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Kovalcik, Rene
🇨🇿FIDE 390429· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1973
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Rene Kovalcik, a 53-year-old Czech player, is rated 1887 — just 2 short of his peak of 1889 (Apr 2025, age 52). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2014–2015) and 78 months (2017–2023). Recent appearance: MKSS - Mestsky prebor Ostrava 2025-2026 r7-8.
Previously known as Rene Balon (until Sep 2023).
Current rating
1887
Standard
Rpd1818·Blz1818
All-time high
1889
−2 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 52
Apr 2025 · age 52
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#51,372
#51,372 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1889
at age 52 · −2 from today
Apr 2025
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 50
Dec 2023
Renamed to Kovalcik, Rene
at age 50
Sep 2023
2018
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
1711 → 1797
Jan 2018
2017
Inactive for 78 months
paused at 1797 → returned at 1804
May 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1889 → 1887
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2417 | +7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2591 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #45 | 1561 | -17.4 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#2,157
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#37,789
in continent
World
#51,372
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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