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Grochola, Ireneusz
🇵🇱FIDE 21899550· Male· Poland· Born in 1963
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Ireneusz Grochola, a 63-year-old Polish player, is rated 1562 — just 1 short of his peak of 1563 (Feb 2026, age 63). He is progressing steadily with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60 and VII Szachowe Mikolajki z Krakowskim Klubem Szachistow - gr. B. Also played 2 rapid events (including Miedzypokoleniowy Turniej Szachowy _ZaSzachowani w Bibliotece_ OPEN FIDE) recently.
Current rating
1562
Standard
Rpd1464·Blz1469
All-time high
1563
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 63
Feb 2026 · age 63
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#160,800
#160,800 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1563
at age 63 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+313 Elo)
1226 → 1539
Jul 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 61
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 61
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 59
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1322 → returned at 1297
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60perf 1751 (+188) · 4.5/9 · #24
Top opponent
Evolution
+41
1521 → 1562
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
6W2D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJanusz Minko1,838·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60·R5·+16.6
2.[W]vsAndrzej Mika1,833·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60·R4·+16.5
3.[W]vsJan Plesiuk1,674·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60·R8·+13.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #24 | 1751 | +49.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #23 | 1639 | -7.6 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#4,292
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#105,373
in continent
World
#160,782
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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