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Kaczmarek, Arkadiusz
🇵🇱FIDE 1178393· Male· Poland· Born in 1990
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Arkadiusz Kaczmarek, a 36-year-old Polish player, is rated 2074 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 23 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent appearances: TURNIEJ NOWOROCZNY POLONII WROCLAW 2026 and 44. Memorial Ludwika Zamenhofa 2025 - open A. Also played 2 rapid (including Turniej Niepodleglosci 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 22 months (2008–2010), 22 months (2011–2013) and 17 months (2024–2026). His peak of 2147 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2021).
At junior level, he reached #59 and #41 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2074
Standard
Rpd2026·Blz2147
All-time high
2147
−73 pts below
Jul 2021 · age 31
Jul 2021 · age 31
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,969 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
54th Polish 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2074
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2062 → returned at 2074
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
Jun 2024
2021
All-time peak 2147
at age 31 · −73 from today
Jul 2021
Crossed 2100
at age 31
Jun 2021
2019
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1968 → 2088
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
2062 → 2074
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
12/ 2157.1%
7W10D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4/7 | #27 | 2136 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #12 | 2088 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #24 | 2189 | +28.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKrzysztof Budrewicz
🇵🇱POL·2185
+3 −18 =4
25 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsTomasz Rak
🇵🇱POL·1935
+8 −5 =7
20 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsPiotr Renkowski
🇵🇱POL·2329
+8 −6 =5
19 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsPavel ShkapenkoIM
FID·2389
+2 −11 =6
19 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsZbigniew SzymczakIM
🇵🇱POL
+2 −0 =10
12 games·last met Mar 2019
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Rankings
/
Poland
#509
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#13,138
in continent
World
#17,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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