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Szydziak, Damian
🇵🇱FIDE 21860980· Male· Poland· Born in 1989
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Damian Szydziak, a 37-year-old Polish player, is rated 1527 — just 13 short of his peak of 1540 (Jan 2026, age 37). He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 10 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Dolnoslaska 2025-2026 R 7-9, Dolnoslaskie Ligi Okregowe 2025-2026 - Gr. Wschod R 9-10, and XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa D. Also played 11 rapid (including Adolf Anderssen Memorial 2025 - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1527
Standard
Rpd1550·Blz1455
All-time high
1540
−13 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 37
Jan 2026 · age 37
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#175,206
#175,206 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1540
at age 37 · −13 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 36
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 36
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 36
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+290 Elo)
1235 → 1525
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 35
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN Dperf 1742 (+219) · 4.5/7 · #91
Evolution
+21
1506 → 1527
Tournaments
12
63 games
Score
25.5/ 6340.5%
26W7D30L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsMaksymilian Janeczek1,638·61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN D·R6·+13.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #132 | 854 | -6.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | — | +14.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #24 | 1423 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/2 | #124 | 2418 | -14.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #39 | 912 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #25 | 1602 | +19.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2378 | +11.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #19 | 1512 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #91 | 1742 | +27.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #111 | 1628 | +1.6 |
Rankings
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Poland
#4,850
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#112,369
in continent
World
#175,168
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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