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Zarnowski, Krzysztof
CM🇵🇱FIDE 1148729· Male· Poland· Born in 1998
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Krzysztof Zarnowski, a 28-year-old Polish Candidate Master, is rated 2150 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2137 and 2203 over the past 2 years. 38 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski - I Liga 2025, and Szachy w Ustroniu lacza pokolenia 2025 - Turniej Masters. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2018) and 35 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2203 was reached at age 26 (Oct 2024).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 26). At junior level, he reached #36, #33, #22, #24 and #20 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2150
Standard
Rpd2046·Blz2037
All-time high
2203
−53 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 26
Oct 2024 · age 26
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,243 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 26
Oct 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 26
Oct 2024
All-time peak 2203
at age 26 · −53 from today
Oct 2024
2023
Crossed 2100
at age 25
Jul 2023
2018
36th Polish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2062
Dec 2018
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2062 → returned at 2078
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
X Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy im. Lecha Kaczynskiego w Bydgoszczy - OPEN A · Jul 2025 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
-2
2152 → 2150
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
14.5/ 4433.0%
11W14D19L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsKrzysztof SzczurekFM2,257·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A·R1·+13.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJan Krol2,027·X Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy im. Lecha Kaczynskiego w Bydgoszczy - OPEN A·R7·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #120 | 2208 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/7 | #132 | 2008 | -21.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #34 | 2174 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #35 | 2174 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/7 | #30 | 2037 | -26.8 |
Worst Elo result: XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa A (-26.8 Elo, finished #30).
Most-Played Opponents
vsKarol KuczaFM
🇵🇱POL·2323
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMichal Mirski
🇵🇱POL·2120
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsJerzy KycFM
🇵🇱POL·2205
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsIgor Litner
🇵🇱POL·1931
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsDominik MarczukFM
🇵🇱POL·2259
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
/
Poland
#347
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#8,054
in continent
World
#11,243
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Poland
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Europe
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World
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