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Kraczek, Cezary
CM🇵🇱FIDE 21081107· Male· Poland· Born in 2010
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Cezary Kraczek, a 16-year-old Polish Candidate Master, is rated 2228 — his current career high and ranked 14th among Polish players under 16, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +162 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈80/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - I Liga 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow 2026 - C16. Also played 4 rapid (including Zamosc Chess Cup 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Warsaw Chess Festival - Jan Macieja Memorial - group A) recently.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #10, #8, #9 and #23 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2228
Standard
Rpd2086·Blz2095
All-time high
2228
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · Polish players under 16 · of 666
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2228
at age 16
Jun 2026
10th Polish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2213
Mar 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 16
Mar 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 16
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+169
2059 → 2228
Tournaments
11
85 games
Score
53/ 8562.4%
35W36D14L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsStanislaw Praczukowski2,139·Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial -group A·R8·+21.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #38 | 2212 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2254 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #182 | 2170 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 2140 | -29.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2385 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #36 | 2260 | +64.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #14 | 2106 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #148 | 2162 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2041 | +9.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #54 | 2169 | +47.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMateusz Kozlowski
🇵🇱POL·1912
+5 −0 =7
12 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsBartosz Ozog
🇵🇱POL·1762
+4 −0 =5
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJerzy KycFM
🇵🇱POL·2205
+0 −8 =1
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsWojciech Krzeszowiec
🇵🇱POL·1625
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsMilena KawkaWFM
🇵🇱POL·2061
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#233
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#4,672
in continent
World
#6,777
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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