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Zaruba, Jaroslav

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FIDEFIDE 372374· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1944

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Jaroslav Zaruba, a 82-year-old Czech player, is rated 1882 — just 20 short of his peak of 1902 (Mar 2026, age 82). He has fluctuated between 1869 and 1902 over the past 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearance: Hradecka vez 2026 r10-11. He took a 12-month break between Apr 2013 and May 2014.

Current rating

1882

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1902

−20 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 82

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#52,656

#52,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
All-time peak 1902
at age 82 · −20 from today
Mar 2026
2025
26th Czech 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1900
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1777 → 1885
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 80
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 79
Jan 2023
2022
41st Czech 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1816
May 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Marek Krasa 1,777
Hradecka vez 2026 r6-9 · Mar 2026 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
-18
1900 → 1882
Tournaments
4
11 games
Score
7/ 1163.6%
6W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarek Krasa1,777·Hradecka vez 2026 r6-9·R6·+6.8
2.[W]vsLudvik Rozkovec1,760·Hradecka vez 2026 r3-5·R5·+6.1
3.[W]vsPetr Slapak1,693·Hradecka vez 2026 r10-11·R11·+5.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJiri Ricar1,688·Hradecka vez 2026 r10-11·R10·-15.1
2.[L]vsMartin Kocek1,745·Hradecka vez 2026 r6-9·R7·-14.0
3.[L]vsJiri Kram1,934·Hradecka vez 2026 r1-2·R2·-8.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Hradecka vez 2026 r10-11
Round-Robin
Mar 20261/2#71691-11.0
Hradecka vez 2026 r6-9
Round-Robin
Mar 20262.5/4#11812-8.6
Hradecka vez 2026 r3-5
Round-Robin
Feb 20262.5/3#21968+5.8
Hradecka vez 2026 r1-2
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/2#51818-4.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsVaclav Portych
🇨🇿CZE·1815
+3 −1 =8
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJindrich Vochozka
🇨🇿CZE·1698
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJiri Nosek
🇨🇿CZE·1706
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsLudvik Rozkovec
🇨🇿CZE·1728
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJiri Ricar
🇨🇿CZE·1693
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings

/
Czech Republic
#2,219
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#38,727
in continent
World
#52,655
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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