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Taranowicz, Michal
🇵🇱FIDE 21859191· Male· Poland· Born in 2006
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Michal Taranowicz, a 20-year-old Polish player, is rated 2145 — just 20 short of his peak of 2165 (Oct 2024, age 18) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 7 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowa Liga Wojewodzka WM Seniorzy, NIEPODLEGLA 2025 - Turniej FIDE o Puchar Burmistrza Biskupca, and DRUZYNOWE MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI II LIGA 2025. Also played 18 rapid (including Adolf Anderssen Memorial 2025 - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Warsaw Chess Festival - Jan Macieja Memorial - group A) recently.
At junior level, he reached #23, #18, #24, #45, #36 and #34 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2145
Standard
Rpd2199·Blz2105
All-time high
2165
−20 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 18
Oct 2024 · age 18
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,628 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
500 career games
at age 19
Dec 2025
23rd Polish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2165
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 2165
at age 18 · −20 from today
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
2165 → 2145
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
17.5/ 2960.3%
15W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #9 | 2111 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2053 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #221 | 2129 | -7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWojciech Grabowski
🇵🇱POL·1833
+24 −3 =6
33 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMichal Kozlowski
🇵🇱POL·2128
+6 −12 =13
31 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBartosz Kotarski
🇵🇱POL·2039
+12 −17 =1
30 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsArseni Tarasionak
🇵🇱POL·1803
+18 −1 =5
24 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsBartosz Kitewski
🇵🇱POL·1962
+14 −7 =2
23 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Poland
#356
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#8,337
in continent
World
#11,628
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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