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Pakleza, Zbigniew
GM🇵🇱FIDE 1119290· Male· Poland· Born in 1986
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Zbigniew Pakleza, a 40-year-old Polish Grandmaster, is rated 2499 — just 21 short of his peak of 2520 (Jun 2015, age 29) and ranked 23rd among Polish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2450–2500 range. 17 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. liga F 2025-2026 r10-11, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5, and XXXIII Heart of Finland Open. Also played 10 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Rapid Tournament 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025) recently. He took a 17-month break between Mar 2011 and Sep 2012. He reached Polish #20 in Jan 2026.
Awarded GM in 2014 (age 28) and IM in 2007 (age 21). At junior level, he reached World #84 in U20, World #57 in U18 and World #44 in U16.
Current rating
2499
Standard
Rpd2430·Blz2463
All-time high
2520
−21 pts below
Jun 2015 · age 29
Jun 2015 · age 29
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23
#23 · Polish players · of 6,282
Career timeline
26 entries2026
Peak Polish rank: #20
at age 40 · rated 2504
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 39
Dec 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2500
at age 36
Feb 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 33
Nov 2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 33
May 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 32
May 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
2484 → 2499
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
13.5/ 1779.4%
10W7D0L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsGudmundur KjartanssonGM2,431·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R1·+4.0
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #56 | 2870 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #41 | 2259 | -5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #35 | 3062 | +2.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #37 | 2658 | +4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #46 | 3050 | +1.9 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #24 | 3001 | +1.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2531 | +9.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBartosz SockoGM
🇵🇱POL·2552
+5 −6 =2
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBartlomiej HeberlaGM
🇵🇱POL·2521
+6 −3 =4
13 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsPiotr PiesikIM
🇨🇿CZE·2412
+7 −1 =4
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsKamil MitonGM
🇵🇱POL·2568
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met May 2019
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vsMaciej KlekowskiGM
🇵🇱POL·2460
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Poland
#23
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#336
in continent
World
#585
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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