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RJ
Rytel, Jan
🇵🇱FIDE 1144006· Male· Poland· Born in 1978
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Jan Rytel, a 48-year-old Polish player, is rated 1565 — just 15 short of his peak of 1580 (Sep 2009, age 31). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 46 months (2011–2015), 23 months (2016–2018), 35 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2021–2023). Recent appearance: Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group C.
Current rating
1565
Standard
Rpd1584·Blz—
All-time high
1580
−15 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 31
Sep 2009 · age 31
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#160,479
#160,479 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+219 Elo)
1345 → 1564
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 46
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 46
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1345 → returned at 1273
Aug 2021
2018
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1350 → returned at 1345
Aug 2018
2016
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1422 → returned at 1350
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1563 → 1565
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsJagoda Dzierzgowska1,411·Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group C·R3·-14.1
2.[L]vsGrzegorz Borowik1,485·Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group C·R5·-12.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #31 | 1563 | +1.2 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#4,302
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#105,313
in continent
World
#160,462
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Poland
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Europe
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World
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