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HJ
Herka, Jakub
🇵🇱FIDE 21023743· Male· Poland· Born in 2007
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Jakub Herka, a 19-year-old Polish player, is rated 2013 — just 8 short of his peak of 2021 (Sep 2025, age 18). He is rising rapidly, having gained +157 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Swietokrzyska Liga Szachowa 2026 - Turniej II (A) - od 1600 PZSzach, exe Slovakia Open 2025 Bratislava, and 15. Nordhaeuser Schachopen Meisterturnier. Also played 7 rapid (including Grodziski Festiwal Szachowy OPEN 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #65, #64, #89 and #50 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U12.
Current rating
2013
Standard
Rpd1978·Blz1980
All-time high
2021
−8 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 18
Sep 2025 · age 18
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25,537
#25,537 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
65th Polish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2013
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
64th Polish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2021
Sep 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2021
at age 18 · −8 from today
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+283 Elo)
1587 → 1870
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
1993 → 2013
Tournaments
5
48 games
Score
20/ 4841.7%
20W18D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsTomasz Grochulski1,867·Otwarte Mistrzostwa Konskich w Szachach Klasycznych 2026 - Turniej A·R1·-14.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #19 | 2066 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1955 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #54 | 1989 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #36 | 2065 | +28.0 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 3.5/8 | #139 | 1912 | +15.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWojciech Urban
🇵🇱POL·1899
+7 −4 =1
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAdam Plicner
🇵🇱POL·1898
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsPiotr Ciechonski
🇵🇱POL·1776
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMarcin Pomagalski
🇵🇱POL·1907
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsAdam Pozoga
🇵🇱POL·1851
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Poland
#695
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#18,865
in continent
World
#25,537
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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