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Hertlein, Irena
WFM🇵🇱FIDE 21817618· Female· Poland· Born in 2005
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Irena Hertlein, a 21-year-old Polish Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2054 and ranked 43rd among Polish women, and in the top 9% worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - I Liga 2025 Round 6-9. Also played 9 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Szybkich 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Tyski Turniej blitza) recently. Her peak of 2120 was reached at age 18 (Aug 2023).
Awarded WFM in 2023 (age 18). At junior level, she reached #39, #23, #32, #25, #22 and #33 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2054
Standard
Rpd1974·Blz1904
All-time high
2120
−66 pts below
Aug 2023 · age 18
Aug 2023 · age 18
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#43
#43 · Polish women · of 839
Career timeline
17 entries2025
39th Polish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2083
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 20
Jun 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
Aug 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
23rd Polish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2120
Aug 2023
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 18
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+45
2009 → 2054
Tournaments
7
54 games
Score
28.5/ 5452.8%
24W9D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/10 | #426 | 2047 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #194 | 2084 | +3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #8 | 1880 | -3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #2 | 2405 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #6 | 2022 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/9 | #90 | 1881 | -42.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #167 | 2130 | +12.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHanna BugajWCM
🇵🇱POL·2039
+18 −2 =6
26 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsMartyna WikarWIM
🇵🇱POL·2242
+0 −19 =4
23 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsGabriela KroliczekWCM
🇵🇱POL·1861
+9 −6 =6
21 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsBarbara GorajWCM
🇵🇱POL·2145
+2 −12 =7
21 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsZuzanna AdamczykWCM
🇵🇱POL·1965
+3 −10 =5
18 games·last met Aug 2022
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Rankings
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Poland
#568
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#14,890
in continent
World
#20,299
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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