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Kwiecinski, Rafal
🇵🇱FIDE 21008868· Male· Poland· Born in 1985
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Rafal Kwiecinski, a 41-year-old Polish player, is rated 1767 — just 24 short of his peak of 1791 (May 2024, age 39). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 15 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XVI Otwarte Mistrzostwa Garnizonu Warszawa w szachach klasycznych 2026 Round 8-10, XVI Otwarte Mistrzostwa Garnizonu Warszawa w szachach klasycznych 2026 Round 4-7, and XVI Otwarte Mistrzostwa Garnizonu Warszawa w szachach klasycznych 2026 Round 1-3. Also played 50 rapid (including Turniej Niepodleglosci 2025) and 13 blitz events (including Turniej C o Puchar Fabryki Norblina w Szachach Blyskwicznych) recently. He took a 18-month break between Apr 2022 and Nov 2023.
Current rating
1767
Standard
Rpd1805·Blz1739
All-time high
1791
−24 pts below
May 2024 · age 39
May 2024 · age 39
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#86,863
#86,863 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
500 career games
at age 40
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1791
at age 39 · −24 from today
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 39
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 39
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1512 → returned at 1518
Apr 2022
2019
7-month rising streak
+125 Elo
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
1752 → 1767
Tournaments
5
17 games
Score
10/ 1758.8%
9W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #53 | 1248 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #28 | 1811 | +4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJanusz Kwiek
🇵🇱POL·1546
+33 −3 =9
45 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsKamil Celinski
🇵🇱POL·1971
+4 −29 =2
35 games·last met May 2026
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vsJan Kaminski
🇵🇱POL·1914
+8 −22 =3
33 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMaciej Stanczuk
🇵🇱POL·1856
+9 −11 =12
32 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJan Oles
🇵🇱POL·1632
+12 −7 =2
21 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#2,091
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#62,391
in continent
World
#86,861
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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