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Karcz, Nataniel
🇵🇱FIDE 21034974· Male· Poland· Born in 2011
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Nataniel Karcz, a 15-year-old Polish player, is rated 1597 — just 4 short of his peak of 1601 (Dec 2025, age 14). He is progressing steadily with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include III Malopolska Liga Juniorow 2026 Round 5-9, XIX Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy im. "Bohaterow Akcji V2" gr. A, and Bratislavske sachove leto 2025 B. Also played 3 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow w Szachach Szybkich 2025 - grupa C14) and 3 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025 - grupa C14) recently. He took a 15-month break between Nov 2021 and Mar 2023.
At junior level, he reached #59 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1597
Standard
Rpd1725·Blz1427
All-time high
1601
−4 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 14
Dec 2025 · age 14
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#148,179
#148,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1601
at age 14 · −4 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+457 Elo)
1081 → 1538
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1103 → returned at 1097
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+68
1529 → 1597
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
14/ 2458.3%
10W8D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsAndrej Baraniuk1,569·XIX Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy im. "Bohaterow Akcji V2" gr. A·R7·+18.2
3.[W]vsLukas Brejcha1,564·XIX Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy im. "Bohaterow Akcji V2" gr. A·R5·+17.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsConstantin Boldisor1,711·XIX Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy im. "Bohaterow Akcji V2" gr. A·R6·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #54 | 1586 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #13 | 1629 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 10/8 | #10 | 2373 | +60.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDawid Pekala
🇵🇱POL·2129
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMichal Kaszuba
🇵🇱POL·1953
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsStanislaw Szmolke
🇵🇱POL·1969
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsKarol Szwed
🇵🇱POL·1822
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSebastian Balis
🇵🇱POL·1842
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Poland
#3,819
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#98,939
in continent
World
#148,166
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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