Belzo, Krzysztof

Krzysztof Belzo, a 43-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2070 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 8 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Jersey International Open 2026 and 9th European Small Nations Team Chess Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including Saso Jersey Open Blitz) recently. He had 9 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 32 months (2006–2009), 15 months (2009–2010), 28 months (2010–2013), 16 months (2013–2014), 12 months (2015–2016), 36 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included), 24 months (2022–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2103 was reached at age 34 (Dec 2017); he also reached #1 nationally in Jan 2015 and spent 49 months as #1.

Competes for Jersey since Jan 2010. Awarded CM in 2014 (age 31). At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.