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Popczynska, Maja
🇵🇱FIDE 21010587· Female· Poland· Born in 2008
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Maja Popczynska, a 18-year-old Polish player, is rated 1869 — her current career high. She is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - I Liga 2026, XL. Aeskulap-Open, and Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorek 2026 - D18. Also played 2 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Szybkich 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025 - grupa D18) recently.
At junior level, she reached #73, #80 and #38 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1869
Standard
Rpd1733·Blz1525
All-time high
1869
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#56,100
#56,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1869
at age 18
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 17
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Aug 2024
73rd Polish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1812
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+75
1794 → 1869
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
15.5/ 3051.7%
12W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 5/9 | #49 | 1867 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #55 | 1911 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #10 | 1909 | +52.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #566 | 1813 | +3.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsTatiana Rybka
🇵🇱POL·1763
+4 −4 =8
16 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMaja ZiobrowskaWFM
🇵🇱POL·2018
+0 −14 =1
15 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPaulina Predkiewicz
🇵🇱POL·1652
+3 −6 =4
13 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsZofia Kulczycka
🇵🇱POL·1848
+2 −4 =6
12 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsAleksandra Zielinska
🇵🇱POL·1707
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
/
Poland
#1,392
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#41,166
in continent
World
#56,099
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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