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Bednarek, Sylwester

FM🇵🇱

FIDEFIDE 1101811· Male· Poland· Born in 1969

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Sylwester Bednarek, a 57-year-old Polish FIDE Master, is rated 2231 and sitting in the top 4% of Polish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 45 months (2006–2009) and 49 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Po kategorie i na studia na Uni Lodzki -turniej na I kat. i km (norma czesciowa). Also played 8 rapid events (including Otwarty Turniej o Puchar Arcymistrza Mateusza Bartla) recently. His peak of 2361 was reached at age 36 (Oct 2005); he also reached Polish #75 in Jan 2001.

Awarded FM in 2012 (age 43).

Current rating

2231

Standard

Rpd2208·Blz2168

All-time high

2361

−130 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 36

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#229 · Polish players · of 6,347

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
2nd Polish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2248
May 2025
2024
9th Polish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2244
Aug 2024
2019
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 2268 → returned at 2244
Aug 2019
2018
4th Polish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2359
Aug 2018
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
2308 → 2359
Aug 2018
2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 46
Aug 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-17
2248 → 2231

Last 12 months — tournaments

0 events

Most-Played Opponents

vsPawel FlisCM
🇵🇱POL·1951
+10 −2 =1
13 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsDominik OrzechIM
🇵🇱POL·2249
+2 −3 =8
13 games·last met Jun 2025
View head-to-head →
vsMiroslaw LewickiIM
🇵🇱POL·2335
+3 −7 =2
12 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsPiotr Cap
🇵🇱POL·2074
+8 −0 =2
10 games·last met Nov 2023
View head-to-head →
vsKamil Maciejewski
🇵🇱POL·1966
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings

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Poland
#229
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#4,567
in continent
World
#6,631
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Poland
1
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2,739
2
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2,650
3
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2,613
4
🇵🇱Teclaf, PawelFollow Pawel TeclafTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,571
5
🇵🇱Malek, JanFollow Jan MalekTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
6
🇵🇱Warakomski, TomaszFollow Tomasz WarakomskiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,558
7
🇵🇱Socko, BartoszFollow Bartosz SockoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,552
8
🇵🇱Kosakowski, JakubFollow Jakub KosakowskiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
9
🇵🇱Seemann, JakubFollow Jakub SeemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,548
10
🇵🇱Bartel, MateuszFollow Mateusz BartelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,547
...
229🇵🇱Bednarek, Sylwester2,231
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
4567🇵🇱Bednarek, Sylwester2,231
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
6631🇵🇱Bednarek, Sylwester2,231