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Bien, Janusz

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FIDEFIDE 1137921· Male· Poland· Born in 1973

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Janusz Bien, a 53-year-old Polish player, is rated 1914. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Lubelskiego w szachach klasycznych OPEN and XVII Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy im. Jana Zukertorta. Also played 5 rapid (including Zamosc Chess Cup 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 37 months (2009–2012), 16 months (2012–2013), 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 42 months (2022–2025). His peak of 2015 was reached at age 40 (Aug 2013).

Current rating

1914

Standard

Rpd1950·Blz1901

All-time high

2015

−101 pts below
Aug 2013 · age 40

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#44,698

#44,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
54th Polish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1914
Jun 2026
2022
56th Polish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1905
Apr 2022
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1905 → returned at 1913
Feb 2022
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1903 → returned at 1905
Jul 2019
2018
58th Polish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1976
Aug 2018
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1931 → 1976
Feb 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michal Praszak 1,979
Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Lubelskiego w szachach klasycznych OPEN · Nov 2025 · +11.8 Elo
Evolution
-29
1943 → 1914
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
6W4D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Lubelskiego w szachach klasycznych OPEN
Swiss
Nov 20254.5/7#41904+0.6
XVII Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy im. Jana Zukertorta
Round-Robin
Aug 20253.5/8#71805-30.0
Worst Elo result: XVII Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy im. Jana Zukertorta (-30.0 Elo, finished #7).

Most-Played Opponents

vsBogumil Wojcik
🇵🇱POL·1845
+14 −5 =5
24 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsAndrzej Rogoza
🇵🇱POL·1892
+10 −10 =2
22 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsHubert Golawski
🇵🇱POL·1810
+16 −3 =3
22 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsIgnat Bogdanov
🇺🇦UKR·2108
+2 −10 =10
22 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsSlawomir Pawlowski
🇵🇱POL·1741
+18 −3 =1
22 games·last met Feb 2021
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Rankings

/
Poland
#1,144
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#32,969
in continent
World
#44,697
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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2,613
4
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2,571
5
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2,560
6
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2,558
7
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2,552
8
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2,549
9
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2,548
10
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2,547
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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32969🇵🇱Bien, Janusz1,914
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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