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Kania, Franciszek
🇵🇱FIDE 21034362· Male· Poland· Born in 2010
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Franciszek Kania, a 16-year-old Polish player, is rated 2106 and sitting in the top 3% of Polish players under 16, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include DMP - III Liga Malopolska 2026 Round 1-4, Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow 2026 - C16, and XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A. Also played 6 rapid (including Miedzypokoleniowy Turniej Szachowy _ZaSzachowani w Bibliotece_ OPEN FIDE) and 4 blitz events (including Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - turniej towarzyszacy Blitz) recently. His peak of 2143 was reached at age 16 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #17, #13 and #6 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2106
Standard
Rpd2240·Blz2091
All-time high
2143
−37 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 16
Feb 2026 · age 16
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#22 · Polish players under 16 · of 666
Career timeline
9 entries2026
17th Polish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2143
Feb 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2143
at age 16 · −37 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Sep 2024
13th Polish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1935
Feb 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 13
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa Aperf 2240 (+97) · 4.5/9 · #72
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
2083 → 2106
Tournaments
6
37 games
Score
20.5/ 3755.4%
16W9D12L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsGabriel GabadadzeFM2,182·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A·R7·+22.2
3.[W]vsSergio Estremera PanosIM2,181·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A·R4·+22.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #40 | 2053 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #27 | 2082 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #72 | 2240 | +72.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #36 | 1935 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 1988 | +6.8 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #60 | 2124 | +35.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDmytro Khimichenko
🇵🇱POL·2028
+10 −4 =4
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMaciej Jamrozik
🇵🇱POL·2013
+10 −2 =3
15 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMichal Kaszuba
🇵🇱POL·1953
+8 −2 =0
10 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJerzy KycFM
🇵🇱POL·2205
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSebastian Balis
🇵🇱POL·1842
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#440
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#10,777
in continent
World
#14,855
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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