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Meczynski, Waldemar
🇵🇱FIDE 1103377· Male· Poland· Born in 1974
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Waldemar Meczynski, a 52-year-old Polish player, is rated 2007. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 53 months (2001–2005), 27 months (2008–2010), 35 months (2016–2019), 22 months (2021–2022), 12 months (2022–2024) and 26 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: KONIN MASTERS 2026 OPEN A. Also played 3 rapid (including OGOLNOPOLSKIE MISTRZOSTWA ZIEMI TORUNSKIEJ W SZACHACH SZYBKICH 2025- OPEN) and 2 blitz events (including Otwarte Mistrzostwa Torunia w szachach blyskawicznych 2025) recently. His peak of 2252 was reached at age 27 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
2007
Standard
Rpd1891·Blz1875
All-time high
2252
−245 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 27
Jan 2001 · age 27
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#26,431
#26,431 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
31st Polish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2007
Jun 2026
2024
46th Polish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1993
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
1937 → 1993
Mar 2024
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1988 → returned at 2007
Jan 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1937 → returned at 1988
Dec 2022
2021
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1946 → returned at 1937
Jan 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
1993 → 2007
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
4W0D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | 2110 | +14.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSzymon Zajac
🇵🇱POL·2072
+3 −9 =0
12 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBartosz PrzybylskiFM
🇵🇱POL·2289
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAleksander Polak
🇵🇱POL·1859
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJakub Chmielewski
🇵🇱POL·1560
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMarek Olszewski
🇵🇱POL·1884
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#717
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#19,534
in continent
World
#26,431
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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