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Ziemniak, Piotr
🇵🇱FIDE 1132938· Male· Poland· Born in 1965
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Piotr Ziemniak, a 61-year-old Polish player, is rated 1896 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Niepelnosprawnych 2026, VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026, and Mistrzostwa Polski Niepelnosprawnych w Szachach 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including XV MTSz o Puchar Burmistrza Sedziszowa Malopolskiego - Grupa OPEN) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2005–2008), 25 months (2011–2013) and 22 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1896
Standard
Rpd1794·Blz1828
All-time high
1896
at best
Jun 2026 · age 61
Jun 2026 · age 61
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,097
#49,097 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
48th Polish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1896
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1896
at age 61
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1782 → returned at 1846
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Oct 2023
2022
57th Polish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1811
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1869 → 1896
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
17.5/ 2960.3%
14W7D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSlawomir KurpiewskiCM1,973·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R3·+13.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/8 | #15 | 2116 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #71 | 1968 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #24 | 1825 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/4 | #367 | 1653 | -22.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTadeusz Zakorczmenny
🇵🇱POL·1752
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAdrian Miasik
🇵🇱POL·2064
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsJacek Nowakowski
🇵🇱POL·1705
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met May 2022
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vsRoman Wasik
🇵🇱POL·1650
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met May 2022
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vsKrzysztof Luka
🇵🇱POL·1863
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2016
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Rankings
/
Poland
#1,248
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#36,170
in continent
World
#49,096
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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