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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 2307 — just 28 short of his peak of 2335 (Mar 2026, age 23) and sitting in the top 2% of Polish players, and in the top 2% 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 2 rapid events (including Grodziski Festiwal Szachowy OPEN 2025) 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
2307
Standard
Rpd2184·Blz2201
All-time high
2335
−28 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 23
Mar 2026 · age 23
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#142 · Polish players · of 6,347
Career timeline
17 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - INWEA DEVELOPMENT OPENperf 2399 (+91) · 6.5/9 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
2280 → 2307
Tournaments
5
40 games
Score
28.5/ 4071.3%
21W15D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2229 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #12 | 2100 | -28.2 |
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarcin SieciechowiczIM
🇵🇱POL·2386
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJovan R Pavicevic
🇷🇸SRB·2125
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsBalazs Mate
🇭🇺HUN·2043
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsMikolaj Nowak
🇵🇱POL·2338
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsVadim BiliyIM
🇺🇦UKR·2229
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Poland
#142
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#2,553
in continent
World
#3,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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