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KJ
Kovar, Jan
🇨🇿FIDE 354015· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1959
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Jan Kovar, a 67-year-old Czech player, is rated 1862. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 39 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Vrsovicky jarni open 2026 r1, SSS - Krajska soutez - skupina B 2025-2026 r10-11, and Vrsovicky podzimni open 2025 r9. Also played 3 rapid events (including Prebor Prahy 4clennych druzstev v rapidu 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Sep 2015 and Oct 2016. His peak of 1957 was reached at age 53 (May 2012).
Current rating
1862
Standard
Rpd1784·Blz1824
All-time high
1957
−95 pts below
May 2012 · age 53
May 2012 · age 53
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#58,058
#58,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+170 Elo)
1719 → 1889
Dec 2024
6-month rising streak
+164 Elo
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Jun 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Jan 2023
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1868 → 1862
Tournaments
11
35 games
Score
18.5/ 3552.9%
15W9D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #49 | 1928 | -14.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2430 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 2024 | +8.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #88 | 1774 | -5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #94 | 1628 | -13.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #30 | 1026 | -12.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #48 | 1842 | -0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #5 | 2582 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #6 | 2121 | +27.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #9 | 1775 | -7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan Masek
🇨🇿CZE·1844
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsStefan Koper
🇨🇿CZE·1878
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsVladimir Krnak
🇨🇿CZE·1746
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsJiri Svetly
🇨🇿CZE·1821
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsZdenek Vit
🇨🇿CZE·1760
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Oct 2023
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Rankings
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Czech Republic
#2,449
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#42,543
in continent
World
#58,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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