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Szylko, Waldemar
🇵🇱FIDE 1125338· Male· Poland· Born in 1959
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Waldemar Szylko, a 67-year-old Polish player, is rated 1978. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXV Jubileuszowe Mistrzostwa Polski Sluzb Mundurowych, 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B April 2026, and VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Szybkich 2025) and 1 blitz events (including XXI Mistrzostwa Polski Sluzb Mundurowych w grze blyskawicznej) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jan 2006 and Apr 2007. His peak of 2180 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2006).
Current rating
1978
Standard
Rpd1964·Blz1907
All-time high
2180
−202 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 47
Jan 2006 · age 47
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,128
#31,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 67
Apr 2026
2025
15th Polish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2027
May 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
1897 → 1973
Nov 2024
2020
29th Polish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1957
Oct 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 59
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
2027 → 1978
Tournaments
7
36 games
Score
21.5/ 3659.7%
18W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 1772 | -46.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | 2113 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #14 | 2033 | +12.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2796 | +10.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2115 | +8.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #78 | 1267 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #19 | 1918 | -23.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrzej Kielek
🇵🇱POL·1895
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsDariusz BielinskiCM
🇵🇱POL·2112
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsGrzegorz Kolodziejski
🇵🇱POL·1720
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsDariusz Cyra
🇵🇱POL·1884
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2021
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vsWojciech Waruga
🇵🇱POL·1933
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#827
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#23,008
in continent
World
#31,127
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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