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Ratajek, Krzysztof
🇵🇱FIDE 1190946· Male· Poland· Born in 1968
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Krzysztof Ratajek, a 58-year-old Polish player, is rated 1758 — just 11 short of his peak of 1769 (May 2025, age 57). He is currently in the 1750–1800 range. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Dolnoslaska 2025-2026 R 7-9, Dolnoslaskie Ligi Okregowe 2025-2026 - Gr. Zachod R 6-7, and 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN B. Also played 3 blitz events (including 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - opening Blitz) recently. He took a 56-month break between Apr 2017 and Jan 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1758
Standard
Rpd1649·Blz1671
All-time high
1769
−11 pts below
May 2025 · age 57
May 2025 · age 57
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#89,860
#89,860 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
69th Polish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1768
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1769
at age 57 · −11 from today
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+150 Elo)
1612 → 1762
Feb 2025
2022
70th Polish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1673
Apr 2022
2017
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1680 → returned at 1674
Apr 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1769 → 1758
Tournaments
5
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
5W6D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsIreneus, Dr. Kostowski1,886·61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN B·R1·+13.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/1 | #95 | 2513 | -1.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/1 | #12 | 2706 | +14.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #13 | 1787 | +2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #19 | 1362 | -20.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/8 | #82 | 1749 | -4.8 |
Worst Elo result: Dolnoslaskie Ligi Okregowe 2025-2026 - Gr. Zachod R 2-3 (-20.6 Elo, finished #19).
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Poland
#2,161
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#64,354
in continent
World
#89,858
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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