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Twardy, Jozef
🇵🇱FIDE 21861188· Male· Poland· Born in 1948
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Jozef Twardy, a 78-year-old Polish player, is rated 1551. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Seniorow 2026 - grupa O65, VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026, and XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60. Also played 1 rapid event (including XXI Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy Rogi 2026 Grupa B) recently. He took a 60-month break between Apr 2020 and May 2025 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1585 was reached at age 77 (May 2025).
Current rating
1551
Standard
Rpd1563·Blz—
All-time high
1585
−34 pts below
May 2025 · age 77
May 2025 · age 77
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,899
#165,899 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 78
May 2026
2025
37th Polish 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1585
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1585
at age 77 · −34 from today
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 76
Mar 2024
2020
68th Polish 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1299
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
1585 → 1551
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
9/ 2634.6%
8W2D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLubos Privoznik1,773·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60·R5·+30.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMariusz Kuc1,685·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60·R7·-14.2
2.[L]vsMaciej Biel1,690·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60·R9·-13.9
3.[L]vsDariusz Skalski1,459·VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026·R8·-12.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #52 | 1686 | +21.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/8 | #159 | 1564 | -51.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/8 | #41 | 1589 | -3.6 |
Worst Elo result: VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026 (-51.2 Elo, finished #159).
Rankings
/
Poland
#4,510
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#107,968
in continent
World
#165,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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