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Zimny, Karol
🇵🇱FIDE 21013454· Male· Poland· Born in 2009
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Karol Zimny, a 17-year-old Polish player, is rated 1825 — just 5 short of his peak of 1830 (Apr 2026, age 17). He is progressing steadily with +65 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Juniorow - I Liga 2026 Round 6-9, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Juniorow - I Liga 2026 Round 1-5, and XIX Memorial im. Henryka Karnowki FIDE OPEN. Also played 5 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Rydultow w Szachach) and 3 blitz events (including Turniej z okazji 50-lecia Klubu szachowego HETMAN Katowice - OPEN (do FIDE)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #90 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1825
Standard
Rpd1897·Blz1659
All-time high
1830
−5 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#68,646
#68,646 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1830
at age 17 · −5 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+365 Elo)
1387 → 1752
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 14
Aug 2023
90th Polish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1403
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+84
1741 → 1825
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
16.5/ 3153.2%
11W19D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSebastian Szczypka1,701·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Juniorow - I Liga 2026 Round 1-5·R2·+13.8
2.[W]vsJeremi Wesolowski1,708·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Juniorow - I Liga 2026 Round 6-9·R9·+13.3
3.[D]vsFranciszek Niesporek2,057·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Juniorow - I Liga 2026 Round 1-5·R5·+12.2
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/3 | #16 | 2477 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #11 | 2530 | +48.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #24 | 2074 | +32.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #13 | 1727 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #8 | 1767 | -14.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Poland
#1,659
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#49,971
in continent
World
#68,646
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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