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Pasternak, Rafal
🇵🇱FIDE 1115286· Male· Poland· Born in 1991
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Rafal Pasternak, a 35-year-old Polish player, is rated 1666. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow - III Liga 2026 Round 7-8, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow - III Liga 2026 Round 5-6, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow - III Liga 2026 Round 3-4. Also played 4 rapid (including II Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy o Puchar Rektora Politechniki Gdanskiej) and 2 blitz events (including Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2009–2011) and 156 months (2011–2024). His peak of 1729 was reached at age 34 (Mar 2025).
Current rating
1666
Standard
Rpd1690·Blz1655
All-time high
1729
−63 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 34
Mar 2025 · age 34
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#121,862
#121,862 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1729
at age 34 · −63 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+170 Elo)
1554 → 1724
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 33
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Feb 2024
2011
Inactive for 156 months
paused at 1554 → returned at 1553
Jan 2011
2009
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1553 → returned at 1554
Apr 2009
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow- IV Liga 2025 Round 9-10 · May 2025 · +1.7 Elo
Evolution
-61
1727 → 1666
Tournaments
6
19 games
Score
6/ 1931.6%
3W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #54 | 999 | -13.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #51 | 1118 | -8.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #49 | 1196 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #67 | 1737 | -16.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #55 | 1014 | -15.4 |
Worst Elo result: XIV MIEDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL SZACHOWY "GWIAZDA POLNOCY"- OPEN (-16.4 Elo, finished #67).
Rankings
/
Poland
#2,957
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#84,320
in continent
World
#121,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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