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Flak, Pawel
🇵🇱FIDE 1117548· Male· Poland· Born in 1982
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Pawel Flak, a 44-year-old Polish player, is rated 2102 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, III Liga Mazowiecka 2026, and 44. Memorial Ludwika Zamenhofa 2025 - open A. Also played 8 rapid (including III Gambit Lowicki - OPEN) and 3 blitz events (including IV Jagiellonski Festiwal Szachowy - Blitz na Rynku Staromiejskim) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2005) and 14 months (2005–2006). His peak of 2243 was reached at age 30 (Mar 2012).
At junior level, he reached #45 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2102
Standard
Rpd2135·Blz2123
All-time high
2243
−141 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 30
Mar 2012 · age 30
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,237 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 44
Mar 2026
500 career games
at age 44
Mar 2026
2025
30th Polish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2163
May 2025
2021
35th Polish 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2206
Dec 2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 39
Sep 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 37
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-54
2156 → 2102
Tournaments
6
50 games
Score
22.5/ 5045.0%
16W13D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSzymon Ptaszynski2,015·67. Ogolnopolski Masowy Turniej LZS o "Zlota Wieze" - Final Centralny·R9·-13.5
2.[L]vsKrzysztof Lisowski2,025·67. Ogolnopolski Masowy Turniej LZS o "Zlota Wieze" - Final Centralny·R3·-13.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/10 | #390 | 2097 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/8 | #2 | 2250 | +24.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/9 | #40 | 2007 | -27.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/8 | #347 | 1997 | -27.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/6 | #91 | 1973 | -28.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #12 | 2209 | +13.2 |
Worst Elo result: 67. Ogolnopolski Masowy Turniej LZS o "Zlota Wieze" - Final Centralny (-28.6 Elo, finished #91).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiroslaw Gawronski
🇵🇱POL·2011
+6 −7 =6
19 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMarek Lewandowski
🇵🇱POL·1814
+9 −3 =4
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsMariusz Kaminski
🇵🇱POL·1887
+10 −4 =1
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsMiroslaw GrabarczykGM
🇵🇱POL·2300
+2 −2 =10
14 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJan Szymanski
🇵🇱POL·1766
+8 −2 =3
13 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#447
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#11,066
in continent
World
#15,237
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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