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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 1846 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +105 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - II Liga 2026, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Juniorow - I Liga 2026 Round 6-9, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Juniorow - I Liga 2026 Round 1-5. Also played 4 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
1846
Standard
Rpd1897·Blz1659
All-time high
1846
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#62,566
#62,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1846
at age 17
Jun 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+104
1742 → 1846
Tournaments
7
36 games
Score
24.5/ 3668.1%
14W21D1L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSebastian Szczypka1,701·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Juniorow - I Liga 2026 Round 1-5·R2·+13.8
3.[W]vsJeremi Wesolowski1,708·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Juniorow - I Liga 2026 Round 6-9·R9·+13.3
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4/5 | #127 | 1950 | +29.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #6 | 1792 | -8.0 |
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFranciszek Niesporek
🇵🇱POL·1982
+3 −6 =3
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsMichal Niesyt
🇵🇱POL·1953
+0 −9 =3
12 games·last met May 2024
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vsMateusz Macura
🇵🇱POL·1922
+0 −7 =3
10 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsJan Legierski
🇵🇱POL·1875
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsKrzysztof Niemczyk
🇵🇱POL·1783
+0 −2 =6
8 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#1,540
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#45,745
in continent
World
#62,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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