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Rafalski, Krzysztof
🇵🇱FIDE 1183834· Male· Poland· Born in 1977
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Krzysztof Rafalski, a 49-year-old Polish player, is rated 1670. He has slipped back 70 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include VIII OGOLNOPOLSKI TURNIEJ SZACHOWY O MISTRZOSTWO GMINY KOSCIELEC 2026 grupa A, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - IV LIGA Round 7-9, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - IV LIGA Round 4-6. Also played 5 rapid (including Otwarte Mistrzostwa Wloclawka w szachach szybkich 2025) and 6 blitz events (including New Year's Eve blitz 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2011–2012) and 128 months (2012–2023). His peak of 1774 was reached at age 48 (Dec 2025).
Current rating
1670
Standard
Rpd1580·Blz1510
All-time high
1774
−104 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 48
Dec 2025 · age 48
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#120,738
#120,738 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1774
at age 48 · −104 from today
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 48
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+202 Elo)
1538 → 1740
Nov 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 47
Mar 2024
2012
Inactive for 128 months
paused at 1642 → returned at 1538
Oct 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-70
1740 → 1670
Tournaments
5
22 games
Score
9.5/ 2243.2%
9W1D12L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsOskar Rothe1,727·VIII OGOLNOPOLSKI TURNIEJ SZACHOWY O MISTRZOSTWO GMINY KOSCIELEC 2026 grupa A·R8·+11.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLena Pisznot1,478·VIII OGOLNOPOLSKI TURNIEJ SZACHOWY O MISTRZOSTWO GMINY KOSCIELEC 2026 grupa A·R3·-15.0
2.[L]vsSebastian Trepto1,543·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - IV LIGA Round 7-9·R9·-14.9
3.[L]vsMarcin Rydzynski1,595·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - IV LIGA Round 4-6·R4·-14.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/9 | #20 | 1511 | -60.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #53 | 1461 | -21.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #30 | 1494 | -22.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #3 | 2325 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/4 | #22 | 1866 | +21.2 |
Worst Elo result: VIII OGOLNOPOLSKI TURNIEJ SZACHOWY O MISTRZOSTWO GMINY KOSCIELEC 2026 grupa A (-60.0 Elo, finished #20).
Most-Played Opponents
vsGrzegorz Ziolkowski
🇵🇱POL·1610
+11 −1 =0
12 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsPawel Czekalski
🇵🇱POL·1415
+9 −2 =1
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsMaciej Kaczynski
🇵🇱POL·1637
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsDawid Kujawski
🇵🇱POL·1775
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsPawel Pocwiardowski
🇵🇱POL·1578
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#2,950
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#83,654
in continent
World
#120,732
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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