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Raczek, Krzysztof
IM🇵🇱FIDE 21005303· Male· Poland· Born in 2008
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Krzysztof Raczek, a 18-year-old Polish International Master, is rated 2487 — just 19 short of his peak of 2506 (Feb 2026, age 18) and ranked 2nd among Polish players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11, and SixDays Budapest February 2026 - GM-C. Also played 7 rapid (including XII KATOWICKI FESTIWAL SZACHOWY - GRUPA OPEN) and 6 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. He reached Polish #19 in Feb 2026.
Awarded IM in 2024 (age 16) and FM in 2023 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #14 in U18, World #28 in U16, World #79 in U14 and #9 and #10 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
2487
Standard
Rpd2402·Blz2392
All-time high
2506
−19 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18
Feb 2026 · age 18
Activity
98
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
103 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Polish players under 18 · of 605
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Peak Polish rank: #19
at age 18 · rated 2506
Feb 2026
Crossed 2500
at age 18
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2506
at age 18 · −19 from today
Feb 2026
2025
14th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2493
Sep 2025
7-month rising streak
+65 Elo
Sep 2025
500 career games
at age 17
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+34
2453 → 2487
Tournaments
14
94 games
Score
61/ 9464.9%
41W40D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsWiktor GolisFM2,342·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R6·-7.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #34 | 2454 | -2.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #103 | 1745 | -8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #88 | 2402 | -2.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2468 | -3.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2552 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #12 | 2521 | +5.3 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #87 | 2529 | +0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #53 | 2588 | +2.7 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/11 | #9 | 2494 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #103 | 2429 | -6.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRyszard GrossmannFM
🇵🇱POL·1932
+23 −20 =15
58 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsKamil StachowiakIM
🇵🇱POL·2393
+7 −31 =18
56 games·last met May 2026
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vsMaurycy Zerebiec
🇵🇱POL·2168
+20 −15 =14
49 games·last met May 2026
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vsMichal Demski
🇵🇱POL·2183
+30 −12 =7
49 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJakub LuberanskiFM
🇵🇱POL·2168
+8 −25 =11
44 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
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Poland
#31
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#405
in continent
World
#691
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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