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Wadelek, Karol
🇵🇱FIDE 1176307· Male· Poland· Born in 1994
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Karol Wadelek, a 32-year-old Polish player, is rated 1982 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 27-month break between May 2011 and Sep 2013. Recent appearance: Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B. Also played 1 rapid event (including I Mistrzostwa Polski Doradcow Podatkowych w szachach szybkich) recently.
At junior level, he reached #68, #67 and #52 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1982
Standard
Rpd1876·Blz1849
All-time high
1982
at best
Aug 2025 · age 31
Aug 2025 · age 31
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,463
#30,463 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1982
at age 31
Aug 2025
2018
100 career games
at age 24
Aug 2018
2016
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1892 → 1971
Feb 2016
2014
68th Polish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1892
Oct 2014
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 19
Sep 2013
2011
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1844 → returned at 1850
May 2011
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1970 → 1982
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
6W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsAleksander Kryston1,901·Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B·R7·-12.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2017 | +11.6 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#807
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#22,511
in continent
World
#30,463
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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