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Szyszylo, Rafal
CM🇵🇱FIDE 1109626· Male· Poland· Born in 1971
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Rafal Szyszylo, a 55-year-old Polish Candidate Master, is rated 2156 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B April 2026 and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski - I Liga 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including XI Turniej Szachowy o Puchar Burmistrza Wolina - Open FIDE) and 2 blitz events (including AREK - BLITZ series 2024-25 - Maj 2025) recently. He took a 66-month break between Oct 2005 and May 2011. His peak of 2258 was reached at age 47 (Dec 2018).
Awarded CM in 2022 (age 51).
Current rating
2156
Standard
Rpd1999·Blz1969
All-time high
2258
−102 pts below
Dec 2018 · age 47
Dec 2018 · age 47
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,841 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2026
12th Polish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2156
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
2062 → 2114
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
Oct 2024
2022
CM title awardedCM
at age 51
Nov 2022
2020
100 career games
at age 49
Feb 2020
2019
9th Polish 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2258
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+42
2114 → 2156
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
9W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2830 | +6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2905 | +9.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2854 | +16.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #44 | 2084 | -2.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2279 | +8.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Poland
#334
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#7,747
in continent
World
#10,841
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Poland
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| 334 | 2,156 | |
Europe
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| 7747 | 2,156 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 10841 | 2,156 | |