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Cwiek, Ryszard
CM🇵🇱FIDE 21840920· Male· Poland· Born in 2005
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Ryszard Cwiek, a 21-year-old Polish Candidate Master, is rated 2234 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of Polish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +168 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 April 2026, Int. Graz Open 2026 - A, and Wuerttembergische Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Masters. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Schnellschach) and 5 blitz events (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzschach) recently.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #16, #37, #42, #21, #12 and #20 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2234
Standard
Rpd1918·Blz2218
All-time high
2234
at best
May 2026 · age 21
May 2026 · age 21
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#224 · Polish players · of 6,282
Career timeline
19 entries2026
92nd Polish 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2234
May 2026
All-time peak 2234
at age 21
May 2026
2025
16th Polish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2208
Dec 2025
6-month rising streak
+142 Elo
Dec 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 20
Nov 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 20
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+168
2066 → 2234
Tournaments
13
54 games
Score
34/ 5463.0%
30W8D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 3000 | +9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #28 | 2120 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #37 | 2308 | +26.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #61 | 1577 | -5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2731 | +3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2870 | +6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 3004 | +10.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 3036 | +12.4 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #6 | 2283 | +31.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #119 | 2202 | +12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBartosz FiszerCM
🇵🇱POL·2344
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsMichal Syrkiewicz
🇵🇱POL·2056
+5 −0 =5
10 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsPawel Sidorczuk
🇵🇱POL·2068
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsWojciech Haliniak
🇵🇱POL·2029
+5 −0 =3
8 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsBartosz BartodziejFM
🇵🇱POL·2317
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2022
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Rankings
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Poland
#224
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#4,468
in continent
World
#6,502
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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