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Gruca, Karol

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FIDEFIDE 21040435· Male· Poland· Born in 2009

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Karol Gruca, a 17-year-old Polish player, is rated 2049 — his current career high and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +286 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XL. Aeskulap-Open, DMP - IV Liga Malopolska 2026 Round 1-4, and Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow 2026 - C18. Also played 12 rapid (including XII KATOWICKI FESTIWAL SZACHOWY - GRUPA OPEN) and 5 blitz events (including Grand Hotel Kielce Chess Open 2025 - Turniej blitza OPEN) recently.

At junior level, he reached #51, #56 and #68 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2049

Standard

Rpd1889·Blz1740

All-time high

2049

at best
May 2026 · age 17

Activity

68

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 10%

#20,865 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
51st Polish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2049
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 17
May 2026
All-time peak 2049
at age 17
May 2026
2025
56th Polish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1957
Aug 2025
6-month rising streak
+229 Elo
Aug 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Jun 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
XL. Aeskulap-Open
perf 2261 (+212) · 5/7 · #13
Top opponent
vs Andreas PluegFM 2,150
XL. Aeskulap-Open · Apr 2026 · +25.7 Elo
Evolution
+230
1819 → 2049
Tournaments
10
75 games
Score
38.5/ 7551.3%
37W9D29L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
XL. Aeskulap-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/7#132261+108.8
DMP - IV Liga Malopolska 2026 Round 1-4
Round-Robin
Mar 20263/4#62107+52.8
Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow 2026 - C18
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/8#381946+33.6
XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa B
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/9#1481827-37.6
Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T2
Swiss
Dec 20253/5#101885-2.4
Worst Elo result: Polfinaly Mistrzostw Polski Juniorow 2025 C-17 (-62.4 Elo, finished #17).

Rankings

/
Poland
#589
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#15,329
in continent
World
#20,865
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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589🇵🇱Gruca, Karol2,049
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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5
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7
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8
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8
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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7
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7
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20865🇵🇱Gruca, Karol2,049