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Klepek, Witold
CM🇵🇱FIDE 1175068· Male· Poland· Born in 2000
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Witold Klepek, a 26-year-old Polish Candidate Master, is rated 2297 — just 2 short of his peak of 2299 (Sep 2023, age 23) and sitting in the top 2% of Polish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski - I Liga 2025, 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A, and Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial -group A. Also played 6 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Szybkich 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Warsaw Chess Festival - Jan Macieja Memorial - group A) recently.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 24). Earned a IM norm at Szachy w Ustroniu lacza pokolenia 2023 - Turniej Masters. At junior level, he reached #18, #12, #9, #11 and #17 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2297
Standard
Rpd2143·Blz2154
All-time high
2299
−2 pts below
Sep 2023 · age 23
Sep 2023 · age 23
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#151 · Polish players · of 6,347
Career timeline
21 entries2025
55th Polish 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2295
Oct 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 24
Oct 2024
2023
All-time peak 2299
at age 23 · −4 from today
Sep 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
Oct 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Feb 2021
2020
18th Polish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2194
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+76
2221 → 2297
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
19/ 3259.4%
9W20D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArkadiusz BabiarzCM2,145·XXXVI Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa A·R5·+5.9
3.[W]vsBaris Cinar SahbudakCM2,072·34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A·R7·+4.7
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsStamatis Kourkoulos-ArditisGM2,580·34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A·R1·-2.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5/7 | #5 | 2280 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #8 | 2292 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #48 | 2356 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #101 | 2224 | -1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAntoni Fritz
🇵🇱POL·2087
+10 −4 =5
19 games·last met May 2024
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vsKacper Bilczewski
🇵🇱POL·2139
+2 −2 =11
15 games·last met Jul 2020
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vsMichal KarpusFM
🇵🇱POL·2293
+3 −7 =4
14 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsSzymon WalterFM
🇵🇱POL·2313
+1 −5 =6
12 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsFranciszek SerneckiFM
🇵🇱POL·2281
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Poland
#151
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#2,813
in continent
World
#4,209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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