,159 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+198 Elo)
1493 → 1691
Jan 2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1691 → returned at 1685
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 72
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1696
at age 72 · −2 from today
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1493 → returned at 1687
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1691 → 1694
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #51 | 2465 | +9.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #61 | 1578 | -5.8 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#4,199
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#78,523
in continent
World
#112,155
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Czech Republic
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