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Pocwiardowski, Mikolaj
🇵🇱FIDE 21027897· Male· Poland· Born in 2004
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Mikolaj Pocwiardowski, a 22-year-old Polish player, is rated 1666 — just 2 short of his peak of 1668 (Jan 2026, age 22). He is on a breakout run, having gained +103 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Turniej Szachow Klasycznych z okazji 14 urodzin Tomka Grochulskiego. FIDE., V MIEDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL SZACHOWY "KOPERNIK" 2025 - OPEN B (ZAWODNICY Z RANKINGIEM FIDE DO 1700 LUB BEZ RANKINGU FIDE, and Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Torunia Amatorow w szachach klasycznych 2025 - dla zawodnikow z rankingiem FIDE do 1599 lub bez rankingu FIDE. Also played 2 rapid (including X Ogolnopolski Turniej Szachow Szybkich Wielgie 2025) and 1 blitz events (including New Year's Eve blitz 2025) recently. He took a 56-month break between Jun 2019 and Mar 2024 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1666
Standard
Rpd1617·Blz1563
All-time high
1668
−2 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 22
Jan 2026 · age 22
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#121,862
#121,862 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1668
at age 22 · −2 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+373 Elo)
1191 → 1564
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1191 → returned at 1515
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
V MIEDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL SZACHOWY "KOPERNIK" 2025 - OPEN B (ZAWODNICY Z RANKINGIEM FIDE DO 1700 LUB BEZ RANKINGU FIDEperf 1932 (+353) · 4.5/5 · #14
Top opponent
Evolution
+128
1538 → 1666
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
12/ 1963.2%
10W4D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMagdalena MalickaWCM2,025·Turniej Szachow Klasycznych z okazji 14 urodzin Tomka Grochulskiego. FIDE.·R5·+35.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTadeusz Tobola1,546·V MIEDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL SZACHOWY "KOPERNIK" 2025 - OPEN B (ZAWODNICY Z RANKINGIEM FIDE DO 1700 LUB BEZ RANKINGU FIDE·R7·-21.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 1928 | +83.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #14 | 1932 | +43.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/2 | #44 | 2305 | -26.0 |
Worst Elo result: Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Torunia Amatorow w szachach klasycznych 2025 - dla zawodnikow z rankingiem FIDE do 1599 lub bez rankingu FIDE (-26.0 Elo, finished #44).
Rankings
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Poland
#2,957
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#84,320
in continent
World
#121,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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