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KV
Kotal, Vaclav
🇨🇿FIDE 388491· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 2000
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Vaclav Kotal, a 26-year-old Czech player, is rated 2147 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PSS - Krajska soutez 1.2 2025-2026 r11, JSS - 2. divize skupina Finale A 2025-2026 r3-4, and 1. liga zapad 2025-2026 r9-10. Also played 2 rapid events (including SUMMER PRAGUE OPEN 2025 C - rapid tournament) recently. His peak of 2220 was reached at age 19 (Sep 2019).
At junior level, he reached #10, #12, #19 and #18 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2147
Standard
Rpd2140·Blz2053
All-time high
2220
−73 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 19
Sep 2019 · age 19
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,463 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2022
96th Czech 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2189
Apr 2022
6-month rising streak
+41 Elo
Mar 2022
2019
10th Czech U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2220
Oct 2019
All-time peak 2220
at age 19 · −73 from today
Sep 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Mar 2019
Crossed 2200
at age 19
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-30
2177 → 2147
Tournaments
18
32 games
Score
18.5/ 3257.8%
13W11D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2697 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #53 | 1833 | -15.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #50 | 2848 | +7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #40 | 2886 | +8.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2837 | +7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #36 | 2691 | +4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #48 | 2098 | -1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #102 | 2216 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 1987 | -3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #127 | 1233 | -27.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDominik Rolinek
🇨🇿CZE·2057
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsFrantisek Hosticka
🇨🇿CZE·2063
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsMatyas ZemanFM
🇨🇿CZE·2325
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsDavid HakFM
🇨🇿CZE·2293
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsMaksym Velychko
🇨🇿CZE·1960
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#343
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#8,215
in continent
World
#11,463
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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