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Sova, Zdenek
🇨🇿FIDE 355240· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1947
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Zdenek Sova, a 79-year-old Czech player, is rated 1743. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2012–2014) and 26 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: O pohar mesta Klatov 2025 - open B. His peak of 1822 was reached at age 77 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1743
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1822
−79 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 77
Mar 2024 · age 77
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#94,989
#94,989 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
100 career games
at age 78
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1700 → 1822
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 77
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1822
at age 77 · −79 from today
Mar 2024
2023
84th Czech 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1703
Dec 2023
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1678 → returned at 1686
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1770 → 1743
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
3W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #20 | 1655 | -26.6 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#3,742
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#67,713
in continent
World
#94,987
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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