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Palka, Piotr
🇵🇱FIDE 21812624· Male· Poland· Born in 1972
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Piotr Palka, a 54-year-old Polish player, is rated 1557 — just 25 short of his peak of 1582 (May 2014, age 42). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 6 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - I Liga 2025 Round 6-9, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - I Liga 2025 Round 1-5, and 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN D. Also played 2 rapid events (including II Turniej Szachowy o Puchar Starosty Bierunsko - Ledzinskiego - Grupa OPEN) recently. He took a 22-month break between May 2014 and Apr 2016.
Current rating
1557
Standard
Rpd1532·Blz1630
All-time high
1582
−25 pts below
May 2014 · age 42
May 2014 · age 42
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#163,551
#163,551 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+317 Elo)
1226 → 1543
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 52
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 52
Mar 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 48
Sep 2020
2017
Re-crossed 1400
at age 45
Nov 2017
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
1543 → 1557
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
6W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/2 | #84 | 2410 | +3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #72 | 1801 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #65 | 1635 | +6.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Poland
#4,426
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#106,848
in continent
World
#163,532
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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