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Zajac, Szymon
🇵🇱FIDE 21869219· Male· Poland· Born in 2007
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Szymon Zajac, a 19-year-old Polish player, is rated 2076 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 119 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Turniej w Hetmanie 2026.04 - open A, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and KONIN MASTERS 2026 OPEN A. Also played 18 rapid (including XV Miedzynarodowy Memorial Szachowy Ferdynanda Dziedzica) and 8 blitz events (including Grand Hotel Kielce Chess Open 2025 - Turniej blitza OPEN) recently. His peak of 2119 was reached at age 18 (Aug 2025).
At junior level, he reached #48, #34, #77, #48 and #46 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2076
Standard
Rpd2188·Blz2013
All-time high
2119
−43 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 18
Aug 2025 · age 18
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
119 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,743 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
48th Polish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2076
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
34th Polish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2119
Aug 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2119
at age 18 · −43 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+489 Elo)
1517 → 2006
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+60
2016 → 2076
Tournaments
17
112 games
Score
74/ 11266.1%
56W36D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsRoch Sowa1,912·X Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy im. Lecha Kaczynskiego w Bydgoszczy - OPEN B·R9·-30.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2057 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #225 | 2145 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2289 | +24.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 1980 | +2.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2526 | +17.4 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#503
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#12,964
in continent
World
#17,743
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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