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Krol, Rafal
🇵🇱FIDE 1170139· Male· Poland· Born in 1990
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Rafal Krol, a 36-year-old Polish player, is rated 1929. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 1-5 and DRUZYNOWE MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI II LIGA 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including II Turniej Szachowy o Puchar Starosty Bierunsko - Ledzinskiego - Grupa OPEN) and 3 blitz events (including XXVI NOCNY MARATON SZACHOWY o PUCHAR GMINY PAWLOWICE) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2009 and Sep 2010. His peak of 2030 was reached at age 34 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1929
Standard
Rpd1949·Blz1853
All-time high
2030
−101 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 34
Apr 2024 · age 34
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,206
#41,206 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 2030
at age 34 · −101 from today
Apr 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 32
Jun 2022
2021
Crossed 2000
at age 31
Apr 2021
2020
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1917 → 1987
Jul 2020
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 26
Apr 2016
2015
Crossed 1800
at age 25
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
1951 → 1929
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
3W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/5 | #52 | 1721 | -29.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #72 | 1974 | +6.6 |
Worst Elo result: Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 1-5 (-29.4 Elo, finished #52).
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksander Masternak
🇵🇱POL·2157
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTomasz Posluszny
🇵🇱POL·2102
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsWitold KlepekCM
🇵🇱POL·2297
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsKazimierz Tchorzewski
🇵🇱POL·1791
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMaciej MalikCM
🇵🇱POL·2183
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#1,069
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#30,425
in continent
World
#41,205
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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