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Malinowski, Damian
🇵🇱FIDE 1157140· Male· Poland· Born in 1992
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Damian Malinowski, a 34-year-old Polish player, is rated 1939. He has slipped back 89 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 6-9, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 1-5. Also played 4 blitz events (including IV Gliwicki Festiwal Szachowy - Columbus Open) recently. He took a 16-month break between Oct 2021 and Mar 2023. His peak of 2071 was reached at age 26 (Feb 2018).
At junior level, he reached #73 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1939
Standard
Rpd2014·Blz1871
All-time high
2071
−132 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 26
Feb 2018 · age 26
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,981
#38,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 32
Dec 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
Apr 2023
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1985 → returned at 1993
Oct 2021
2018
All-time peak 2071
at age 26 · −132 from today
Feb 2018
2017
Crossed 2000
at age 25
Aug 2017
2011
73rd Polish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1900
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-89
2028 → 1939
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
4.5/ 1923.7%
2W5D12L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsPatryk StaniszCM2,106·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 1-5·R5·+2.6
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMateusz Lichorad2,017·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 1-5·R2·-9.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/11 | #446 | 1837 | -44.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/4 | #59 | 1702 | -28.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/4 | #51 | 1878 | -15.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMaciej Stelmaszuk
🇵🇱POL·1931
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRyszard GrossmannFM
🇵🇱POL·1932
+2 −4 =5
11 games·last met Feb 2017
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vsJerzy KubienFM
🇵🇱POL
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2015
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vsJaroslaw Galinski
🇵🇱POL
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2015
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vsMarcin Somyk
🇵🇱POL·1863
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Oct 2015
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Rankings
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Poland
#1,005
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#28,794
in continent
World
#38,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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