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Rudowski, Szymon
🇵🇱FIDE 2085380· Male· Poland· Born in 1977
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Szymon Rudowski, a 49-year-old Polish player, is rated 1787. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and Dolnoslaskie Ligi Okregowe 2025-2026 - Gr. Poludnie r 8-9. He took a 28-month break between Mar 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1927 was reached at age 40 (Apr 2017).
Competes for Poland since Dec 2023.
Current rating
1787
Standard
Rpd1878·Blz1827
All-time high
1927
−140 pts below
Apr 2017 · age 40
Apr 2017 · age 40
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#80,438
#80,438 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1771 → 1868
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
2023
Switched federation: USA → POL
at age 46
Dec 2023
78th Polish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1820
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1804 → returned at 1829
Mar 2020
2017
All-time peak 1927
at age 40 · −140 from today
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-60
1847 → 1787
Tournaments
7
49 games
Score
17/ 4934.7%
11W12D26L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsDavid Martinez Villena2,036·LVIII Torneo Internacional Villa de Mislata Grupo A Open·R4·+14.9
3.[W]vsKristian Martinez Vestergaard1,871·LVIII Torneo Internacional Villa de Mislata Grupo A Open·R7·+10.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/10 | #451 | 1749 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/8 | #287 | 1851 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 1729 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/8 | #203 | 1742 | -23.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #62 | 1872 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/9 | #320 | 1676 | -34.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/6 | #31 | 1874 | +3.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSarathi Ray
🇺🇸USA·1952
+3 −10 =0
13 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsJuan Sena
🇩🇴DOM·1945
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsMajur Juac
🇺🇸USA·1992
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsJohn Brendel
🇺🇸USA·1682
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsEdward Kopiecki
🇺🇸USA
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met Jul 2018
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Rankings
/
Poland
#1,927
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#58,041
in continent
World
#80,436
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Poland
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| 1927 | 1,787 | |
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| 58041 | 1,787 | |
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