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Kowalik, Pawel
🇵🇱FIDE 1134248· Male· Poland· Born in 1982
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Pawel Kowalik, a 44-year-old Polish player, is rated 1744. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2016–2019) and 71 months (2019–2025). Recent appearance: Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B. Also played 2 rapid events (including Grodziski Festiwal Szachowy OPEN 2025) recently. His peak of 1948 was reached at age 23 (Jan 2005).
Current rating
1744
Standard
Rpd1721·Blz1849
All-time high
1948
−204 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 23
Jan 2005 · age 23
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#94,634
#94,634 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2019
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 1656 → returned at 1743
Aug 2019
2016
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1677 → returned at 1656
Aug 2016
2014
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1671 → 1718
Sep 2014
2010
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Jul 2010
100 career games
at age 28
Jan 2010
2005
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Jan 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-50
1794 → 1744
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
2W3D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsMateusz Motyl-Ben1,621·Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B·R1·+6.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMaciej Frankowski1,637·Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B·R3·-13.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #119 | 1588 | -50.4 |
Worst Elo result: Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B (-50.4 Elo, finished #119).
Rankings
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Poland
#2,260
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#67,486
in continent
World
#94,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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