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Szwajkun, Richard
🇬🇧FIDE 434850· Male· England· Born in 1988
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Richard Szwajkun, a 38-year-old English player, is rated 1763 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 7 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Birmingham Open Under 1750, 17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major, and 2025 British Championship: Weekend Soanes Under 1750. Also played 4 rapid events recently. He had 2 career breaks: 48 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024).
Current rating
1763
Standard
Rpd1643·Blz—
All-time high
1763
at best
Jun 2026 · age 38
Jun 2026 · age 38
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#88,191
#88,191 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
66th English 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1763
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1763
at age 38
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1578 → 1751
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 36
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1578 → returned at 1751
Aug 2023
2019
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1589 → returned at 1578
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
1744 → 1763
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
11.5/ 1960.5%
8W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #11 | 1789 | +11.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/2 | #13 | — | +7.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #16 | 1646 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #5 | 2033 | +14.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,409
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#63,253
in continent
World
#88,189
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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