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Zurek, Jacek
🇵🇱FIDE 1166395· Male· Poland· Born in 1957
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Jacek Zurek, a 69-year-old Polish player, is rated 1818. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Opolska Liga Szachowa 2026 Round 1-3 and Mistrzostwa Swinoujscia 2025. Also played 5 rapid events (including IV GWARKOWSKI RAPID - OPEN) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2009–2012) and 18 months (2016–2018). His peak of 2053 was reached at age 52 (Sep 2009).
Current rating
1818
Standard
Rpd1832·Blz1885
All-time high
2053
−235 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 52
Sep 2009 · age 52
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#70,754
#70,754 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
1769 → 1849
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
44th Polish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1789
Jan 2023
2019
100 career games
at age 62
May 2019
2018
45th Polish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1902
Aug 2018
2016
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1903 → returned at 1902
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
1841 → 1818
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
4W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 1876 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #24 | 1698 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #6 | 1788 | -19.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrzej Olszowski
🇵🇱POL·1818
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDominik Charczenko
🇵🇱POL·1820
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsWojciech Zurek
🇵🇱POL·1604
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMichal WisniewskiFM
🇵🇱POL·2168
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsAdam Jachym
🇵🇱POL·2057
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2018
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Rankings
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Poland
#1,714
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#51,410
in continent
World
#70,753
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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