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KP
Kapica, Pawel
🇵🇱FIDE 1171275· Male· Poland· Born in 1992
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Pawel Kapica, a 34-year-old Polish player, is rated 1768. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 15 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow - III Liga 2026 Round 5-6, 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN B, and V MIEDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL SZACHOWY "KOPERNIK" 2025 - OPEN A (ZAWODNICY Z RANKINGIEM FIDE MIN. 1700). Also played 2 rapid events (including III Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy o Puchar Rektora Politechniki Gdanskiej) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2010–2012) and 118 months (2012–2022). His peak of 1869 was reached at age 17 (Jul 2009).
At junior level, he reached #68, #94, #87 and #91 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1768
Standard
Rpd1797·Blz—
All-time high
1869
−101 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 17
Jul 2009 · age 17
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#86,373
#86,373 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1636 → 1749
Feb 2025
2012
68th Polish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1844
Dec 2012
Inactive for 118 months
paused at 1844 → returned at 1797
Sep 2012
2010
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1866 → returned at 1844
Sep 2010
2009
94th Polish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1833
Nov 2009
All-time peak 1869
at age 17 · −101 from today
Jul 2009
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1767 → 1768
Tournaments
4
16 games
Score
5.5/ 1634.4%
5W1D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAleksandra Mataczyna1,897·61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN B·R7·+13.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2607 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/8 | #77 | 1767 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/5 | #22 | 1702 | -9.6 |
Team | May 2025 | 0/2 | #69 | 1038 | -17.2 |
Worst Elo result: Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow- IV Liga 2025 Round 9-10 (-17.2 Elo, finished #69).
Rankings
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Poland
#2,059
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#62,011
in continent
World
#86,372
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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