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Piekielny, Pawel
IM🇵🇱FIDE 21838828· Male· Poland· Born in 2003
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Pawel Piekielny, a 23-year-old Polish International Master, is rated 2335 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of Polish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Int. Graz Open 2026 - A, 2nd FIDE CHESS OLYMPIAD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, and 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - INWEA DEVELOPMENT OPEN. Also played 3 rapid events (including XII KATOWICKI FESTIWAL SZACHOWY - GRUPA OPEN) recently.
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #16, #12, #21, #30 and #59 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2335
Standard
Rpd2167·Blz2205
All-time high
2335
at best
Mar 2026 · age 23
Mar 2026 · age 23
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#112 · Polish players · of 6,283
Career timeline
18 entries2026
50th Polish 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 2335
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2335
at age 23
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 2300
at age 22
Sep 2025
2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 20
Sep 2023
2022
16th Polish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2261
Sep 2022
Crossed 2200
at age 19
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - INWEA DEVELOPMENT OPENperf 2399 (+91) · 6.5/9 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+55
2280 → 2335
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
17/ 2470.8%
12W10D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #19 | 2385 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #11 | 2356 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2399 | +28.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarcin SieciechowiczIM
🇵🇱POL·2386
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsJan KlimkowskiGM
🇵🇱POL·2514
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMieszko MisIM
🇵🇱POL·2381
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsJovan R Pavicevic
🇷🇸SRB·2152
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsKamil Chaczynski
🇵🇱POL·2168
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Poland
#112
out of 10,757 players
Europe
#1,987
in continent
World
#3,068
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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