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Kowalczyk, Waldemar

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FIDEFIDE 1109294· Male· Poland· Born in 1942

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Waldemar Kowalczyk, a 84-year-old Polish player, is rated 1652. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B and Wiosenne FIDE granie w Hetmanie 2025 Round 8-11. He had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2007–2009), 43 months (2009–2012), 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2157 was reached at age 59 (Jan 2001).

Previously known as Stefan Kowalski (until Apr 2007).

Current rating

1652

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2157

−505 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 59

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#127,013

#127,013 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+209 Elo)
1477 → 1686
Aug 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1686 → returned at 1696
Mar 2024
2023
29th Polish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1477
Dec 2023
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1541 → returned at 1477
Aug 2019
2018
25th Polish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1622
Apr 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 75
Jul 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Karolina Figa 1,791
Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B · Jul 2025 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
-6
1658 → 1652
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
5.5/ 1342.3%
4W3D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/9#1351632-8.2
Wiosenne FIDE granie w Hetmanie 2025 Round 8-11
Open Swiss
Jun 20252.5/4#131674+2.2

Rankings

/
Poland
#3,111
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#87,303
in continent
World
#127,007
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Poland
1
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2,739
2
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2,650
3
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2,613
4
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2,573
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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2,550
9
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2,548
10
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2,547
...
3111🇵🇱Kowalczyk, Waldemar1,652
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
87303🇵🇱Kowalczyk, Waldemar1,652
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
127007🇵🇱Kowalczyk, Waldemar1,652