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Kaczmarczyk, Boleslaw
🇵🇱FIDE 21824517· Male· Poland· Born in 1955
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Boleslaw Kaczmarczyk, a 71-year-old Polish player, is rated 1460 — his current career high. He returned to competition in May 2026. Recent standard appearances include Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorow 2026 - grupa O65, VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026, and XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa C. He had 4 career breaks: 15 months (2015–2016), 19 months (2016–2018), 19 months (2018–2020) and 12 months (2025–2026).
Current rating
1460
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1460
at best
May 2026 · age 71
May 2026 · age 71
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#200,532
#200,532 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1460
at age 71
May 2026
Return after 13-month break
back at 1460
May 2026
100 career games
at age 71
May 2026
2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1403 → returned at 1460
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+372 Elo)
1047 → 1419
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 69
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1433 → 1460
Tournaments
3
32 games
Score
4.5/ 3214.1%
3W8D21L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGrzegorz Janik1,656·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R3·+30.2
2.[D]vsMarek Bitman1,754·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R1·+13.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGrzegorz Pawlak1,536·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R9·-15.7
2.[L]vsIreneusz Grochola1,562·XXXVI MIEDZYNARODOWE SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA MALOPOLSKI - Grupa C·R4·-14.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/9 | #66 | 1369 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/9 | #165 | 1451 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/3 | #87 | 761 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Poland
#5,767
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#123,133
in continent
World
#200,397
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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