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Szmyd, Arkadiusz
CM🇵🇱FIDE 1124730· Male· Poland· Born in 1983
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Arkadiusz Szmyd, a 43-year-old Polish Candidate Master, is rated 2073 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 6-9, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 1-5, and DRUZYNOWE MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI II LIGA 2025. Also played 2 blitz events (including Druzynowy Puchar Polski w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025 - Final) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jan 2007 and Jul 2008. His peak of 2203 was reached at age 30 (Apr 2013).
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 40).
Current rating
2073
Standard
Rpd2040·Blz1979
All-time high
2203
−130 pts below
Apr 2013 · age 30
Apr 2013 · age 30
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,068 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2025
32nd Polish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2120
Oct 2025
500 career games
at age 42
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Mar 2024
2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 40
Jan 2023
2020
43rd Polish 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2104
Sep 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
2115 → 2073
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
8/ 1844.4%
4W8D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsKrzysztof Knopik1,970·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 6-9·R9·+7.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMateusz Lichorad2,017·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 6-9·R8·-11.6
2.[L]vsPawel BrzezinaCM2,092·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 1-5·R4·-10.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #40 | 1955 | -18.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/5 | #50 | 1889 | -29.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #71 | 2131 | +5.0 |
Worst Elo result: Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 1-5 (-29.4 Elo, finished #50).
Rankings
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Poland
#508
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#13,222
in continent
World
#18,068
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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