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KJ
Krol, Jan
🇵🇱FIDE 21852928· Male· Poland· Born in 2008
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Jan Krol, a 18-year-old Polish player, is rated 2204 and sitting in the top 4% of Polish players under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +140 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - Ekstraliga 2026, Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow 2026 - C18, and 44. Memorial Ludwika Zamenhofa 2025 - open A. Also played 9 rapid (including CH AUCHAN HETMANSKA Bialystok 2025 - rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Blitz podczas DMPJ - Chotowa 2026) recently. His peak of 2268 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #15, #20, #21, #39, #13 and #6 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2204
Standard
Rpd2008·Blz1963
All-time high
2268
−64 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#23 · Polish players under 18 · of 593
Career timeline
13 entries2026
15th Polish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2267
May 2026
All-time peak 2268
at age 18 · −64 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 2200
at age 17
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Aug 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Jan 2025
2024
20th Polish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2089
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
X Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy im. Lecha Kaczynskiego w Bydgoszczy - OPEN Aperf 2317 (+147) · 5.5/9 · #7
Top opponent
Evolution
+177
2027 → 2204
Tournaments
7
63 games
Score
31/ 6349.2%
14W34D15L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsArkadiusz BabiarzCM2,207·X Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy im. Lecha Kaczynskiego w Bydgoszczy - OPEN A·R5·+22.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3.5/9 | #40 | 2138 | -63.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 2263 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #18 | 2322 | +55.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #32 | 2234 | +32.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #7 | 2317 | +126.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/9 | #60 | 2108 | +17.1 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 2.5/9 | #50 | 1987 | -36.8 |
Worst Elo result: Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - Ekstraliga 2026 (-63.2 Elo, finished #40).
Most-Played Opponents
vsPiotr Jaszczuk
🇵🇱POL·1914
+26 −8 =12
46 games·last met May 2026
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vsPatryk RekucFM
🇵🇱POL·2198
+15 −12 =18
45 games·last met May 2026
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vsHubert Backiel
🇵🇱POL·2237
+8 −16 =18
42 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAndrzej Ocytko
🇵🇱POL·1974
+13 −13 =14
40 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsSzymon Ptaszynski
🇵🇱POL·2063
+13 −8 =18
39 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Poland
#265
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#5,564
in continent
World
#7,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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