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Kowalczuk, Mikolaj
🇵🇱FIDE 1128671· Male· Poland· Born in 1992
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Mikolaj Kowalczuk, a 34-year-old Polish player, is rated 2014 — just 15 short of his peak of 2029 (Feb 2023, age 31). He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: XXV Jubileuszowe Mistrzostwa Polski Sluzb Mundurowych and Liga Dolnoslaska 2025-2026 r 5-6. Also played 8 rapid (including AZS Chess Cup - edycja VII) and 3 blitz events (including GRAND PRIX POLONII WROCLAW - turniej nr 124) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 55 months (2013–2017) and 14 months (2024–2026).
At junior level, he reached #55 and #56 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2014
Standard
Rpd1994·Blz2019
All-time high
2029
−15 pts below
Feb 2023 · age 31
Feb 2023 · age 31
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#25,405
#25,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 34
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1976 → returned at 1969
Nov 2024
2023
All-time peak 2029
at age 31 · −15 from today
Feb 2023
2022
Crossed 2000
at age 30
May 2022
2013
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1906 → returned at 1905
Apr 2013
2012
55th Polish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1909
Dec 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
1976 → 2014
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
7.5/ 1168.2%
5W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2157 | +45.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #80 | 1853 | -6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKamil StachowiakIM
🇵🇱POL·2393
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsMaurycy Zerebiec
🇵🇱POL·2168
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsKrzysztof Rozumek
🇵🇱POL·1797
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsEmilian Trzeciak
🇵🇱POL·1785
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsBartosz Smukowski
🇵🇱POL·1905
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Poland
#694
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#18,760
in continent
World
#25,405
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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