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Ponikowski, Przemyslaw
🇵🇱FIDE 1126180· Male· Poland· Born in 1988
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Przemyslaw Ponikowski, a 38-year-old Polish player, is rated 1820. He has slipped back 94 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Torunski Feryjny Festiwal Szachowy - Grupa A, III Liga Mazowiecka 2026, and XI Turniej Mikolajkowy - grupa A2. Also played 5 rapid (including V DRUZYNOWE MISTRZOSTWA MAZOWSZA w szachach szybkichV) and 3 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2004–2006), 80 months (2006–2013), 53 months (2015–2019) and 24 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2167 was reached at age 15 (Oct 2003).
At junior level, he reached #58, #35 and #13 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1820
Standard
Rpd1863·Blz1810
All-time high
2167
−347 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 15
Oct 2003 · age 15
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#70,155
#70,155 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
1835 → 1878
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 36
Mar 2024
96th Polish 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1881
Feb 2024
2021
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1924 → returned at 1910
Apr 2021
2015
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 1949 → returned at 1922
Apr 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2000
at age 26
Jan 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-81
1901 → 1820
Tournaments
9
58 games
Score
28/ 5848.3%
23W10D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #50 | 1844 | +4.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #13 | 1568 | -33.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/8 | #41 | 1858 | -1.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #20 | 1722 | -18.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #12 | 1797 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/6 | #390 | 1662 | -21.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #18 | 1931 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #8 | 1829 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/5 | #8 | 1800 | -12.8 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#1,705
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#51,005
in continent
World
#70,154
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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