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Zareba, Piotr
CM🇵🇱FIDE 21033390· Male· Poland· Born in 2009
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Piotr Zareba, a 17-year-old Polish Candidate Master, is rated 2237 — his current career high and ranked 18th among Polish players under 18, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +157 Elo over the past 12 months. 122 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - I Liga 2026, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow 2026 - C18. Also played 12 rapid (including XV Miedzynarodowy Memorial Szachowy Ferdynanda Dziedzica) and 10 blitz events (including 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - opening Blitz) recently.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #21, #9, #19 and #41 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2237
Standard
Rpd2257·Blz2228
All-time high
2237
at best
Aug 2025 · age 16
Aug 2025 · age 16
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
122 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Polish players under 18 · of 593
Career timeline
16 entries2026
21st Polish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2222
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Apr 2026
2025
9th Polish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2237
Aug 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 16
Aug 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 16
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+119
2118 → 2237
Tournaments
15
125 games
Score
83.5/ 12566.8%
68W31D26L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsKarol KuczaFM2,316·X Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy im. Lecha Kaczynskiego w Bydgoszczy - OPEN A·R7·+24.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMichal Hubner1,740·Otwarte Mistrzostwa Koszalina w szachach klasycznych 2026 - OPEN A·R2·-34.8
2.[L]vsDariusz Gietka1,788·Otwarte Mistrzostwa Koszalina w szachach klasycznych 2026 - OPEN A·R1·-33.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 6/9 | #23 | 2232 | +10.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2217 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #154 | 2265 | +79.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 2260 | +105.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #8 | 1973 | -30.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1990 | -18.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #2 | 2016 | -19.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2031 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/9 | #93 | 2030 | -99.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTymoteusz HuryCM
🇵🇱POL·2103
+7 −11 =11
29 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAndrzej Zeissel
🇵🇱POL·2097
+11 −7 =8
26 games·last met May 2026
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vsMikolaj GbiorczykCM
🇵🇱POL·2147
+10 −9 =5
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsFilip Pawlicz
🇵🇱POL·1939
+13 −8 =2
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsFranciszek Bochniak
🇵🇱POL·2125
+5 −14 =3
22 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#220
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#4,363
in continent
World
#6,357
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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