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Bugaj, Hanna
WCM🇵🇱FIDE 21829870· Female· Poland· Born in 2005
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Hanna Bugaj, a 21-year-old Polish Woman Candidate Master, is rated 2039 — her current career high and sitting in the top 5% of women worldwide. She is climbing fast, having gained +104 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 6-9, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Slaska Seniorow - Ekstraliga 2025 Round 1-5. Also played 1 rapid event (including DAFO CUP 2025) recently.
Awarded WCM in 2025 (age 20). At junior level, she reached #53, #56, #52, #52, #58 and #73 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2039
Standard
Rpd1847·Blz1795
All-time high
2039
at best
Apr 2026 · age 21
Apr 2026 · age 21
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#1,091 · women worldwide · of 23,136
Career timeline
16 entries2026
All-time peak 2039
at age 21
Apr 2026
2025
53rd Polish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2013
Dec 2025
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 20
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 20
Dec 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 19
Dec 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+104
1935 → 2039
Tournaments
6
45 games
Score
29.5/ 4565.6%
23W13D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #44 | 2075 | +19.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #4 | 2082 | +7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4.5/4 | #13 | 2613 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2057 | +21.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #186 | 1887 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2151 | +52.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsIrena HertleinWFM
🇵🇱POL·2054
+2 −18 =6
26 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsGabriela KroliczekWCM
🇵🇱POL·1861
+2 −14 =1
17 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsOliwia Czerwinska
🇵🇱POL·1668
+2 −0 =13
15 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsWiktoria Zniszczol
🇵🇱POL·1746
+1 −4 =10
15 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsAleksandra Kieca
🇵🇱POL·1845
+7 −3 =4
14 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
/
Poland
#621
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#16,252
in continent
World
#22,107
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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