Format
KF
Kalus, Franciszek
🇵🇱FIDE 21081786· Male· Poland· Born in 2006
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Franciszek Kalus, a 20-year-old Polish player, is rated 1878 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +188 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include WE 10 Pasqua a Montesilvano - A, III Liga Mazowiecka 2026, and 44. Memorial Ludwika Zamenhofa 2025 - open B. Also played 8 rapid (including Turniej Niepodleglosci 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025) recently. He took a 18-month break between Aug 2022 and Mar 2024.
Current rating
1878
Standard
Rpd1916·Blz1861
All-time high
1878
at best
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,707
#53,707 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1878
at age 20
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+242 Elo)
1394 → 1636
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1394 → returned at 1636
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
PETER LONG MEMORIAL - 2 INTERNATIONAL KILLER CHESS TRAINING OPENperf 1984 (+241) · 4.5/9 · #12
Evolution
+135
1743 → 1878
Tournaments
9
63 games
Score
33/ 6352.4%
23W20D20L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSantiago Juan Mas1,899·PETER LONG MEMORIAL - 2 INTERNATIONAL KILLER CHESS TRAINING OPEN·R3·+14.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMaciej Frankowski1,637·Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B·R8·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #10 | 2106 | +43.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #37 | 1905 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #67 | 1866 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/7 | #280 | 1964 | +28.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #79 | 1889 | +25.4 |
Worst Elo result: Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B (-17.8 Elo, finished #78).
Rankings
/
Poland
#1,331
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#39,450
in continent
World
#53,707
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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