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Karelina, Polina
WFM🇧🇸FIDE 10400222· Female· Bahamas· Born in 2001
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Polina Karelina, a 25-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1930. She is progressing steadily with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 104 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Burgenland Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10, XVII CAMPEONATO CONTINENTAL FEMENINO DE AJEDREZ DE LAS AMERICAS 2026, and 2. Frauenbundesliga Ost AUT 2025-2026 Round 8-9. Her peak of 1984 was reached at age 25 (Apr 2026); she also reached #1 nationally in Jun 2024 and has been #1 for 22 months and counting.
Awarded WFM in 2024 (age 23) and WCM in 2016 (age 15). At junior level, she reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1930
Standard
Rpd1892·Blz1882
All-time high
1984
−54 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 25
Apr 2026 · age 25
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#40,979
#40,979 · players worldwide · of 218,279
#1 nationally since Aug 2025
#1 nationally since Aug 2025
Career timeline
21 entries2026
22 months in National #1 (ongoing)
since Jun 2024
Jun 2026
500 career games
at age 25
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1984
at age 25 · −54 from today
Apr 2026
2025
6-month rising streak
+86 Elo
Oct 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #1
at age 23 · rated 1927
Jun 2024
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 23
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1898 → 1930
Tournaments
23
80 games
Score
41/ 8051.2%
32W18D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 0.5/9 | #10 | 1773 | -20.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #36 | 1975 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #15 | 2061 | +10.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #21 | 1613 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #34 | 1755 | -44.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2624 | +7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 1866 | -1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | 2719 | +9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | 2660 | +15.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2837 | +12.6 |
Worst Elo result: XVII CAMPEONATO CONTINENTAL FEMENINO DE AJEDREZ DE LAS AMERICAS 2026 (-44.4 Elo, finished #34).
Most-Played Opponents
vsCecil MoncurFM
🇧🇸BAH·1875
+1 −9 =7
17 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsKendrick KnowlesCM
🇧🇸BAH·1881
+4 −8 =4
16 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsClive Stuart
🇧🇸BAH·1610
+12 −2 =1
15 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsChapell WhymsCM
🇧🇸BAH·1686
+8 −3 =0
11 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsPhilip Hanna Jr
🇧🇸BAH·1831
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2020
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Rankings
/
Bahamas
#1
out of 29 players
Americas
#4,483
in continent
World
#40,978
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Bahamas
| 1 | 1,930 | |
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| 4 | 🇧🇸Follow Kendrick KnowlesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,881 |
| 5 | 🇧🇸Follow Cecil MoncurTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,875 |
| 6 | 🇧🇸Follow Byron SmallTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,837 |
| 7 | 🇧🇸Follow Philip Hanna JrTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,831 |
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Americas
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
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| ... | ||
| 4483 | 1,930 | |
World
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| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
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| ... | ||
| 40978 | 1,930 | |