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Kowalczyk, Michal
🇵🇱FIDE 21042101· Male· Poland· Born in 1981
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Michal Kowalczyk, a 45-year-old Polish player, is rated 1777. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 16 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Turniej w Hetmanie 2026.03 - open A, Mistrzostwa Plocka w szachach klasycznych 2025 FIDE - open A, and Czesciowka na I i kandydata (10) FIDE. Also played 5 rapid (including III Gambit Lowicki - OPEN) and 1 blitz events (including Dni Wloclawka 2025) recently. His peak of 1871 was reached at age 43 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1777
Standard
Rpd1883·Blz1938
All-time high
1871
−94 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 43
Apr 2024 · age 43
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#83,591
#83,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
91st Polish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1871
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+167 Elo)
1704 → 1871
Jul 2024
All-time peak 1871
at age 43 · −94 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 42
Oct 2023
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 39
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Mistrzostwa Plocka w szachach klasycznych 2025 FIDE - open Aperf 1889 (+108) · 3.5/5 · #6
Evolution
+2
1775 → 1777
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
7W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #14 | 1917 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 1889 | +16.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #18 | 1867 | -10.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiroslaw Gawronski
🇵🇱POL·2011
+3 −17 =5
25 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRoman Zimochocki
🇵🇱POL·1711
+11 −1 =2
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJan Szymanski
🇵🇱POL·1766
+4 −0 =5
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMiroslaw GrabarczykGM
🇵🇱POL·2300
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsArtur Wydra
🇵🇱POL·1624
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#2,001
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#60,177
in continent
World
#83,589
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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