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Skielnik, Joseph J
🇬🇧FIDE 423807· Male· England· Born in 1957
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Joseph J Skielnik, a 69-year-old English player, is rated 1742. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PILSEN OPEN 2026 C - FIDE open, III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 65, and I Open Internacional Ciudad de Vitoria Gasteiz 2025. His peak of 1907 was reached at age 58 (Dec 2015).
Current rating
1742
Standard
Rpd1891·Blz—
All-time high
1907
−165 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 58
Dec 2015 · age 58
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,216
#95,216 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1734 → 1839
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
65th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1797
Jul 2023
2019
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1811 → returned at 1832
Sep 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 61
Mar 2018
67th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1890
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-63
1805 → 1742
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
13/ 2748.1%
7W12D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsJose Angel Rodriguez Hernandez2,091·I Open Internacional Ciudad de Vitoria Gasteiz 2025·R2·+6.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJuan Antonio Fernandez Calzada1,671·III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 65·R2·-12.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/8 | #47 | 1771 | -20.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #65 | 1808 | -38.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/8 | #66 | 1880 | -4.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,530
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#67,820
in continent
World
#95,215
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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