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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 2072 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 124 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 15 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
2072
Standard
Rpd2188·Blz2013
All-time high
2119
−47 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 18
Aug 2025 · age 18
Activity
77
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
105 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,193 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 · −47 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+489 Elo)
1517 → 2006
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
2060 → 2072
Tournaments
15
110 games
Score
66/ 11060.0%
54W34D22L
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
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #11 | 2034 | -4.2 |
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 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2096 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #9 | 1806 | -53.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDamian SliwickiCM
🇵🇱POL·2150
+10 −20 =8
38 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAleksander Polak
🇵🇱POL·1859
+23 −6 =6
35 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBartosz PrzybylskiFM
🇵🇱POL·2289
+14 −11 =9
34 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsPrzemyslaw Szmidt
🇵🇱POL·1925
+13 −11 =5
29 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMariusz Darowicki
🇵🇱POL·1920
+11 −9 =8
28 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#518
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#13,311
in continent
World
#18,193
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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