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Sowa, Roch
🇵🇱FIDE 91108187· Male· Poland· Born in 2007
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Roch Sowa, a 19-year-old Polish player, is rated 2020 — just 28 short of his peak of 2048 (Sep 2025, age 18). He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski - IV Liga Seniorow 2025 (wojewodztwo slaskie), 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - INWEA DEVELOPMENT OPEN, and X Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy im. Lecha Kaczynskiego w Bydgoszczy - OPEN B. Also played 3 rapid (including XII KATOWICKI FESTIWAL SZACHOWY - GRUPA OPEN) and 2 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025 - grupa C18) recently.
At junior level, he reached #62 and #54 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2020
Standard
Rpd2046·Blz1958
All-time high
2048
−28 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 18
Sep 2025 · age 18
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24,516
#24,516 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
62nd Polish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2020
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
54th Polish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2048
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2048
at age 18 · −28 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+319 Elo)
1581 → 1900
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
X Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy im. Lecha Kaczynskiego w Bydgoszczy - OPEN Bperf 2171 (+133) · 6.5/9 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
+64
1956 → 2020
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
15/ 2951.7%
10W10D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #19 | 1928 | -28.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #46 | 2063 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2171 | +125.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/6 | #47 | 1790 | -43.6 |
Worst Elo result: XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa A (-43.6 Elo, finished #47).
Rankings
/
Poland
#663
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#18,083
in continent
World
#24,516
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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