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Fornalik, Karol
🇵🇱FIDE 21075590· Male· Poland· Born in 2004
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Karol Fornalik, a 22-year-old Polish player, is rated 1691 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa C, XXIV Turniej Szachowy o Puchar Starosty Krakowskiego - Grupa A (FIDE), and Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2024-25- Grupa A FIDE Turniej 5. Also played 2 rapid events (including XV Mikolajkowy Turniej Szachowy) recently. He took a 13-month break between May 2024 and Jul 2025.
Current rating
1691
Standard
Rpd1589·Blz1464
All-time high
1691
at best
Feb 2026 · age 22
Feb 2026 · age 22
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#112,942
#112,942 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1691
at age 22
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Feb 2026
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1632 → returned at 1649
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+301 Elo)
1332 → 1633
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa Cperf 1777 (+86) · 3.5/7 · #79
Top opponent
Evolution
+59
1632 → 1691
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
7.5/ 1550.0%
7W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #79 | 1777 | +51.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #25 | 1598 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/4 | #19 | 1914 | +16.8 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#2,713
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#78,957
in continent
World
#112,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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