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Zgarda, Jakub
🇵🇱FIDE 1140280· Male· Poland· Born in 1985
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Jakub Zgarda, a 41-year-old Polish player, is rated 1808. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 16 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wielkopolska III Liga Seniorow sezon 2025-2026 Round 7-9, Wielkopolska III Liga Seniorow sezon 2025-2026 Round 6, and Wielkopolska III Liga Seniorow sezon 2025-2026 Round 4-5. Also played 4 rapid events (including XV Miedzynarodowy Memorial Szachowy Ferdynanda Dziedzica) recently. He took a 20-month break between Oct 2007 and Jul 2009. His peak of 1906 was reached at age 25 (Jul 2010).
Current rating
1808
Standard
Rpd1840·Blz1757
All-time high
1906
−98 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 25
Jul 2010 · age 25
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#73,816
#73,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1765 → 1860
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 39
Mar 2024
2021
Re-crossed 1800
at age 36
Sep 2021
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 33
Feb 2018
2016
100 career games
at age 31
Feb 2016
2010
All-time peak 1906
at age 25 · −98 from today
Jul 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1829 → 1808
Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
3.5/ 1326.9%
2W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/5 | #15 | 1693 | -18.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #40 | 1946 | +7.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #40 | 1190 | -5.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #26 | 1958 | +6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #62 | 1180 | -12.0 |
Worst Elo result: Miedzynarodowy Puchar Pomorza Zachodniego w Szachach Klasycznych 2026 Grupa A (-18.0 Elo, finished #15).
Most-Played Opponents
vsTomasz Mocny
🇵🇱POL·1851
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsKrzysztof Rozumek
🇵🇱POL·1797
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met May 2023
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vsMarek ZakrzewskiFM
🇵🇱POL·2288
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsHubert Niemier
🇵🇱POL·1903
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsMikolaj GbiorczykCM
🇵🇱POL·2147
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Poland
#1,787
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#53,526
in continent
World
#73,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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