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Janocha, Wieslaw
FM🇵🇱FIDE 1100548· Male· Poland· Born in 1957
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Wieslaw Janocha, a 69-year-old Polish FIDE Master, is rated 2215 and sitting in the top 4% of Polish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 14 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dolnoslaskie Ligi Okregowe 2025-2026 - Gr. Wroclaw r 12-15, Polanickie Szachy w kolorowym szkle- senior open, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski - I Liga 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including GRAND PRIX POLONII WROCLAW 2026 - turniej nr 8) and 2 blitz events (including Tarczynski Turniej Otwarcia Arcymistrzowskiego Festiwalu Szachowego im. Krystyny Holuj-Radzikowskiej - Memorial Jerzego Kubienia) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2004–2006), 13 months (2009–2010), 22 months (2011–2013) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2321 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2001).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 44).
Current rating
2215
Standard
Rpd2080·Blz2019
All-time high
2321
−106 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 44
Jan 2001 · age 44
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#255 · Polish players · of 6,347
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
2167 → 2205
May 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 68
May 2025
2023
4th Polish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2208
Sep 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 66
Aug 2023
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2249 → returned at 2214
Apr 2020
2018
2nd Polish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2260
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
2205 → 2215
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
18/ 2185.7%
17W2D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDariusz KlimaszewskiFM2,143·61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN E·R9·+4.0
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #17 | 2544 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2358 | +7.7 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #144 | 1434 | -4.7 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2238 | +4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFilip DowgirdFM
🇵🇱POL·2348
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met May 2019
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vsRyszard GrossmannFM
🇵🇱POL·1932
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMichal Demski
🇵🇱POL·2183
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsOskar WieczorekGM
🇵🇱POL·2495
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsIreneusz Galant
🇵🇱POL·1854
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Poland
#255
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#5,140
in continent
World
#7,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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