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MJ
Matousek, Josef
🇨🇿FIDE 353043· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1953
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Josef Matousek, a 73-year-old Czech player, is rated 1786 — just 17 short of his peak of 1803 (Mar 2024, age 71). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 26-month break between Nov 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include UKSS - Krajsky prebor III A - Finale A 2025-2026 r2-3, UKSS - Krajsky prebor II A 2025-2026 r8-9, and UKSS - Krajsky prebor III A 2025-2026 r5-6.
Current rating
1786
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1803
−17 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 71
Mar 2024 · age 71
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#80,760
#80,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1664 → 1803
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 71
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1803
at age 71 · −17 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1658 → returned at 1649
Nov 2020
100 career games
at age 67
Feb 2020
2014
Crossed 1600
at age 61
May 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+22
1764 → 1786
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
5/ 683.3%
5W0D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2444 | +6.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2464 | +7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2623 | +11.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #68 | 851 | -13.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2370 | +4.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2400 | +5.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#3,303
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#58,260
in continent
World
#80,758
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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