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Kowalski, Henryk

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FIDEFIDE 1148036· Male· Poland· Born in 1947

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Henryk Kowalski, a 79-year-old Polish player, is rated 1774. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2016–2018), 52 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2023–2024). Recent standard appearances include OILS GKSz Sezon 13 Round 7-9, OILS GKSz Sezon 13 Round 3-6, and OILS GKSz Sezon 13 Round 1-2. Also played 1 rapid event (including Zimowy Turniej Szachowy z GKSz'em) recently. His peak of 1853 was reached at age 64 (Nov 2011).

Current rating

1774

Standard

Rpd1789·Blz—

All-time high

1853

−79 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 64

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#84,533

#84,533 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 78
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1705 → 1809
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 77
Mar 2024
2023
7th Polish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1705
Dec 2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1705 → returned at 1804
Feb 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 75
Dec 2022

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ewa Balcerczak 1,553
OILS GKSz Sezon 13 Round 1-2 · Feb 2026 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
-28
1802 → 1774
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
6W1D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsJulia Gancarz1,464·OILS GKSz Sezon 13 Round 7-9·R7·-17.1
2.[L]vsMarcel Dechnik1,541·OILS GKSz Sezon 13 Round 3-6·R3·-16.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
OILS GKSz Sezon 13 Round 7-9
Round-Robin
Apr 20261.5/2#81743-23.0
OILS GKSz Sezon 13 Round 3-6
Round-Robin
Mar 20263/3#42279-12.0
OILS GKSz Sezon 13 Round 1-2
Round-Robin
Feb 20262/2#22337+6.8
Worst Elo result: OILS GKSz Sezon 13 Round 7-9 (-23.0 Elo, finished #8).

Most-Played Opponents

vsJulia Gancarz
🇵🇱POL·1496
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKalina Markowska
🇵🇱POL·1657
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsOlimpia Mielnik
🇵🇱POL·1620
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMichal Blocki
🇵🇱POL
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMichal Gancarz
🇵🇱POL·1431
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings

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Poland
#2,031
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#60,815
in continent
World
#84,531
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Poland
1
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2,739
2
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2,650
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
🇵🇱Socko, BartoszFollow Bartosz SockoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,552
8
🇵🇱Kosakowski, JakubFollow Jakub KosakowskiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
9
🇵🇱Seemann, JakubFollow Jakub SeemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,548
10
🇵🇱Bartel, MateuszFollow Mateusz BartelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,547
...
2031🇵🇱Kowalski, Henryk1,774
Europe
1
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2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
60815🇵🇱Kowalski, Henryk1,774
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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84531🇵🇱Kowalski, Henryk1,774