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Zgadzaj, Rafal
CM🇵🇱FIDE 1113712· Male· Poland· Born in 1982
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Rafal Zgadzaj, a 44-year-old Polish Candidate Master, is rated 2021. He has fluctuated between 1972 and 2026 over the past 2 years. 33 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Arche Puchar Polski Amatorow - Wroclaw Open, Columbus Mistrzostwa Polski Amatorow 2026 - do 2200 FIDE, and Opolska Liga Szachowa 2026 Round 1-3. Also played 4 rapid (including AZS Chess Cup - edycja VII) and 7 blitz events (including II Nocny Maraton Szachowy o Puchar Burmistrza Miasta Szczytna 3.) recently. He took a 12-month break between Oct 2008 and Nov 2009. His peak of 2255 was reached at age 28 (Nov 2010).
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 41). At junior level, he reached #35 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2021
Standard
Rpd1984·Blz2011
All-time high
2255
−234 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 28
Nov 2010 · age 28
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24,429
#24,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
500 career games
at age 44
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1920 → 1986
Dec 2024
2023
47th Polish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2059
Jan 2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 41
Jan 2023
2018
39th Polish 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2154
Aug 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 35
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2018 → 2021
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
17.5/ 2960.3%
14W7D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #12 | 1901 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/6 | #3 | 2274 | +32.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #17 | 1882 | -29.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/2 | #18 | 2566 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #206 | 2074 | +8.2 |
Worst Elo result: Columbus Mistrzostwa Polski Amatorow 2026 - do 2200 FIDE (-29.8 Elo, finished #17).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMateusz Hasterok
🇵🇱POL·2156
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsIgor KowalskiIM
🇵🇱POL·2398
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsKrzysztof BanasikFM
🇵🇱POL·2176
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsAndrzej KrzywdaCM
🇵🇱POL·2199
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsKamil Kaliszuk
🇵🇱POL·2162
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#666
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#18,014
in continent
World
#24,429
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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