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Kowalczyk, Rafal
🇵🇱FIDE 1133853· Male· Poland· Born in 1993
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Rafal Kowalczyk, a 33-year-old Polish player, is rated 2162 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FE 14 Citta' di Palmanova - A, 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - INWEA DEVELOPMENT OPEN, and Wroclaw Open A - Adolf Anderssen Chess Festival 2025. Also played 9 rapid events (including AZS Chess Cup - edycja V - RAPID) recently. His peak of 2272 was reached at age 27 (Sep 2020).
At junior level, he reached World #85 in U12 and #16, #23, #28 and #14 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2162
Standard
Rpd2152·Blz2174
All-time high
2272
−110 pts below
Sep 2020 · age 27
Sep 2020 · age 27
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,418 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 31
Sep 2024
2020
81st Polish 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 2272
Oct 2020
All-time peak 2272
at age 27 · −110 from today
Sep 2020
2016
500 career games
at age 23
Oct 2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 23
Feb 2016
2014
Crossed 2200
at age 21
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-46
2208 → 2162
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
22.5/ 4451.1%
13W19D12L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsPrzemyslaw ZdybelFM2,249·61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - INWEA DEVELOPMENT OPEN·R7·+12.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #54 | 2149 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #16 | 2250 | +27.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/8 | #41 | 2016 | -30.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2265 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/9 | #49 | 1957 | -60.4 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#322
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#7,429
in continent
World
#10,418
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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