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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 1752 — just 1 short of his peak of 1753 (Feb 2026, age 38). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 6 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈5/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 took a 48-month break between Jul 2019 and Aug 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1752
Standard
Rpd1643·Blz—
All-time high
1753
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 38
Feb 2026 · age 38
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#91,757
#91,757 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1753
at age 38 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2024
70th English 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1751
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1578 → 1751
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 36
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1589 → returned at 1578
Jul 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
1744 → 1752
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
8W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/2 | #17 | 2613 | -7.4 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,479
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#65,580
in continent
World
#91,756
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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