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Balinski, Damian
🇵🇱FIDE 1120913· Male· Poland· Born in 1989
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Damian Balinski, a 37-year-old Polish player, is rated 2139 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2137 and 2221 over the past 2 years. 65 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Open Renome GM mix I swiss tournament, and Wroclaw Chess Festival 2025 - Open A. Also played 1 rapid (including AZS Chess Cup - edycja V - RAPID) and 1 blitz events (including AZS Chess Cup - edycja V - BLITZ) recently. His peak of 2226 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2023).
At junior level, he reached #37 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2139
Standard
Rpd2187·Blz2090
All-time high
2226
−87 pts below
Oct 2023 · age 34
Oct 2023 · age 34
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,101 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
31st Polish 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2203
Jan 2025
2023
98th Polish 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 2226
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Oct 2023
All-time peak 2226
at age 34 · −87 from today
Oct 2023
500 career games
at age 34
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
2182 → 2139
Tournaments
5
47 games
Score
18.5/ 4739.4%
13W11D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/9 | #111 | 2039 | -35.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/11 | #301 | 2217 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #30 | 2210 | +16.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #85 | 2116 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/9 | #279 | 2080 | -20.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLukasz KlykowCM
🇵🇱POL·2096
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMichal Bes
🇵🇱POL·2032
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2021
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vsNorbert Grzesik
🇵🇱POL·1957
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsDamian DanielCM
🇵🇱POL·2121
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsMaciej Swicarz
🇵🇱POL·2280
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2017
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Rankings
/
Poland
#371
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#8,694
in continent
World
#12,101
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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