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KJ
Kowalczyk, Julia
🇵🇱FIDE 21064962· Female· Poland· Born in 2010
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Julia Kowalczyk, a 16-year-old Polish player, is rated 1557 — her current career high. She is climbing fast, having gained +119 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include III Liga Zachodniopomorskiego Zwiazku Szachowego 2026, Szachowa Kuznia #13 Grupa B, and 44. Memorial Ludwika Zamenhofa 2025 - open C. Also played 7 rapid (including SWINOUJSCIE CHESS TOUR 2026 - Puchar Trzech Wysp) and 1 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025 - grupa D16) recently.
Current rating
1557
Standard
Rpd1722·Blz1503
All-time high
1557
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#162,725
#162,725 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1557
at age 16
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+353 Elo)
1075 → 1428
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Mar 2024
2022
First FIDE rating
1153 · at age 12
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+119
1438 → 1557
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
21.5/ 3758.1%
20W3D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/2 | #17 | 2681 | -10.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5.5/4 | #2 | 2365 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #42 | 1859 | +45.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/3 | #4 | 2640 | +30.0 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 2.5/9 | #174 | 1549 | +28.4 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#4,368
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#106,336
in continent
World
#162,705
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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