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Czarnota, Pawel
GM🇵🇱FIDE 1121219· Male· Poland· Born in 1988
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Pawel Czarnota, a 38-year-old Polish Grandmaster, is rated 2462 and ranked 39th among Polish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 20 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent appearances: DRUZYNOWE MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI II LIGA 2025 and Szachy w Ustroniu lacza pokolenia 2025 - Turniej Masters. He took a 33-month break between Oct 2019 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2577 was reached at age 29 (Aug 2017); he also reached World #230 in Jul 2007.
Awarded GM in 2006 (age 18) and IM in 2005 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #12 in U20, World #5 in U18, World #22 in U16 and World #18 in U14.
Current rating
2462
Standard
Rpd2504·Blz2507
All-time high
2577
−115 pts below
Aug 2017 · age 29
Aug 2017 · age 29
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#39
#39 · Polish players · of 6,282
Career timeline
18 entries2023
Re-crossed 2500
at age 35
Sep 2023
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2502 → returned at 2505
Oct 2019
2017
All-time peak 2577
at age 29 · −115 from today
Aug 2017
2008
500 career games
at age 20
Oct 2008
2007
Peak World rank: #230
at age 19 · rated 2575
Jul 2007
Peak Polish rank: #8
at age 19 · rated 2575
Jul 2007
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
2476 → 2462
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
13/ 1872.2%
8W10D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #65 | 2306 | -14.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2472 | +1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarcin SieciechowiczIM
🇵🇱POL·2386
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsKacper PiorunGM
🇵🇱POL·2519
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsLukasz CyborowskiGM
🇵🇱POL·2459
+0 −0 =8
8 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsDaniel SadzikowskiGM
🇵🇱POL·2478
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsBartosz SockoGM
🇵🇱POL·2552
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2019
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Rankings
/
Poland
#39
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#537
in continent
World
#896
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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