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Popiolek, Henryk
🇵🇱FIDE 1180029· Male· Poland· Born in 1948
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Henryk Popiolek, a 78-year-old Polish player, is rated 1455. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60, 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN E, and XXI MIEDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL SZACHOWY PERLA BALTYKU - GRUPA C. His peak of 1546 was reached at age 76 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1455
Standard
Rpd1494·Blz—
All-time high
1546
−91 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 76
Mar 2024 · age 76
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#202,267
#202,267 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
35th Polish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1545
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+290 Elo)
1256 → 1546
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 76
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1546
at age 76 · −91 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1282 → returned at 1248
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-60
1515 → 1455
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
4.5/ 2418.8%
3W3D18L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJerzy Lisak1,564·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60·R6·+13.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAleksander Marczak1,442·XXI MIEDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL SZACHOWY PERLA BALTYKU - GRUPA C·R8·-11.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/8 | #44 | 1436 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/7 | #91 | 1189 | -35.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/9 | #79 | 1451 | -17.6 |
Worst Elo result: 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN E (-35.6 Elo, finished #91).
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Rankings
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Poland
#5,818
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#123,808
in continent
World
#202,110
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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