 Vojtěch Plát in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 January 1994 (1994-01-23) (age 32) Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Czech Republic |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Czech Republic (until 2026) Slovakia (since 2026) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2491 (July 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2589 (December 2019) |
Vojtěch Plát (born 23 January 1994) is a Slovak chess grandmaster. He won the Czech Chess Championship in 2016.
Chess career
Born in 1994, Plát earned his international master title in 2009 and his grandmaster title in 2017.1 He won the Czech Chess Championship in 2016 and 2021.
In 2019, he won the O Losinského Kapra in Kouty nad Desnou, Czech Republic with a score of 8/9 points.2
He is the No. 10 ranked Czech player as of July 2020.3
On May 31 and June 1 2025, Plát competed in the strongest chess tournament in Nebraska history, an event commemorating of the 50th anniversary of the 1975 U.S. Open.45 Four grandmasters were present at the anniversary event, including Manuel Petrosyan, Zhou Jiangchao, Karen Grigoryan, and Plát.
References
References
- 2nd quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2017 by written resolution Archived 2019-01-12 at the Wayback Machine FIDE
- "The Week in Chess 1311". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- Staff writer(s) (February 2018). "Federations Ranking - Czech Republic". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- Lang, J. J. (2025-06-06). "Nebraska Hall of Fame Tournament Celebrates Past, Present, and Future of Midwest Chess | US Chess.org". new.uschess.org. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
- "US Chess MSA - Cross Table for 50TH ANNIVERSARY 1975 US OPEN (Event 202506019522)". www.uschess.org. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
External links
External links
- Vojtech Plat player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vojtech Plat rating card at FIDE