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Zak, Rafal
🇵🇱FIDE 21894957· Male· Poland· Born in 1980
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Rafal Zak, a 46-year-old Polish player, is rated 1803. He has fluctuated between 1790 and 1825 over the past 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T4, Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T3, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - I Liga 2025 Round 6-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including Szachowy Piknik w Czerwionce-Leszczynach) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2017–2019) and 18 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1837 was reached at age 44 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1803
Standard
Rpd1788·Blz1759
All-time high
1837
−34 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 44
Mar 2024 · age 44
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#75,450
#75,450 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+152 Elo)
1685 → 1837
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 44
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1837
at age 44 · −34 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T4perf 1901 (+99) · 3.5/5 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
1792 → 1803
Tournaments
5
24 games
Score
17/ 2470.8%
13W8D3L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsZdzislaw Juchniewicz1,726·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - I Liga 2025 Round 1-5·R3·+7.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMateusz Wastag1,601·Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T3·R2·-15.0
2.[L]vsMichal Krasniewski1,633·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - I Liga 2025 Round 1-5·R2·-14.5
3.[L]vsDariusz DziewonskiFM2,273·Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T4·R1·-1.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1901 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #26 | 1618 | -24.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #10 | 1980 | +15.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #6 | 1856 | +8.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1797 | +2.2 |
Worst Elo result: Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T3 (-24.8 Elo, finished #26).
Rankings
/
Poland
#1,815
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#54,644
in continent
World
#75,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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