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Kowalczyk, Marian
🇵🇱FIDE 1118269· Male· Poland· Born in 1955
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Marian Kowalczyk, a 71-year-old Polish player, is rated 1918. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 15 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Niepelnosprawnych 2026, Polfinal Mistrzostw Polski Niewidomych i Slabowidzacych w szachach 2026, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Niewidomych i Slabowidzacych 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Mistrzostwa Polski Niepelnosprawnych w szachach aktywnych 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2012–2014), 31 months (2014–2016) and 12 months (2017–2018). His peak of 2080 was reached at age 50 (Jul 2005).
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd1783·Blz—
All-time high
2080
−162 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 50
Jul 2005 · age 50
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#43,725
#43,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
16th Polish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1941
May 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 70
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+156 Elo)
1794 → 1950
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Mar 2024
2022
32nd Polish 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1885
Apr 2022
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1946 → returned at 1920
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1921 → 1918
Tournaments
6
58 games
Score
35.5/ 5861.2%
30W17D11L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsDawid Falkowski1,961·Final Mistrzostw Polski Niewidomych i Slabowidzacych w szachach 2026·R1·+11.2
3.[W]vsEmilia Tryjanska1,889·Final Mistrzostw Polski Niewidomych i Slabowidzacych w szachach 2026·R9·+9.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsTeresa DebowskaFM1,742·Turniej Ogolnopolski o Puchar Stowarzyszenia CROSS w Szachach·R8·-14.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #32 | 1877 | -23.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #8 | 1953 | +6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 1927 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 1910 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1893 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 1953 | +7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBartosz Pawelec
🇵🇱POL·1948
+1 −6 =5
12 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJozef Zelajtys
🇵🇱POL·1779
+2 −5 =5
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsStanislaw Niecko
🇵🇱POL·1797
+9 −1 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRyszard Suder
🇵🇱POL·1958
+0 −5 =6
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsTadeusz ZoltekFM
🇵🇱POL·2071
+0 −7 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Poland
#1,117
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#32,253
in continent
World
#43,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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