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Lubczynski, Rafal

IM🇵🇱

FIDEFIDE 1126091· Male· Poland· Born in 1988

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Rafal Lubczynski, a 38-year-old Polish International Master, is rated 2391 and sitting in the top 1% of Polish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2014–2015), 47 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included) and 37 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: II GM Wlodzimierz Schmidt Memorial - round robin tournament with GM norm. Also played 1 rapid (including Festiwal Szachowy 25 lat UMKS Na Pieterku i 35 lat Pieterka OPEN) and 1 blitz events (including Otwarte Mistrzostwa Wielkopolski w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025) recently. His peak of 2435 was reached at age 27 (Oct 2015); he also reached Polish #38 in Sep 2009.

Awarded IM in 2007 (age 19) and FM in 2005 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #93 in U20, World #80 in U18 and #10 and #20 nationally in U16 and U14.

Current rating

2391

Standard

Rpd2288·Blz2252

All-time high

2435

−44 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 27

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 1%

#76 · Polish players · of 6,347

Career timeline

20 entries
2022
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 2402 → returned at 2391
Oct 2022
2017
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2429 → returned at 2413
Oct 2017
2015
All-time peak 2435
at age 27 · −44 from today
Oct 2015
2014
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2431 → returned at 2429
Mar 2014
2009
Peak Polish rank: #38
at age 21 · rated 2425
Sep 2009
2008
500 career games
at age 20
Oct 2008

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Platon GalperinGM 2,489
II GM Wlodzimierz Schmidt Memorial - round robin tournament with GM norm · Nov 2025 · +1.4 Elo
Evolution
-11
2402 → 2391
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3/ 933.3%
1W4D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
II GM Wlodzimierz Schmidt Memorial - round robin tournament with GM norm
Round-Robin
Nov 20253/9#92319-10.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsJacek TomczakGM
🇵🇱POL·2545
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsBartosz SockoGM
🇵🇱POL·2552
+0 −8 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsPiotr BrodowskiIM
🇵🇱POL·2456
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met May 2021
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vsWojciech PrzybylskiFM
🇵🇱POL·2350
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDawid NiekrasFM
🇵🇱POL·2373
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings

/
Poland
#76
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#1,167
in continent
World
#1,824
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Poland
1
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2,650
3
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2,613
4
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2,571
5
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2,560
6
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2,558
7
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2,552
8
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2,549
9
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2,548
10
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2,547
...
76🇵🇱Lubczynski, Rafal2,391
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
1167🇵🇱Lubczynski, Rafal2,391
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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1824🇵🇱Lubczynski, Rafal2,391