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Nowakowski, Jacek
🇵🇱FIDE 1168495· Male· Poland· Born in 1958
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Jacek Nowakowski, a 68-year-old Polish player, is rated 1705 — just 9 short of his peak of 1714 (Feb 2025, age 67). He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026, XVII Mistrzostwa Rzeszowa w Szachach, and IV Turniej w Szachach Klasycznych Rogi 2025-Grupa A. Also played 4 rapid events (including XXXV Ogolnopolski Memorial Szachowy Jana Gietki 2025 gr A) recently. He took a 13-month break between Sep 2023 and Nov 2024.
Current rating
1705
Standard
Rpd1647·Blz—
All-time high
1714
−9 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 67
Feb 2025 · age 67
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#108,167
#108,167 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+232 Elo)
1482 → 1714
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1714
at age 67 · −9 from today
Feb 2025
2024
96th Polish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1695
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 66
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 66
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1482 → returned at 1695
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026perf 1897 (+211) · 5/9 · #53
Evolution
+23
1682 → 1705
Tournaments
5
42 games
Score
16/ 4238.1%
10W13D19L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLeszek Jaglowski1,884·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R1·+15.2
2.[W]vsJanusz Minko1,813·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R8·+13.5
3.[W]vsMariusz Golda1,784·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R4·+12.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3/4 | #10 | 1855 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #53 | 1897 | +61.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #16 | 1670 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/7 | #8 | 1477 | -32.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/7 | #30 | 1557 | -30.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKrzysztof Luka
🇵🇱POL·1863
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Jun 2026
View head-to-head →
vsRoman Wasik
🇵🇱POL·1650
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsKrzysztof Pulik
🇵🇱POL·2081
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsHubert Janzer
🇵🇱POL·1901
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsAdam Leja
🇵🇱POL·1809
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#2,597
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#76,049
in continent
World
#108,164
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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