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Kusa, Jakub
IM🇨🇿FIDE 395595· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 2005
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Jakub Kusa, a 21-year-old Czech International Master, is rated 2414 — just 14 short of his peak of 2428 (Jan 2026, age 21) and ranked 24th among Czech players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 9 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈84/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 rapid (including Mistrovstvi CR v rapidu druzstev 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Mistrovstvi CR v blesku druzstev 2025) recently. He reached Czech #22 in Jan 2026.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 20) and FM in 2020 (age 15). Earned a GM norm at OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - A1. At junior level, he reached World #63 in U20, World #73 in U18, World #54 in U16, World #84 in U14, World #78 in U12 and #9 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2414
Standard
Rpd2308·Blz2286
All-time high
2428
−14 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 21
Jan 2026 · age 21
Activity
74
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24
#24 · Czech players · of 5,635
Career timeline
25 entries2026
Peak Czech rank: #22
at age 21 · rated 2428
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2428
at age 21 · −8 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 20
Sep 2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 20 · 2025 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2025
2024
63rd U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2422
Apr 2024
Crossed 2400
at age 19
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
2402 → 2414
Tournaments
20
67 games
Score
40/ 6759.7%
24W32D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3/7 | #33 | 2363 | -5.7 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #19 | 3140 | +8.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/11 | #55 | 2430 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #66 | 2362 | -1.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #116 | 1504 | -6.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #72 | 2205 | -5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #74 | 2272 | -3.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #53 | 2459 | +0.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #66 | 2283 | -3.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2616 | +4.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPetr GnojekIM
🇨🇿CZE·2406
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRichard StalmachIM
🇨🇿CZE·2449
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsJakub VojtaFM
🇨🇿CZE·2308
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAdam FrankIM
🇨🇿CZE·2358
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsRudolf JunFM
🇨🇿CZE·2303
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#24
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#900
in continent
World
#1,438
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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