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Kupiak, Sylwester
🇵🇱FIDE 1171267· Male· Poland· Born in 1958
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Sylwester Kupiak, a 68-year-old Polish player, is rated 1697. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 14 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorow 2026 - grupa O65 and Otwarte Mistrzostwa Koszalina w szachach klasycznych 2026 - OPEN A. Also played 4 rapid events (including 36 Miedzynarodowy Memorial Szachowy Jozefa Kochana - OPEN) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 22 months (2008–2010), 23 months (2011–2013), 14 months (2016–2018) and 74 months (2018–2024). His peak of 1747 was reached at age 66 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1697
Standard
Rpd1645·Blz1752
All-time high
1747
−50 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 66
Mar 2024 · age 66
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#111,029
#111,029 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
84th Polish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1722
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1579 → 1722
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 66
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1747
at age 66 · −50 from today
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 74 months
paused at 1579 → returned at 1722
Feb 2018
100 career games
at age 60
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
1683 → 1697
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
6/ 1540.0%
5W2D8L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsDariusz Kozlowski1,610·Otwarte Mistrzostwa Koszalina w szachach klasycznych 2026 - OPEN A·R5·+8.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMarcel Renczynski1,651·Otwarte Mistrzostwa Koszalina w szachach klasycznych 2026 - OPEN A·R7·-10.7
3.[L]vsLukasz Mackiewicz1,787·Otwarte Mistrzostwa Koszalina w szachach klasycznych 2026 - OPEN A·R6·-6.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #33 | 1791 | +21.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/7 | #26 | 1660 | -7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRyszard Mrozewicz
🇵🇱POL·1607
+3 −9 =0
12 games·last met May 2021
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vsMarian Gniazdowski
🇵🇱POL·1711
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsAndrzej Puksza
🇵🇱POL·1939
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsDymitr Stanislaw Zarzecki
🇵🇱POL·1840
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSebastian Matul
🇵🇱POL·1918
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings
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Poland
#2,671
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#77,855
in continent
World
#111,026
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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