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Meissel, Karel
🇨🇿FIDE 361194· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1952
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Karel Meissel, a 74-year-old Czech player, is rated 1846 — just 3 short of his peak of 1849 (Mar 2024, age 72). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014), 15 months (2015–2016), 49 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: SSOK - Krajsky prebor 2025-2026 r5-6.
Current rating
1846
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1849
−3 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72
Mar 2024 · age 72
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,566
#62,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+101 Elo)
1748 → 1849
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 72
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1849
at age 72 · −3 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1748 → returned at 1840
Jan 2024
2017
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1755 → returned at 1758
Sep 2017
2016
Crossed 1800
at age 64
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
1840 → 1846
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #44 | 2470 | +5.6 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,620
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#45,745
in continent
World
#62,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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