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Zenker, Bernard
🇵🇱FIDE 21068364· Male· Poland· Born in 2010
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Bernard Zenker, a 16-year-old Polish player, is rated 1917 — just 20 short of his peak of 1937 (Jul 2025, age 15). He is progressing steadily with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXXII Festiwal Szachowy w Poznaniu - OPEN A, ChessCamp4Kids Darlowo 2025 A, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - II Liga 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including XV Turniej Szachowy o Puchar Firmy EL-BUD) and 2 blitz events (including Festiwal Architektura Szachow 2025 - Mistrzostwa Wielkopolski Juniorow i Mlodzikow w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025 GRUPA CD18) recently.
At junior level, he reached #56, #22, #22 and #15 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1917
Standard
Rpd1993·Blz1982
All-time high
1937
−20 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 15
Jul 2025 · age 15
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#43,964
#43,964 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
56th Polish U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1937
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1937
at age 15 · −20 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Mar 2024
22nd Polish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1746
Jan 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+304 Elo)
1480 → 1784
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1937 → 1917
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
17/ 2568.0%
16W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #16 | 1936 | +18.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 1905 | -40.0 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #40 | 1962 | +47.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSzymon Wojciechowski
🇵🇱POL·1920
+7 −1 =7
15 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsFeliks Nowak
🇵🇱POL·1714
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsKsawery Adamski
🇵🇱POL·1669
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met May 2024
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vsMatvii BilochenkoCM
🇵🇱POL·2053
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsBruno Stachowiak
🇵🇱POL·2154
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#1,128
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#32,427
in continent
World
#43,963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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