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Kostal, Zdislav
🇨🇿FIDE 393258· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1950
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Zdislav Kostal, a 76-year-old Czech player, is rated 1707. He has fluctuated between 1706 and 1780 over the past 2 years. 71 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tatrafest 2026 - MSR seniorov 65, Vrsovicky jarni open 2026 r1, and PSS - Krajska soutez 1.1 2025-2026 r9-10. Also played 1 rapid (including Vrsovicky podzimni rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Tatrafest 2026 - SeniorBlesk) recently. His peak of 1780 was reached at age 75 (Dec 2025).
Current rating
1707
Standard
Rpd1762·Blz1764
All-time high
1780
−73 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 75
Dec 2025 · age 75
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#107,429
#107,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1780
at age 75 · −73 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+152 Elo)
1621 → 1773
Dec 2024
100 career games
at age 74
Jun 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 72
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1632 → returned at 1633
Jan 2020
2018
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
1706 → 1707
Tournaments
11
58 games
Score
24/ 5841.4%
14W20D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsFabio Manuel dos Santos1,725·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E2 round-robin tournament·R9·-10.0
3.[L]vsFilip Konarik1,756·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E2 round-robin tournament·R5·-9.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/8 | #63 | 1683 | -8.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #32 | 1661 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #32 | 1173 | -3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #131 | 1042 | -7.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #9 | 1680 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #58 | 1680 | -24.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #25 | 1177 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #49 | 1834 | +13.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #19 | 1906 | +19.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #18 | 1901 | +18.0 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#4,066
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#75,609
in continent
World
#107,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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