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Kowalczyk, Michal
🇵🇱FIDE 21816042· Male· Poland· Born in 1981
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Michal Kowalczyk, a 45-year-old Polish player, is rated 1693 — just 1 short of his peak of 1694 (Feb 2026, age 45). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 24 months (2022–2024) and 19 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 44. Memorial Ludwika Zamenhofa 2025 - open C. Also played 5 rapid events (including TSQ Chess Masters Rapid 2025) recently.
Current rating
1693
Standard
Rpd1856·Blz1808
All-time high
1694
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 45
Feb 2026 · age 45
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#112,265
#112,265 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1694
at age 45 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1687 → returned at 1691
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+192 Elo)
1496 → 1688
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 43
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 43
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1496 → returned at 1688
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1687 → 1693
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
4W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #15 | 1745 | +6.0 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#2,695
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#78,554
in continent
World
#112,262
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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