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Zielonka, Adam
FM🇵🇱FIDE 21002096· Male· Poland· Born in 2009
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Adam Zielonka, a 17-year-old Polish FIDE Master, is rated 2420 and ranked 3rd among Polish players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 110 rated games in the past year (≈77/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - Ekstraliga 2026, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and 83. Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach. Also played 2 blitz events (including JSCA Rilton Blitz 2026) recently. He reached Polish #65 in Nov 2025.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #98 in U18, World #43 in U16, World #78 in U14 and #6 and #8 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
2420
Standard
Rpd1997·Blz2180
All-time high
2420
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
102
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
127 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Polish players under 18 · of 593
Career timeline
15 entries2026
98th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2420
Jun 2026
2025
Peak Polish rank: #65
at age 16 · rated 2396
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2396
at age 16 · −15 from today
Nov 2025
500 career games
at age 16
May 2025
43rd U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2389
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+423 Elo)
1966 → 2389
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+69
2351 → 2420
Tournaments
15
127 games
Score
74.5/ 12758.7%
43W63D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 6/8 | #14 | 2408 | +14.2 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 2480 | +25.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/10 | #278 | 2379 | +13.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/9 | #8 | 2441 | +18.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #72 | 2349 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #286 | 2018 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #49 | 2439 | +23.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #27 | 2425 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/10 | #64 | 2289 | -28.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #64 | 2160 | -47.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCyprian MulawaFM
🇵🇱POL·2400
+1 −5 =10
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsJan Przybylski
🇵🇱POL·2075
+7 −0 =6
13 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsHubert Ratajczak
🇵🇱POL·2168
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsBartosz Kotarski
🇵🇱POL·2039
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsKamil WarcholFM
🇵🇱POL·2286
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Poland
#55
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#845
in continent
World
#1,360
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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