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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 1792. He is progressing steadily with +74 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Columbus Mistrzostwa Polski Amatorow 2026 - do 1900 FIDE, XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa F OPEN ponizej 1800, and 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN D. 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

1792

Standard

Rpd1809·Blz2116

All-time high

2234

−442 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 29

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

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

Signature stat

#78,841

#78,841 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — 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 · +4.2 Elo
Best comeback
Columbus Mistrzostwa Polski Amatorow 2026 - do 1900 FIDE
finished #3 (seeded #17 of 60)
Evolution
+74
1718 → 1792
Tournaments
3
32 games
Score
19/ 3259.4%
19W9D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Poland
#1,879
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#56,959
in continent
World
#78,841
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
...
1879🇵🇱Pierzak, Rafael1,792
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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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
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
56959🇵🇱Pierzak, Rafael1,792
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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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
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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78841🇵🇱Pierzak, Rafael1,792