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Samborski, Henryk
FM🇵🇱FIDE 1103849· Male· Poland· Born in 1965
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Henryk Samborski, a 61-year-old Polish FIDE Master, is rated 2062 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 3 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026, V RYBNIK CHESS CLASSIC, and XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60. Also played 2 rapid (including VI Miedzynarodowy Memorial Szachowy Alfreda Chrobaka) and 3 blitz events (including XXVI NOCNY MARATON SZACHOWY o PUCHAR GMINY PAWLOWICE) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004), 23 months (2005–2007), 17 months (2008–2009) and 31 months (2009–2012). His peak of 2196 was reached at age 39 (Jul 2004).
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 57).
Current rating
2062
Standard
Rpd1936·Blz1864
All-time high
2196
−134 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 39
Jul 2004 · age 39
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,306 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
21 entries2026
9th Polish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2085
Jan 2026
2025
12th Polish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2085
Sep 2025
2023
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
2004 → 2098
Jun 2023
2022
FM title awardedFM
at age 57
Oct 2022
2018
19th Polish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2121
Dec 2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
2085 → 2062
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
18/ 2766.7%
14W8D5L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsMiroslaw SciborowskiFM1,946·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R3·+6.8
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsGrzegorz Slabek1,942·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60·R7·-13.2
3.[L]vsPiotr Gasik1,976·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R8·-12.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #46 | 2022 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2090 | +13.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 1953 | -26.0 |
Worst Elo result: XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60 (-26.0 Elo, finished #10).
Rankings
/
Poland
#544
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#14,138
in continent
World
#19,306
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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