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Palek, Miroslav
🇩🇪FIDE 4624580· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Miroslav Palek, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 2054 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2030 and 2066 over the past 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. liga A 2025-2026 r10-11, SSPK - Krajsky prebor I 2025-2026 r9-10, and Mezinarodni sachovy festival Plzen 2025 - open. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2002 and Oct 2003. His peak of 2310 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2005).
Current rating
2054
Standard
Rpd2113·Blz2059
All-time high
2310
−256 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 42
Oct 2005 · age 42
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,299 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 60
Feb 2023
2018
500 career games
at age 55
Sep 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 53
Dec 2016
2014
93rd German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2246
Aug 2014
2010
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
2204 → 2261
Jul 2010
2007
100 career games
at age 44
Oct 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
2046 → 2054
Tournaments
11
31 games
Score
16.5/ 3153.2%
12W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2774 | +16.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #61 | 2062 | +0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #117 | 1202 | -11.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #108 | 1317 | -17.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2222 | +9.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #52 | 2751 | +7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #68 | 1967 | -3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2316 | +14.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2027 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #9 | 2020 | +2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJiri Houska
🇨🇿CZE·2174
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsIvo Spevacek
🇨🇿CZE·1923
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsJiri Hajek
🇨🇿CZE·1964
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsJosef JurekIM
🇨🇿CZE·2152
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsMartin SimetFM
🇨🇿CZE·2154
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#2,370
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#14,890
in continent
World
#20,299
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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