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Babula, Vlastimil
FM🇨🇿FIDE 391930· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 2006
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Vlastimil Babula, a 20-year-old Czech FIDE Master, is rated 2376 — just 12 short of his peak of 2388 (Apr 2026, age 20) and ranked 3rd among Czech players under 20, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11, 1. liga vychod 2025-2026 r11, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11. Also played 3 rapid (including Balaton Grand Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku 2025 - open) recently. He reached Czech #40 in Apr 2026.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #99 in U20, World #81 in U18 and #2, #3, #3, #16 and #6 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2376
Standard
Rpd2289·Blz2336
All-time high
2388
−12 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 20
Apr 2026 · age 20
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Czech players under 20 · of 233
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Peak Czech rank: #40
at age 20 · rated 2388
Apr 2026
99th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2388
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2388
at age 20 · −12 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Nov 2024
81st U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2363
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
2336 → 2376
Tournaments
16
28 games
Score
16/ 2857.1%
9W14D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #96 | 2101 | -20.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 3129 | +8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2619 | +17.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #70 | 2142 | -12.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #35 | 3095 | +7.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #27 | 2295 | -3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 3059 | +16.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #62 | 3173 | +10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #37 | 2442 | +5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2579 | +13.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVlastimil BabulaGM
🇨🇿CZE·2489
+2 −4 =5
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAdam FrankIM
🇨🇿CZE·2358
+3 −6 =2
11 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsRudolf JunFM
🇨🇿CZE·2311
+5 −0 =5
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMarek MicaFM
🇨🇿CZE·2349
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJakub VojtaFM
🇨🇿CZE·2308
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Sep 2022
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#42
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#1,340
in continent
World
#2,109
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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