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Wieleba, Rafal
🇵🇱FIDE 41813847· Male· Poland· Born in 1978
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Rafal Wieleba, a 48-year-old Polish player, is rated 1524. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T5, Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T3, and Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T2. Also played 2 rapid events (including Szachowy Turniej Niepodleglosci 11x11x11 2025) recently. His peak of 1599 was reached at age 46 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1524
Standard
Rpd1494·Blz1589
All-time high
1599
−75 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 46
Mar 2024 · age 46
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#176,408
#176,408 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 47
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1331 → 1482
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 46
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 46
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1599
at age 46 · −75 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
1518 → 1524
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
12/ 3633.3%
13W7D16L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNikola Bohdanowicz1,646·XXXVI MIEDZYNARODOWE SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA MALOPOLSKI - Grupa C·R2·+13.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGrzegorz Jedrzejas1,443·Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T3·R5·-12.2
2.[L]vsJan Blicharczyk1,501·Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T3·R4·-10.6
3.[L]vsFranciszek Soroko1,545·XXXVI MIEDZYNARODOWE SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA MALOPOLSKI - Grupa C·R5·-9.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #20 | 1545 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/5 | #51 | 1230 | -32.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/5 | #44 | 1493 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 1657 | +16.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #37 | 1706 | +34.0 |
Worst Elo result: Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T3 (-32.6 Elo, finished #51).
Most-Played Opponents
vsBartosz Wieleba
🇵🇱POL·1554
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsJan Debowski
🇵🇱POL
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsOlga DebowskaWCM
🇵🇱POL·1998
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsJaroslaw Wrona
🇵🇱POL·1606
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2024
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Rankings
/
Poland
#4,893
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#112,912
in continent
World
#176,369
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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