Plesiuk, Andrzej

Andrzej Plesiuk, a 60-year-old Polish Candidate Master, is rated 2073 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorow 2026 - grupa O50, VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026, and XXII MIEDZYNARODOWY INTEGRACYJNY TURNIEJ SZACHOWY. Also played 12 rapid (including Artefactum Games - Wojna Umyslow - Turniej o Puchar Burmistrza Szczuczyna (OPEN)) and 2 blitz events (including XI Mistrzostwa Polski Administracji Publicznej - szachy blyskawiczne) recently. He had 7 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2004), 35 months (2004–2007), 20 months (2007–2008), 12 months (2008–2009), 13 months (2011–2012), 21 months (2013–2015) and 23 months (2015–2017). His peak of 2203 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2001).

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 59).