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Szczurek, Krzysztof
FM🇵🇱FIDE 1185489· Male· Poland· Born in 2003
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Krzysztof Szczurek, a 23-year-old Polish FIDE Master, is rated 2273 — just 5 short of his peak of 2278 (Feb 2026, age 23) and sitting in the top 3% of Polish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2245 and 2278 over the past 2 years. 39 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Swietokrzyskiego Seniorow na rok 2026 (III liga) Round 5-7, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Swietokrzyskiego Seniorow na rok 2026 (III liga) Round 1-4. Also played 3 rapid (including Akademickie Mistrzostwa Polski 2026 - Turniej Druzynowy) and 1 blitz events (including Tyski Turniej blitza) recently.
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #65 in U12, World #97 in U10, World #23 in U8 and #15, #15, #4 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2273
Standard
Rpd2142·Blz2109
All-time high
2278
−5 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 23
Feb 2026 · age 23
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#172 · Polish players · of 6,282
Career timeline
26 entries2026
All-time peak 2278
at age 23 · −5 from today
Feb 2026
2025
69th Polish 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2276
Jun 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Feb 2024
2023
15th Polish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2214
Feb 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Feb 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 19
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa Aperf 2391 (+113) · 6.5/9 · #6
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2276 → 2273
Tournaments
7
40 games
Score
25.5/ 4063.7%
19W13D8L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMiroslaw LewickiIM2,338·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A·R9·+11.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMateusz Kosmala1,948·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 6-9·R6·-17.0
2.[L]vsKrzysztof ZarnowskiCM2,137·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A·R1·-13.8
3.[L]vsRafal TymrakiewiczFM2,206·XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa A·R7·-11.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/10 | #334 | 2332 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 2133 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #4 | 2081 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2391 | +32.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #33 | 2140 | -11.2 |
Worst Elo result: XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa A (-16.2 Elo, finished #10).
Rankings
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Poland
#172
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#3,349
in continent
World
#4,967
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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