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Kurczyna, Michal
🇵🇱FIDE 41826701· Male· Poland· Born in 1970
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Michal Kurczyna, a 56-year-old Polish player, is rated 1553 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Sep 2024 and Oct 2025. Recent appearance: Swietokrzyska Liga Szachowa 2025 - Turniej III (A) - od 1600 PZSzach.
Current rating
1553
Standard
Rpd1450·Blz—
All-time high
1553
at best
Oct 2025 · age 55
Oct 2025 · age 55
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#165,116
#165,116 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1553
at age 55
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+402 Elo)
1116 → 1518
Sep 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1518 → returned at 1553
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 54
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 54
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
1518 → 1553
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
3W0D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsDamian Olech1,724·Swietokrzyska Liga Szachowa 2025 - Turniej III (A) - od 1600 PZSzach·R5·+14.6
2.[W]vsBlazej Wojcicki1,575·Swietokrzyska Liga Szachowa 2025 - Turniej III (A) - od 1600 PZSzach·R4·+10.6
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsLesia Kosich1,723·Swietokrzyska Liga Szachowa 2025 - Turniej III (A) - od 1600 PZSzach·R2·-5.5
2.[L]vsOlga DebowskaWCM1,728·Swietokrzyska Liga Szachowa 2025 - Turniej III (A) - od 1600 PZSzach·R1·-5.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #29 | 1879 | +34.8 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#4,481
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#107,604
in continent
World
#165,095
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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