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Smyk, Jozef
🇩🇪FIDE 16260716· Male· Germany· Born in 1979
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Jozef Smyk, a 47-year-old German player, is rated 1977 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 68-month break between May 2019 and Feb 2025 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bayerische Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 Oberliga) recently.
Current rating
1977
Standard
Rpd1976·Blz1943
All-time high
1977
at best
Feb 2025 · age 46
Feb 2025 · age 46
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#31,310
#31,310 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1898 → 1977
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1977
at age 46
Feb 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Feb 2025
2019
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 1898 → returned at 1977
May 2019
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 39
May 2018
First FIDE rating
1929 · at age 39
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1977 → 1977
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
2W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #78 | 2104 | +0.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,646
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#23,155
in continent
World
#31,309
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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