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Niemczyk, Krzysztof
🇵🇱FIDE 21021619· Male· Poland· Born in 2008
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Krzysztof Niemczyk, a 18-year-old Polish player, is rated 1791 — just 1 short of his peak of 1792 (Jan 2026, age 18). He is rising rapidly, having gained +108 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent appearances: XXII MIEDZYNARODOWY INTEGRACYJNY TURNIEJ SZACHOWY and Szachy w Ustroniu lacza pokolenia 2025 - Open A. Also played 14 rapid (including III Otwarte Mistrzostwa Miasta Bielska-Bialej w Szachach Szybkich) and 6 blitz events (including VIII Turniej Szachowy o Puchar Wojta Gminy Jasienica) recently.
At junior level, he reached #65 and #57 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1791
Standard
Rpd1795·Blz1773
All-time high
1792
−1 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18
Jan 2026 · age 18
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,135
#79,135 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1792
at age 18 · −1 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 15
Oct 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+340 Elo)
1235 → 1575
Nov 2022
65th Polish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1575
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+104
1687 → 1791
Tournaments
2
24 games
Score
9/ 2437.5%
7W13D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 1819 | +30.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #63 | 1879 | +74.0 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#1,886
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#57,146
in continent
World
#79,134
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Poland
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Europe
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