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Klys, Kacper
CM🇵🇱FIDE 21005281· Male· Poland· Born in 2008
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Kacper Klys, a 18-year-old Polish Candidate Master, is rated 2178 and sitting in the top 4% of Polish players under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 162 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - Ekstraliga 2026, Offene Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaften Halle 2026, and Indywidualny Mistrzostwa Dolnego Slaska 2026 - U18. Also played 28 rapid (including Adolf Anderssen Memorial 2025 - Rapid) and 15 blitz events (including XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2265 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2026).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #18 and #31 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2178
Standard
Rpd2183·Blz2120
All-time high
2265
−87 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
123
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
149 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#27 · Polish players under 18 · of 593
Career timeline
13 entries2026
18th Polish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2265
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2265
at age 18 · −87 from today
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Nov 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Dolnego Slaska Juniorow w szachach klasycznychperf 2639 (+374) · 5/5 · #1
Evolution
+54
2124 → 2178
Tournaments
23
149 games
Score
101/ 14967.8%
78W46D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3/6 | #47 | 2212 | +5.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 1984 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2244 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #4 | 1949 | -51.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #17 | 2177 | -24.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #34 | 2760 | +14.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2639 | +34.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #13 | 2208 | -4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #34 | 2559 | +2.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2135 | -11.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSergey BorischikCM
🇵🇱POL·2114
+7 −15 =4
26 games·last met May 2026
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vsMaurycy Zerebiec
🇵🇱POL·2168
+1 −14 =11
26 games·last met May 2026
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vsMichal Demski
🇵🇱POL·2183
+10 −7 =7
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBartosz Smukowski
🇵🇱POL·1905
+8 −6 =9
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsIvan Zhuk
🇵🇱POL·2096
+7 −12 =4
23 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Poland
#303
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#6,644
in continent
World
#9,406
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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