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Kowalczuk, Wojciech
🇵🇱FIDE 1103784· Male· Poland· Born in 1957
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Wojciech Kowalczuk, a 69-year-old Polish player, is rated 2020. He has fluctuated between 1926 and 2066 over the past 2 years. 82 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026, Polanickie Szachy w kolorowym szkle- senior open, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65. Also played 3 rapid (including Arche Puchar Polski Amatorow - Zinzino Rapid Open) and 1 blitz events (including Arche Puchar Polski Amatorow - Zinzino Blitz Open) recently. He took a 21-month break between Jul 2009 and May 2011. His peak of 2228 was reached at age 47 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
2020
Standard
Rpd1961·Blz1920
All-time high
2228
−208 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 47
Jul 2004 · age 47
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24,554
#24,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1926 → 2042
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 68
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 67
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Dec 2023
9th Polish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2080
Apr 2023
2018
16th Polish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2058
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plusperf 2122 (+80) · 4.5/9 · #46
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
2028 → 2020
Tournaments
9
82 games
Score
48.5/ 8259.1%
31W35D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNils-Gustaf RenmanIM2,308·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus·R1·+16.4
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsJan Milanowski1,915·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R6·-13.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #4 | 1943 | -11.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #79 | 2073 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #21 | 1979 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 1905 | -31.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/11 | #57 | 2084 | +23.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #46 | 2122 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2037 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 1992 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #23 | 1943 | -18.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPawel Laszewicz
🇵🇱POL·1947
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsCzeslaw Stec
🇵🇱POL·1845
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJanusz Kilanski
🇵🇱POL·1662
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsOskar Perek
🇵🇱POL·1744
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsWojciech Kmiecik
🇵🇱POL·1931
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#670
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#18,108
in continent
World
#24,554
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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