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Pierzak, Rafael

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FIDEFIDE 1112171· Male· Poland· Born in 1973

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Rafael Pierzak, a 53-year-old Polish player, is rated 1799. He is rising rapidly, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Arche Puchar Polski Amatorow - Wroclaw Open, Columbus Mistrzostwa Polski Amatorow 2026 - do 1900 FIDE, and XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa F OPEN ponizej 1800. Also played 1 rapid event (including IV GWARKOWSKI RAPID - OPEN) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 138 months (2002–2014), 16 months (2015–2016) and 12 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2234 was reached at age 29 (Oct 2002).

Current rating

1799

Standard

Rpd1809·Blz2116

All-time high

2234

−435 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 29

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#76,691

#76,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2024
75th Polish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1723
Jan 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 48
Sep 2021
42nd Polish 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2004
Jul 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Jun 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1999 → returned at 2002
May 2018
2015
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2172 → returned at 2107
May 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa F OPEN ponizej 1800
perf 2431 (+674) · 6/6 · #3
Top opponent
vs Jacek Szwaj 1,946
Arche Puchar Polski Amatorow - Wroclaw Open · May 2026 · +4.0 Elo
Best comeback
Columbus Mistrzostwa Polski Amatorow 2026 - do 1900 FIDE
finished #3 (seeded #17 of 60)
Evolution
+81
1718 → 1799
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
23.5/ 3273.4%
19W9D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Arche Puchar Polski Amatorow - Wroclaw Open
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/5#282141+7.2
Columbus Mistrzostwa Polski Amatorow 2026 - do 1900 FIDE
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#31903+35.6
XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa F OPEN ponizej 1800
Open Swiss
Dec 20256/6#32431+25.2
61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN D
Open Swiss
Aug 20256.5/9#91777+14.2
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Poland
#1,845
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#55,520
in continent
World
#76,690
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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2,571
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
...
1845🇵🇱Pierzak, Rafael1,799
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
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55520🇵🇱Pierzak, Rafael1,799
World
1
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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
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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76690🇵🇱Pierzak, Rafael1,799