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May, David
🇨🇿FIDE 384461· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1973
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David May, a 53-year-old Czech player, is rated 1707 — just 7 short of his peak of 1714 (Mar 2024, age 51). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2013–2015), 29 months (2017–2019), 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 46 months (2022–2026). Recent appearance: PSS - Krajska soutez 1.1 2025-2026 r8.
Current rating
1707
Standard
Rpd1711·Blz—
All-time high
1714
−7 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 51
Mar 2024 · age 51
Activity
—
1 past 12 mo
classical only
classical only
Signature stat
#107,429
#107,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Crossed 1600
at age 51
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1714
at age 51 · −7 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1524 → returned at 1707
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1511 → returned at 1523
Jul 2019
2017
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1536 → returned at 1511
Jan 2017
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1714 → 1707
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0/ 10.0%
0W0D1L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #82 | 1011 | -7.4 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#4,066
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#75,609
in continent
World
#107,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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