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Czajkowski, Ryszard
🇵🇱FIDE 1109898· Male· Poland· Born in 1956
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Ryszard Czajkowski, a 70-year-old Polish player, is rated 1972. He has fluctuated between 1943 and 2004 over the past 2 years. 45 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorow 2026 - grupa O65, DMP - IV Liga Szachowa Seniorow PK 2026 Round 1-5, and VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including XXXV Ogolnopolski Memorial Szachowy Jana Gietki 2025 gr A) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2003–2005), 32 months (2005–2008) and 23 months (2008–2010). His peak of 2210 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1972
Standard
Rpd1883·Blz—
All-time high
2210
−238 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 45
Jan 2001 · age 45
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32,286
#32,286 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 68
Nov 2024
2023
7th Polish 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2045
Dec 2023
2020
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1984 → 2041
Jun 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 63
Nov 2019
2017
15th Polish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2075
May 2017
2013
100 career games
at age 57
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026perf 2062 (+87) · 7/9 · #3
Top opponent
Best comeback
VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026finished #3 (seeded #23 of 172)
Evolution
+13
1959 → 1972
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
29/ 4269.0%
22W14D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTadeusz HelisFM2,145·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R8·+14.5
2.[W]vsRyszard SokolowskiFM2,048·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R9·+12.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsStanislaw Kobus1,768·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R2·-15.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #27 | 1937 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 1935 | -2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #50 | 2472 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2062 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #14 | 1965 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 1956 | +0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTomasz JaskolkaCM
🇵🇱POL·2238
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2022
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vsLukasz Piekarski
🇵🇱POL·1898
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met May 2022
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vsKamil Gierulski
🇵🇱POL·2269
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2021
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vsDamian LewtakIM
🇵🇱POL·2319
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsPiotr Gasik
🇵🇱POL·2003
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#850
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#23,876
in continent
World
#32,285
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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