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 +135 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 9 rapid (including Turniej Niepodleglosci 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025) recently. He took a 24-month break between Aug 2022 and Sep 2024.
Current rating
1878
Standard
Rpd1938·Blz1897
All-time high
1878
at best
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,713
#53,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 (+226 Elo)
1394 → 1620
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1394 → returned at 1620
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+93
1785 → 1878
Tournaments
6
46 games
Score
23/ 4650.0%
16W14D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMaciej Frankowski1,637·Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B·R8·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 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 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #78 | 1711 | -17.8 |
Worst Elo result: Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B (-17.8 Elo, finished #78).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan Kaminski
🇵🇱POL·1914
+6 −5 =0
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsArtem PadalkaCM
🇵🇱POL·2077
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAndrii Tsiapko
🇵🇱POL·2287
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsPiotr Zbrzeski
🇵🇱POL·1891
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSalim Shalabayev
🇵🇱POL·1777
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#1,344
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#39,471
in continent
World
#53,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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