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Tarkowski, Michal
🇵🇱FIDE 1129350· Male· Poland· Born in 1990
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Michal Tarkowski, a 36-year-old Polish player, is rated 1924. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 24 months (2013–2015), 12 months (2018–2019) and 66 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - III LIGA Round 7-9, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - III LIGA Round 4-6, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - III LIGA Round 1-3. Also played 6 rapid (including Grand Prix Inowroclawia 2026 turniej 1 FIDE) and 1 blitz events (including Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Kujawsko-Pomorskiego w Szachach Blyskawicznych - CH FOCUS Bydgoszcz.) recently. His peak of 2073 was reached at age 18 (Jul 2008).
At junior level, he reached #39, #33, #54 and #27 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1924
Standard
Rpd1954·Blz1947
All-time high
2073
−149 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 18
Jul 2008 · age 18
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#42,311
#42,311 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
88th Polish 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1928
Jan 2026
2019
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 1888 → returned at 1935
Sep 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1934 → returned at 1888
Aug 2018
2013
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1965 → returned at 1887
Aug 2013
2010
39th Polish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2066
Jan 2010
2008
33rd Polish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2073
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1935 → 1924
Tournaments
3
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
3W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJaroslaw Grzelak1,813·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - III LIGA Round 1-3·R2·-13.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 1826 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/2 | #26 | 2640 | +6.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #18 | 1775 | -12.8 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#1,089
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#31,249
in continent
World
#42,310
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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