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Piatek, Rafal
🇵🇱FIDE 41828070· Male· Poland· Born in 1991
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Rafal Piatek, a 35-year-old Polish player, is rated 1526. He is progressing steadily with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Columbus Mistrzostwa Polski Amatorow 2026 - do 1600 FIDE, Jurajski Zimowy Turniej Szachowy 2026. Grupa A, and TURNIEJ KLASYFIKACYJNY NA I KATEGORIE ORAZ NA TYTUL KM - STYCZEN 2026. Also played 10 rapid (including IV Gliwicki Festiwal Szachowy - MBF Group Open) and 9 blitz events (including Turniej z okazji 50-lecia Klubu szachowego HETMAN Katowice - OPEN (do FIDE)) recently. His peak of 1575 was reached at age 33 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1526
Standard
Rpd1546·Blz1523
All-time high
1575
−49 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 33
Apr 2024 · age 33
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#175,595
#175,595 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 34
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 33
Nov 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+319 Elo)
1256 → 1575
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1575
at age 33 · −49 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 33
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
1508 → 1526
Tournaments
8
56 games
Score
21/ 5637.5%
19W11D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsOskar Szydlowski1,431·TURNIEJ KLASYFIKACYJNY NA I KATEGORIE ORAZ NA TYTUL KM - STYCZEN 2026·R5·-12.1
3.[L]vsNatalia Toczynska1,502·III Letni Festiwal Szachowy - Czeladz - OPEN do FIDE - 9 rund·R8·-10.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/5 | #22 | 1502 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/5 | #58 | 2370 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #8 | 2630 | +44.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #15 | 1343 | -23.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #10 | 1709 | +26.0 |
Worst Elo result: TURNIEJ KLASYFIKACYJNY NA I KATEGORIE ORAZ NA TYTUL KM - STYCZEN 2026 (-23.0 Elo, finished #15).
Most-Played Opponents
vsWiktor Mierzwinski
🇵🇱POL·1551
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLukasz Kruszynski
🇵🇱POL·1648
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsWojciech Rojek
🇵🇱POL·2089
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJeremi Wesolowski
🇵🇱POL·1845
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsAdam Nowacki
🇵🇱POL·1766
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#4,863
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#112,545
in continent
World
#175,557
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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