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Gajdzica, Maciej
🇵🇱FIDE 1126504· Male· Poland· Born in 1989
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Maciej Gajdzica, a 37-year-old Polish player, is rated 2110 — just 23 short of his peak of 2133 (Sep 2025, age 36) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 13 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow - III Liga 2026 Round 5-6, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow - III Liga 2026 Round 3-4. Also played 2 rapid events (including XIV Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy Pamieci Marii Trafalskiej) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 87 months (2007–2015) and 77 months (2015–2021).
At junior level, he reached #45, #30, #26 and #21 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2110
Standard
Rpd1944·Blz1930
All-time high
2133
−23 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 36
Sep 2025 · age 36
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,471 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
37th Polish 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2133
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2133
at age 36 · −23 from today
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+140 Elo)
1973 → 2113
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
Jun 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 35
Sep 2024
2015
Inactive for 77 months
paused at 2000 → returned at 1954
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - INWEA DEVELOPMENT OPENperf 2197 (+64) · 5.5/9 · #27
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2113 → 2110
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
12.5/ 2550.0%
9W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWitold Zalewski1,835·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow - III Liga 2026 Round 1-2·R1·-16.7
2.[L]vsStanislaw Mirski2,256·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow - III Liga 2026 Round 5-6·R5·-6.0
3.[L]vsPawel PiekielnyIM2,280·61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - INWEA DEVELOPMENT OPEN·R5·-6.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/10 | #412 | 2125 | -0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #45 | 1888 | -12.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2673 | +8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #38 | 1756 | -19.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #27 | 2197 | +20.0 |
Worst Elo result: Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow - III Liga 2026 Round 1-2 (-19.0 Elo, finished #38).
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Poland
#430
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#10,483
in continent
World
#14,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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