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Nowak, Maciej
🇵🇱FIDE 21028699· Male· Poland· Born in 2008
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Maciej Nowak, a 18-year-old Polish player, is rated 1967. He is rising rapidly, having gained +123 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - II Liga 2026, DMP - III Liga Malopolska 2026 Round 1-4, and Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy Cztery Pory Roku - edycja Zimowa 2026 - grupa A. Also played 7 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow w Szachach Szybkich 2025 - grupa C18) and 5 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025 - grupa C18) recently. His peak of 2007 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #61, #87 and #94 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1967
Standard
Rpd1932·Blz1936
All-time high
2007
−40 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33,248
#33,248 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2007
at age 18 · −40 from today
Apr 2026
61st Polish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2000
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Nov 2025
2024
87th Polish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1868
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+92
1875 → 1967
Tournaments
9
64 games
Score
39/ 6460.9%
25W28D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 5/9 | #74 | 1978 | -5.2 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2/5 | #30 | 1872 | -34.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #7 | 2228 | +59.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 1893 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #49 | 1916 | -40.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 2036 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2018 | +37.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2064 | +64.0 |
Worst Elo result: XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa B (-40.0 Elo, finished #49).
Most-Played Opponents
vsIgor Wieckowski
🇵🇱POL·1763
+3 −1 =7
11 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMaciej Wolak
🇵🇱POL·1952
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsKrzysztof Wajda
🇵🇱POL·2009
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAdam Ciesla
🇵🇱POL·1870
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSzymon Duda
🇵🇱POL·1993
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#874
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#24,584
in continent
World
#33,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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