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Zgoda, Damian
🇵🇱FIDE 1196472· Male· Poland· Born in 1978
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Damian Zgoda, a 48-year-old Polish player, is rated 1859 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sasomi Open - 4th ed., Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed., and 46.MST SNP Bardejov 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including XXI Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy Rogi 2026 Grupa A) and 1 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Miasta Debicy w Szachach Szybkich i Blyskawicznych - grupa OPEN BLITZ) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2013–2015) and 15 months (2021–2022).
Current rating
1859
Standard
Rpd1796·Blz1770
All-time high
1859
at best
May 2026 · age 48
May 2026 · age 48
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,893
#58,893 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
92nd Polish 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1859
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1859
at age 48
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
1643 → 1812
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 46
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+38
1821 → 1859
Tournaments
3
32 games
Score
13.5/ 3242.2%
12W11D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #83 | 1934 | +23.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #18 | 1811 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #33 | 1949 | +16.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarcin Mala
🇵🇱POL·1675
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKamil Smusz
🇵🇱POL·2033
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRyszard KasperekFM
🇵🇱POL·2155
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsBogdan Czernicki
🇵🇱POL·1887
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAleksandra Zgoda
🇵🇱POL·1807
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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Poland
#1,447
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#43,153
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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