Vojtěch Plát
.JPG) Vojtěch Plát in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 January 1994 (age 32) Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Czech Republic |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Czech Republic (until 2026) Slovakia (since 2026) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2483 (August 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
[edit]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.[4][5] Four grandmasters were present at the anniversary event, including Manuel Petrosyan, Zhou Jiangchao, Karen Grigoryan, and Plát.
References
[edit]- ↑ 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
[edit]- Vojtech Plat player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vojtech Plat rating card at FIDE
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