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VJ
Viola, Jan
🇨🇿FIDE 352870· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1973
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Jan Viola, a 53-year-old Czech player, is rated 1904 — just 11 short of his peak of 1915 (Jan 2026, age 53). He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: UKSS - Krajsky prebor III B - Finale B 2025-2026 r2-3 and UKSS - Krajsky prebor II B 2025-2026 r8-9. He took a 32-month break between Feb 2020 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1904
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1915
−11 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 53
Jan 2026 · age 53
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,148
#47,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1915
at age 53 · −11 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1758 → 1865
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1781 → returned at 1778
Feb 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Dec 2017
2014
Crossed 1800
at age 41
May 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1878 → 1904
Tournaments
7
11 games
Score
8/ 1172.7%
7W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2496 | +4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2376 | +2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #71 | 1607 | -15.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #42 | 1861 | -3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2051 | +8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #8 | 2645 | +17.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #20 | 2702 | +10.6 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,965
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#34,738
in continent
World
#47,147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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