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Sterba, Erik
🇨🇿FIDE 354180· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1957
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Erik Sterba, a 69-year-old Czech player, is rated 1881 — just 1 short of his peak of 1882 (Apr 2026, age 69). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: PSS - Krajska soutez 1.2 2025-2026 r11. He had 2 career breaks: 58 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2024–2026).
Current rating
1881
Standard
Rpd1833·Blz—
All-time high
1882
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 69
Apr 2026 · age 69
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#52,933
#52,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1882
at age 69 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1862 → returned at 1876
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+102 Elo)
1761 → 1863
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Sep 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
1862 → 1881
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
4W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 1857 | -0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2110 | +12.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #90 | 1184 | -7.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #7 | 1876 | +1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #19 | 2026 | +13.6 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,235
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#38,912
in continent
World
#52,932
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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