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Popczynska, Michalina
WCM🇵🇱FIDE 21036586· Female· Poland· Born in 2012
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Michalina Popczynska, a 14-year-old Polish Woman Candidate Master, is rated 2094 — her current career high and ranked 11th among Polish players under 14, and in the top 7% worldwide. She is rising rapidly, having gained +218 Elo over the past 12 months. 99 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - Ekstraliga 2026, Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - OOM Lodzkie 2026 - Grupa D14, and XL. Aeskulap-Open. Also played 12 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Szybkich 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Tarczynski Turniej Otwarcia Arcymistrzowskiego Festiwalu Szachowego im. Krystyny Holuj-Radzikowskiej - Memorial Jerzego Kubienia) recently.
Awarded WCM in 2026 (age 14). At junior level, she reached #11, #9, #12 and #11 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2094
Standard
Rpd1899·Blz1791
All-time high
2094
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
90 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Polish players under 14 · of 588
Career timeline
12 entries2026
11th Polish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2094
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2094
at age 14
Jun 2026
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 14
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
Apr 2025
2024
9th Polish U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1857
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+236
1858 → 2094
Tournaments
14
84 games
Score
55.5/ 8466.1%
41W29D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAleksandra Mataczyna1,876·Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - OOM Lodzkie 2026 - Grupa D14·R9·-29.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 2116 | +28.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 1988 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #12 | 2135 | +40.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #40 | 1868 | -10.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 4.5/4 | #10 | 2374 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #163 | 2074 | +48.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #5 | 2007 | +25.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #112 | 2629 | -28.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 1925 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 2408 | +8.8 |
Worst Elo result: Dolnoslaskie Ligi Okregowe 2025-2026 - Gr. Wroclaw r. 6-9 (-28.0 Elo, finished #112).
Most-Played Opponents
vsHanna OwczarekWFM
🇵🇱POL·2025
+6 −1 =8
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsKaja RzadkowskaWFM
🇵🇱POL·1975
+7 −4 =3
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsGabriela Tokarz
🇵🇱POL·2037
+3 −8 =3
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsKarolina Figa
🇵🇱POL·1842
+4 −8 =2
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsLila RzadkowskaWCM
🇵🇱POL·1879
+4 −0 =8
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#468
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#11,616
in continent
World
#15,975
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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