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Szymkowiak, Damian
🇵🇱FIDE 1185365· Male· Poland· Born in 1985
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Damian Szymkowiak, a 41-year-old Polish player, is rated 1753. He has fluctuated between 1746 and 1782 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mosinski Festiwal szachowy grupa A - Turniej na norme czesciowa na kandydata i I kategorie, IV Wielkopolska Liga Seniorow 2026 A Round 7-9, and IV Wielkopolska Liga Seniorow 2026 A Round 5-6. Also played 4 rapid (including XV Miedzynarodowy Memorial Szachowy Ferdynanda Dziedzica) and 1 blitz events (including Szachowy Dzien Dziecka) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015) and 16 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1813 was reached at age 39 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1753
Standard
Rpd1859·Blz1784
All-time high
1813
−60 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39
Mar 2024 · age 39
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 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
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1689 → 1782
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 39
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1813
at age 39 · −60 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1689 → returned at 1782
Dec 2022
2017
100 career games
at age 32
Dec 2017
2014
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1650 → returned at 1664
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1773 → 1753
Tournaments
6
19 games
Score
10/ 1952.6%
8W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #7 | 1814 | +6.8 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #50 | 1604 | -12.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 1898 | +7.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #69 | 1010 | -17.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 1631 | -7.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #1 | 1801 | +3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEugeniusz Malecki
🇵🇱POL·1945
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKrzysztof Rozumek
🇵🇱POL·1797
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsMarek Simon
🇵🇱POL·1880
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsLukasz Debowiak
🇵🇱POL·1759
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2017
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Rankings
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Poland
#2,198
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#65,476
in continent
World
#91,586
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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