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Sienczewski, Zbigniew
🇵🇱FIDE 1101765· Male· Poland· Born in 1962
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Zbigniew Sienczewski, a 64-year-old Polish player, is rated 1901. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈90/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include New Year's Eve 2026 SE Herakliou, 27th Open Irakleiou Attikis - Athens Challenge 2025 A, and 193rd Open SO Ampelokipon May 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including Monastiraki Rapid Chess Sep 2025 4) and 1 blitz events (including New Year Eve Speed Chess Festival by Fysiolatris Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 38 months (2005–2008), 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2218 was reached at age 49 (Mar 2011).
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd2011·Blz1933
All-time high
2218
−317 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 49
Mar 2011 · age 49
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#47,890
#47,890 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
22 entries2025
48th Polish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1905
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1942 → returned at 1905
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1904 → returned at 1942
Mar 2020
2018
43rd Polish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1987
Apr 2018
2016
27th Polish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2080
Jun 2016
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1965 → 2080
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-41
1942 → 1901
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
5W3D3L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsAlexandros Rigopoulos-Tsigkos2,064·27th Open Irakleiou Attikis - Athens Challenge 2025 A·R3·+4.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #24 | 2506 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/7 | #41 | 1893 | -11.6 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#1,215
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#35,262
in continent
World
#47,890
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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