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ZJ
Zydek, Janusz
🇵🇱FIDE 21856729· Male· Poland· Born in 1957
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Janusz Zydek, a 69-year-old Polish player, is rated 1637. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Niewidomych i Slabowidzacych 2025 and Turniej Ogolnopolski o Puchar Stowarzyszenia CROSS w Szachach. His peak of 1677 was reached at age 68 (Nov 2025).
Current rating
1637
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1677
−40 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 68
Nov 2025 · age 68
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#133,061
#133,061 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2025
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Nov 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 68
Nov 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 68
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1677
at age 68 · −40 from today
Nov 2025
First FIDE rating
1677 · at age 68
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Niewidomych i Slabowidzacych 2025perf 1956 (+319) · 5/6 · #31
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
1677 → 1637
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10/ 1855.6%
6W8D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMichal Walczyszewski1,535·Turniej Ogolnopolski o Puchar Stowarzyszenia CROSS w Szachach·R9·+12.3
2.[D]vsSylwester Barnowski1,823·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Niewidomych i Slabowidzacych 2025·R1·+9.8
3.[W]vsIreneusz Kaczmarek1,481·Turniej Ogolnopolski o Puchar Stowarzyszenia CROSS w Szachach·R3·+9.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsStanislaw Kosinski1,629·Turniej Ogolnopolski o Puchar Stowarzyszenia CROSS w Szachach·R7·-22.7
2.[L]vsHenryk Groszkowski1,632·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Niewidomych i Slabowidzacych 2025·R2·-20.3
3.[L]vsWiktor Szydlowski1,731·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Niewidomych i Slabowidzacych 2025·R6·-14.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #31 | 1956 | -39.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #13 | 1622 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Niewidomych i Slabowidzacych 2025 (-39.6 Elo, finished #31).
Rankings
/
Poland
#3,319
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#90,686
in continent
World
#133,054
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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