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Heczko, Mieczyslaw
🇵🇱FIDE 1119729· Male· Poland· Born in 1937
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Mieczyslaw Heczko, a 89-year-old Polish player, is rated 1675. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026 and II Miedzynarodowe Otwarte Mistrzostwa Euroregionu Slask Cieszynski - OPEN A. Also played 8 rapid (including Mostecka vez 2025) and 5 blitz events (including XXVI NOCNY MARATON SZACHOWY o PUCHAR GMINY PAWLOWICE) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 44 months (2001–2004), 22 months (2008–2010), 23 months (2012–2014) and 12 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2012 was reached at age 64 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1675
Standard
Rpd1631·Blz1644
All-time high
2012
−337 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 64
Jan 2001 · age 64
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#118,929
#118,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+196 Elo)
1536 → 1732
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1713 → returned at 1703
Apr 2018
7th Polish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1768
Mar 2018
2014
100 career games
at age 77
Oct 2014
10th Polish 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1911
Sep 2014
2012
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1908 → returned at 1911
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026perf 1734 (+59) · 5/9 · #66
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
1715 → 1675
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
9W1D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsStanislaw Tomalak1,805·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R9·+13.6
2.[W]vsZbigniew Pycka1,617·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R8·+8.3
3.[W]vsJozef Twardy1,581·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R3·+7.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAgata Kucia1,511·II Miedzynarodowe Otwarte Mistrzostwa Euroregionu Slask Cieszynski - OPEN A·R5·-15.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #66 | 1734 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #20 | 1524 | -44.6 |
Worst Elo result: II Miedzynarodowe Otwarte Mistrzostwa Euroregionu Slask Cieszynski - OPEN A (-44.6 Elo, finished #20).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMariusz Ochodek
🇵🇱POL·1991
+1 −22 =2
25 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKatarzyna Brzostowska
🇵🇱POL·1619
+16 −3 =2
21 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsWojciech Ulrych
🇵🇱POL·1795
+5 −16 =0
21 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJerzy Lapczyk
🇵🇱POL·1628
+16 −3 =1
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKazimierz DrabiniokFM
🇵🇱POL·1819
+4 −12 =1
17 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#2,895
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#82,592
in continent
World
#118,923
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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