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KJ
Kwiek, Janusz
🇵🇱FIDE 1118803· Male· Poland· Born in 1937
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Janusz Kwiek, a 89-year-old Polish player, is rated 1546. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈85/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wiosenne FIDE granie w Hetmanie 2026 Round 1-3, XVI Otwarte Mistrzostwa Garnizonu Warszawa w szachach klasycznych 2026 Round 11, and VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026. Also played 45 rapid (including Turniej Niepodleglosci 2025) and 7 blitz events (including Blitza FIDE granie w Hetmanie 11_2025) recently. His peak of 1946 was reached at age 66 (Oct 2003).
Current rating
1546
Standard
Rpd1504·Blz1568
All-time high
1946
−400 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 66
Oct 2003 · age 66
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#167,873
#167,873 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+327 Elo)
1268 → 1595
Jan 2025
2020
6-month rising streak
+179 Elo
Jan 2020
2018
17th Polish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1590
Oct 2018
2017
1,000 career games
at age 80
Jul 2017
2014
500 career games
at age 77
Jan 2014
2013
30th Polish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1642
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-59
1605 → 1546
Tournaments
21
88 games
Score
39.5/ 8844.9%
30W19D39L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/3 | #21 | 2335 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/3 | #50 | 820 | -27.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2265 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/9 | #155 | 1457 | -27.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #34 | 1505 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #60 | 2343 | +18.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #131 | 2577 | +5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRafal Kwiecinski
🇵🇱POL·1767
+3 −33 =9
45 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMaciej Stanczuk
🇵🇱POL·1856
+4 −33 =6
43 games·last met May 2026
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vsAdam Wilczynski
🇵🇱POL·1586
+13 −10 =13
36 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsTadeusz Jarmolowski
🇵🇱POL·1589
+6 −13 =10
29 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsLukasz Zajaczkowski
🇵🇱POL·1815
+4 −21 =3
28 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Poland
#4,585
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#108,941
in continent
World
#167,849
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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