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Niedbala, Bartlomiej
IM🇵🇱FIDE 21834008· Male· Poland· Born in 2004
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Bartlomiej Niedbala, a 22-year-old Polish International Master, is rated 2381 and sitting in the top 1% of Polish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 21 months. 106 rated games in the past year (≈87/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, XVIII Memorial Pedro Lezcano Montalvo 2026, and 1. liga vychod 2025-2026 r9-10. Also played 8 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Szybkich 2025) and 3 blitz events (including IV Gliwicki Festiwal Szachowy - Columbus Open) recently. His peak of 2432 was reached at age 16 (Feb 2020, Polish #54 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 19) and FM in 2020 (age 16). Earned a GM norm at SVK Open Piestany 2022. At junior level, he reached World #67 in U20, World #55 in U18, World #18 in U16 and #6, #25 and #68 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2381
Standard
Rpd2408·Blz2386
All-time high
2432
−51 pts below
Feb 2020 · age 16
Feb 2020 · age 16
Activity
99
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
115 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#83 · Polish players · of 6,347
Career timeline
25 entries2026
1,000 career games
at age 22
May 2026
2024
67th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2424
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 20
Jun 2024
2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 19 · 2023 3rd FIDE Council
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 19
Sep 2023
2022
55th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2418
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2376 → 2381
Tournaments
17
123 games
Score
76.5/ 12362.2%
58W44D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #22 | 2376 | +2.9 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/11 | #90 | 2408 | +6.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #24 | 2269 | -9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #106 | 2392 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #110 | 2235 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2461 | +11.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 3115 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #85 | 2380 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #19 | 2323 | -5.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2900 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBartosz PanekCM
🇵🇱POL·2123
+13 −4 =2
19 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsJonasz BaumIM
🇵🇱POL·2449
+7 −4 =7
18 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsMieszko MisIM
🇵🇱POL·2391
+2 −3 =11
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKamil GrocholCM
🇵🇱POL·2197
+11 −0 =5
16 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMichal KoziorowiczFM
🇵🇱POL·2323
+6 −4 =5
15 games·last met Oct 2023
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Rankings
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Poland
#83
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#1,297
in continent
World
#2,025
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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