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Hrbek, Stepan
IM🇨🇿FIDE 393479· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 2006
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Stepan Hrbek, a 20-year-old Czech International Master, is rated 2466 — his current career high and ranked 1st among Czech players under 20, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 95 rated games in the past year (≈77/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11. Also played 1 blitz event (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku 2025 - open) recently. He reached Czech #14 in Jan 2026.
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 17) and FM in 2022 (age 16). Earned a GM norm at Chess festival Ceske Budejovice 2025 - GM - B. At junior level, he reached World #35 in U20, World #42 in U18, World #53 in U16, World #65 in U14, World #23 in U12 and World #61 in U10.
Current rating
2466
Standard
Rpd2332·Blz2351
All-time high
2466
at best
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
87
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
95 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Czech players under 20 · of 233
Career timeline
20 entries2026
All-time peak 2466
at age 20
May 2026
35th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2463
Feb 2026
Peak Czech rank: #14
at age 20 · rated 2454
Jan 2026
2024
42nd U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2426
Feb 2024
2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 17 · 2023 3rd FIDE Council
Dec 2023
Crossed 2400
at age 17
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+46
2420 → 2466
Tournaments
18
94 games
Score
57/ 9460.6%
38W38D18L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDaniil YuffaGM2,604·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - CHALLENGERS TOURNAMENT 2026·R1·+7.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #44 | 2553 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/11 | #57 | 2459 | +2.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #77 | 2415 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #66 | 2328 | -3.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #9 | 2483 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #30 | 2446 | -0.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #54 | 2321 | -3.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2485 | +4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 3271 | +5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2601 | +3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRichard StalmachIM
🇨🇿CZE·2433
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMatous Hlavina
🇨🇿CZE·2211
+10 −0 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsTomas PolakGM
🇨🇿CZE·2443
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsVaclav FinekIM
🇨🇿CZE·2573
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJachym NemecIM
🇨🇿CZE·2471
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#15
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#517
in continent
World
#865
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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