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Stepien, Janusz
🇵🇱FIDE 1182170· Male· Poland· Born in 1961
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Janusz Stepien, a 65-year-old Polish player, is rated 1753 — just 5 short of his peak of 1758 (Sep 2025, age 64). He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorow 2026 - grupa O65, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 6-9, and Szachy w Ustroniu lacza pokolenia 2025 - Open B. Also played 9 rapid (including OTWARTY MIEDZYNARODOWY TURNIEJ SZACHOW SZYBKICH MDK STRACONKA) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz o Puchar Hotelu Mona Lisa) recently.
Current rating
1753
Standard
Rpd1696·Blz1737
All-time high
1758
−5 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 64
Sep 2025 · age 64
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#91,588
#91,588 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1758
at age 64 · −5 from today
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 64
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+222 Elo)
1510 → 1732
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 62
Feb 2023
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
1728 → 1753
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
9.5/ 2145.2%
8W3D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #21 | 1786 | +6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/4 | #60 | 1633 | -11.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #25 | 1865 | +30.4 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#2,198
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#65,476
in continent
World
#91,586
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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