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Kania, Andrzej
🇵🇱FIDE 1125460· Male· Poland· Born in 1939
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Andrzej Kania, a 87-year-old Polish player, is rated 1686. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 35 months (2005–2008), 41 months (2008–2012), 40 months (2012–2016), 22 months (2016–2018) and 12 months (2018–2019). Recent appearance: VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026. His peak of 2083 was reached at age 69 (Jul 2008).
Current rating
1686
Standard
Rpd1790·Blz1798
All-time high
2083
−397 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 69
Jul 2008 · age 69
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#115,041
#115,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
1592 → 1761
Oct 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 83
Apr 2022
2020
5th Polish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1854
Apr 2020
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1871 → returned at 1854
Apr 2018
2016
7th Polish 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1905
Dec 2016
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1905 → returned at 1871
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1707 → 1686
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
2W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJerzy Klementys1,747·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R9·-8.3
2.[L]vsMarek Wziatek1,800·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R7·-6.8
3.[L]vsKarel Kubala1,852·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R4·-5.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/9 | #121 | 1625 | -20.8 |
Worst Elo result: VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026 (-20.8 Elo, finished #121).
Rankings
/
Poland
#2,798
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#80,282
in continent
World
#115,037
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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