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Kukla, Maciej
🇵🇱FIDE 21031053· Male· Poland· Born in 2009
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Maciej Kukla, a 17-year-old Polish player, is rated 2126 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +216 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈22/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 MKSS - Krajska soutez C 2025-2026 r10-11. Also played 6 rapid (including VI Miedzynarodowy Memorial Szachowy Alfreda Chrobaka) and 4 blitz events (including XX Turniej Szachowy o Puchar Burmistrza Pszczyny szachy blyskawiczne) recently. He took a 27-month break between Mar 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #53, #63 and #89 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2126
Standard
Rpd2025·Blz2024
All-time high
2126
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#753 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2126
at age 17
Jun 2026
53rd Polish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2047
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Mar 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 16
Sep 2025
63rd Polish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1916
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+216
1910 → 2126
Tournaments
13
49 games
Score
37/ 4975.5%
31W12D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 8/9 | #3 | 2175 | +40.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2146 | +38.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 1966 | +9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2598 | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2809 | +42.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 2061 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #8 | 2050 | +24.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1874 | -2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #17 | 1993 | +16.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #48 | 2149 | +5.6 |
Hot streak: 7 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsFranciszek Niesporek
🇵🇱POL·1982
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsMateusz Macura
🇵🇱POL·1922
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJeremi Wesolowski
🇵🇱POL·1845
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsJan Legierski
🇵🇱POL·1875
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsKrzysztof Niemczyk
🇵🇱POL·1783
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#390
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#9,487
in continent
World
#13,132
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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