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Lizak, Jakub
CM🇵🇱FIDE 1158520· Male· Poland· Born in 1998
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Jakub Lizak, a 28-year-old Polish Candidate Master, is rated 2190 and sitting in the top 5% of Polish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2177 and 2245 over the past 2 years. 49 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Festiwal Szachowy z okazji 500-lecia Miasta Tarnowskie Gory pod Honorowym Patronatem Burmistrza Miasta Tarnowskie Gory Arkadiusza Czecha, KWIETNIOWY Turniej o TYSIAKA 2026, and V RYBNIK CHESS CLASSIC. Also played 5 rapid (including MEMORIAL SZACHOWY 2025 im. Dziewieciu z Wujka - OPEN) and 4 blitz events (including IV Gliwicki Festiwal Szachowy - Columbus Open) recently. His peak of 2250 was reached at age 17 (Nov 2015).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 26). At junior level, he reached #14, #9, #11, #9 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2190
Standard
Rpd2205·Blz2208
All-time high
2250
−60 pts below
Nov 2015 · age 17
Nov 2015 · age 17
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#287 · Polish players · of 6,347
Career timeline
22 entries2024
87th Polish 20-35 player
at age 26 · rated 2245
Sep 2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 26
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2221 → returned at 2217
Mar 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Oct 2018
2017
14th Polish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2235
Oct 2017
500 career games
at age 19
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
XV Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy GORA SW. ANNY - kolowka IM (Round Robin - IM norm) · Feb 2026 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
-29
2219 → 2190
Tournaments
8
56 games
Score
32.5/ 5658.0%
31W14D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsWiktoria SmietanskaCM2,247·XV Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy GORA SW. ANNY - kolowka IM (Round Robin - IM norm)·R8·+12.0
3.[W]vsArkadiusz BabiarzCM2,155·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A·R7·+8.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2157 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2233 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/8 | #5 | 2093 | -8.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 2117 | -21.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2251 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #38 | 2201 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2199 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #372 | 1994 | -18.4 |
Worst Elo result: XV Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy GORA SW. ANNY - kolowka IM (Round Robin - IM norm) (-21.6 Elo, finished #9).
Most-Played Opponents
vsPiotr MuchaCM
🇵🇱POL·2152
+3 −5 =6
14 games·last met Jun 2016
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vsPatrycjusz Cieslak
🇵🇱POL·1980
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2015
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vsBartlomiej Mazur
🇵🇱POL·1822
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Aug 2014
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vsPiotr Karpacz
🇵🇱POL·1830
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Jun 2014
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vsAleksander Masternak
🇵🇱POL·2157
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Poland
#287
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#6,141
in continent
World
#8,730
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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