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Jancalek, Jan
🇨🇿FIDE 358118· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1946
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Jan Jancalek, a 80-year-old Czech player, is rated 1691. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 6 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: MKSS - Krajska soutez A 2025-2026 r6-7. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2012–2014), 47 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1795 was reached at age 68 (Jun 2014).
Current rating
1691
Standard
Rpd1723·Blz—
All-time high
1795
−104 pts below
Jun 2014 · age 68
Jun 2014 · age 68
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#113,234
#113,234 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+205 Elo)
1526 → 1731
Sep 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1731 → returned at 1716
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 78
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1647 → returned at 1574
Sep 2018
2014
All-time peak 1795
at age 68 · −104 from today
Jun 2014
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 68
Jun 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
1716 → 1691
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
0/ 50.0%
0W1D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #82 | 1027 | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #80 | 1019 | -7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #106 | 889 | -10.8 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#4,221
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#79,161
in continent
World
#113,230
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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