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CZE · 41 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2175 (Nov 2017)

Best performance: 2337 at Masters ERA Postovni sporitelna Unijazz 2014(Best of 2014)

World #=20429 live, down 300#20,129 publishedCzechia #476Europe #=12463among active players

Rapid rating

1966

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jan 2014

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 2065 to 1966 over the last 12 months; peak 2175 in November 2017.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261864, -3, 1 game1966, 0, 0 games2081, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261867, 0, 0 games1966, 0, 0 games2081, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261867, -54, 9 games1966, 0, 0 games2081, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261921, 0, 0 games1966, 0, 0 games2081, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261921, +8, 3 games1966, -71, 16 games2081, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261913, +7, 5 games2037, 0, 0 games2081, 0, 0 games
May 20261906, +4, 1 game2037, -28, 7 games2081, +28, 8 games
Apr 20261902, +29, 3 games2065, 0, 0 games2053, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261873, -13, 3 games2065, 0, 0 games2053, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261886, 0, 0 games2065, 0, 0 games2053, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261886, -6, 2 games2065, 0, 0 games2053, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251892, +1, 3 games2065, 0, 0 games2053, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Jun 6 – Jun 28.

From 117 rapid games on record, the latest on Jun 28.

Rapid games since the November list

No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
Praha - 21. Zlatá Praha Rapid Open Otevřený Přebor Prahy v rapid šachu (28.06.2026)Jun 28TPR 18215/9

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Rapid

From 113 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2014–2026

#OpponentRating
1, IM Epameinondas Kourousis, Sep 2016 · Vera Menchik Memorial 2016, 2458
2, Petr Zdenek, Jan 2014 · Masters ERA Postovni sporitelna Unijazz 2014, 2183
3, Pavel Slovak, 2 wins, Sep 2018 · Stredecni Unijazz zari 2018, 2161

Event timeline · Rapid

17 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
20262311½18651865
202573½18441844
20182415½19222032
20177520332191
2016292219982200
201573½20352035
20146520642337

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Josef Kovar · Rapid

World

  1. #=20429Marcelo Lanzilotta1966.0
  2. #=20429William Yen1966.0
  3. #=20429Josef Kovar1966.0
  4. #=20429Andres Gonzalez Orellana1966.0
  5. #=20429Dmytro Yakobchuk1966.0

Czechia

  1. #=471Valter Kocur1968.0
  2. #=471Marek Papay1968.0
  3. #476Josef Kovar1966.0
  4. #=477Adam Kovalcik1965.0
  5. #=477Petr Petrik1965.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.

Josef Kovar: Live FIDE Rating 1884