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Nowak, Rafal

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FIDEFIDE 1105701· Male· Poland· Born in 1972

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Rafal Nowak, a 54-year-old Polish player, is rated 1960. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 16 months (2012–2014), 12 months (2014–2015) and 13 months (2022–2023). Recent appearances: Wielkopolska III Liga Seniorow sezon 2025-2026 Round 7-9 and KONIN MASTERS 2026 OPEN A. Also played 2 rapid events (including Festiwal Architektura Szachow 2025 - Otwarte Mistrzostwa Wielkopolski w Szachach Szybkich) recently. His peak of 2113 was reached at age 29 (Oct 2001).

Current rating

1960

Standard

Rpd1931·Blz1820

All-time high

2113

−153 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 29

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#34,647

#34,647 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2023
31st Polish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2012
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
Jun 2023
2022
39th Polish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1994
Apr 2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1994 → returned at 2012
Apr 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 48
Jan 2020
2017
38th Polish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2037
Oct 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andrzej Swiatnicki 2,009
KONIN MASTERS 2026 OPEN A · Mar 2026 · +1.7 Elo
Evolution
-2
1962 → 1960
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W1D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Wielkopolska III Liga Seniorow sezon 2025-2026 Round 7-9
Team
Apr 20262/3#192073+10.2
KONIN MASTERS 2026 OPEN A
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/5#171857-12.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsMarcin SieciechowiczIM
🇵🇱POL·2386
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsMarek ZakrzewskiFM
🇵🇱POL·2288
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsKrzysztof ChojnackiIM
🇵🇱POL·2272
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsSzymon Banach
🇵🇱POL·2045
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsMarek Szuminski
🇵🇱POL·1780
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2019
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Rankings

/
Poland
#905
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#25,608
in continent
World
#34,646
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Poland
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2,650
3
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2,613
4
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2,571
5
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2,560
6
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2,558
7
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2,552
8
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2,549
9
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2,548
10
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2,547
...
905🇵🇱Nowak, Rafal1,960
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
25608🇵🇱Nowak, Rafal1,960
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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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
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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34646🇵🇱Nowak, Rafal1,960