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Palka, Piotr

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FIDEFIDE 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 is currently in the 1550–1600 range. 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

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#162,725

#162,725 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN D
perf 1635 (+87) · 4.5/7 · #65
Top opponent
vs Zdzislaw Juchniewicz 1,726
Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - I Liga 2025 Round 1-5 · Nov 2025 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
+14
1543 → 1557
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
6W7D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - I Liga 2025 Round 6-9
Team
Nov 20252.5/2#842410+3.2
Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - I Liga 2025 Round 1-5
Team
Nov 20252.5/4#721801+5.2
61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN D
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/7#651635+6.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Poland
#4,368
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#106,336
in continent
World
#162,705
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Poland
1
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2,739
2
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2,650
3
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2,613
4
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2,573
5
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2,560
6
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2,558
7
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2,552
8
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2,550
9
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2,548
10
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2,547
...
4368🇵🇱Palka, Piotr1,557
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
106336🇵🇱Palka, Piotr1,557
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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162705🇵🇱Palka, Piotr1,557