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Klimkowski, Jan
GM🇵🇱FIDE 21856222· Male· Poland· Born in 2007
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Jan Klimkowski, a 19-year-old Polish Grandmaster, is rated 2514 — just 18 short of his peak of 2532 (Mar 2024, age 17) and ranked 2nd among Polish players under 20, and 487th worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2477 and 2532 over the past 2 years. 122 rated games in the past year (≈82/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, CIS 2026 - Serie A1 Girone 6, and Budapest Spring Festival 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 5 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout) recently. He reached World #413 in Feb 2026.
Awarded GM in 2025 (age 18), IM in 2023 (age 16), and FM in 2020 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #17 in U20, World #5 in U18, World #3 in U16, World #14 in U14, World #20 in U12 and World #48 in U10.
Current rating
2514
Standard
Rpd2414·Blz2463
All-time high
2532
−18 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 17
Mar 2024 · age 17
Activity
102
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
102 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Polish players under 20 · of 452
Career timeline
25 entries2026
Re-crossed 2500
at age 19
May 2026
Peak World rank: #413
at age 19 · rated 2532
Feb 2026
17th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2532
Feb 2026
2025
Peak Polish rank: #13
at age 18 · rated 2531
Dec 2025
6-month rising streak
+21 Elo
Oct 2025
GM title awardedGM
at age 18 · 2025 1st FIDE Council
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - ALREH GM Round Robin Tournament · Aug 2025 · +7.6 Elo
Evolution
+3
2511 → 2514
Tournaments
16
93 games
Score
53.5/ 9357.5%
32W43D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/11 | #27 | 2594 | +15.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #23 | 2333 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #38 | 2445 | -9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #69 | 2397 | -3.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2458 | -6.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #164 | 1878 | -6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #37 | 2750 | +5.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #58 | 2471 | -2.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #118 | 2394 | -3.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #35 | 2585 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIwo KarolczukIM
🇵🇱POL·2373
+11 −4 =4
19 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJakub SeemannGM
🇵🇱POL·2548
+3 −5 =9
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBartosz FiszerCM
🇵🇱POL·2344
+7 −4 =5
16 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsJan MalekGM
🇵🇱POL·2560
+6 −6 =3
15 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsJakub ChyzyFM
🇵🇱POL·2361
+4 −5 =4
13 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
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Poland
#17
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#283
in continent
World
#487
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Poland
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