Format
GK
Gruca, Karol
🇵🇱FIDE 21040435· Male· Poland· Born in 2009
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Karol Gruca, a 17-year-old Polish player, is rated 1971. He is rising rapidly, having gained +152 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - I Liga 2026, XL. Aeskulap-Open, and DMP - IV Liga Malopolska 2026 Round 1-4. Also played 11 rapid (including Szansa Chess Open 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Grand Hotel Kielce Chess Open 2025 - Turniej blitza OPEN) recently. His peak of 2049 was reached at age 17 (May 2026).
At junior level, he reached #51, #56 and #68 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1971
Standard
Rpd1828·Blz1740
All-time high
2049
−78 pts below
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32,466
#32,466 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
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 · −78 from today
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+66
1905 → 1971
Tournaments
10
70 games
Score
36/ 7051.4%
31W10D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2/7 | #66 | 1849 | -48.8 |
Team | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #11 | 2132 | +36.3 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2/5 | #24 | 1748 | -57.1 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #55 | 1858 | -57.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #13 | 2261 | +108.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #6 | 2107 | +52.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/8 | #38 | 1946 | +33.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/9 | #148 | 1827 | -37.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #10 | 1885 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #17 | 1789 | -62.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDmytro Khimichenko
🇵🇱POL·2028
+3 −8 =3
14 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMaciej Jamrozik
🇵🇱POL·2013
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsKarol Szwed
🇵🇱POL·1822
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsTomasz Satola
🇵🇱POL·1799
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsFranciszek Kania
🇵🇱POL·2106
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#854
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#24,010
in continent
World
#32,465
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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