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Palka, Bronislav
🇨🇿FIDE 359793· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1982
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Bronislav Palka, a 44-year-old Czech player, is rated 1967 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearance: SSZK - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r11. He had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2011–2014) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1967
Standard
Rpd1928·Blz—
All-time high
1967
at best
May 2026 · age 44
May 2026 · age 44
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,254
#33,254 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1967
at age 44
May 2026
2022
100 career games
at age 40
Nov 2022
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1915 → returned at 1921
Apr 2020
2014
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
1781 → 1913
Jul 2014
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 32
Jun 2014
Re-crossed 1800
at age 32
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1941 → 1967
Tournaments
7
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
5W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2654 | +7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #35 | 1951 | -0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #55 | 1944 | -0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #40 | 2029 | +3.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #61 | 2135 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#1,297
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#24,580
in continent
World
#33,254
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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