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Zajac, Karol
🇵🇱FIDE 1194542· Male· Poland· Born in 1995
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Karol Zajac, a 31-year-old Polish player, is rated 1711. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa C, Novo mesto Open 2025, and XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa B. His peak of 1771 was reached at age 30 (Jul 2025).
Current rating
1711
Standard
Rpd1711·Blz1738
All-time high
1771
−60 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 30
Jul 2025 · age 30
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#105,933
#105,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1771
at age 30 · −60 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+234 Elo)
1523 → 1757
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 29
Mar 2024
2018
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Jan 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 22
Jan 2017
2015
Re-crossed 1500
at age 20
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa Bperf 1877 (+106) · 4/7 · #19
Evolution
-60
1771 → 1711
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
9/ 2733.3%
13W1D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsWeronika BukalaWCM1,861·XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa B·R2·+12.5
2.[W]vsZbigniew Stefaniuk1,836·XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa B·R3·+11.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/8 | #90 | 1592 | -32.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #29 | 1782 | -27.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #19 | 1877 | +25.2 |
Worst Elo result: XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa C (-32.8 Elo, finished #90).
Rankings
/
Poland
#2,535
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#74,709
in continent
World
#105,930
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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