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Smely, Pavel
🇨🇿FIDE 372641· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1978
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Pavel Smely, a 48-year-old Czech player, is rated 1896 — just 30 short of his peak of 1926 (Nov 2018, age 40). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: MKSS - Krajska soutez B 2025-2026 r10-11.
Current rating
1896
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1926
−30 pts below
Nov 2018 · age 40
Nov 2018 · age 40
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#49,097
#49,097 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1869 → returned at 1871
Jul 2020
2018
All-time peak 1926
at age 40 · −30 from today
Nov 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
Feb 2018
2015
Best 12-month gain (+117 Elo)
1778 → 1895
May 2015
Crossed 1800
at age 37
May 2015
2014
First FIDE rating
1778 · at age 36
May 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
1882 → 1896
Tournaments
5
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
4W0D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #56 | 2519 | +5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #38 | 2685 | +10.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #98 | 1035 | -11.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #47 | 2551 | +6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2464 | +4.4 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,064
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#36,170
in continent
World
#49,096
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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