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Balis, Sebastian
🇵🇱FIDE 21881324· Male· Poland· Born in 2010
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Sebastian Balis, a 16-year-old Polish player, is rated 1842 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +82 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T5, III Malopolska Liga Juniorow 2026 Round 5-9, and III Malopolska Liga Juniorow 2026 Round 1-4. Also played 3 rapid (including AZS Chess Cup - edycja V - RAPID) and 2 blitz events (including AZS Chess Cup - edycja V - BLITZ) recently.
At junior level, he reached #92, #50, #58, #23 and #15 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1842
Standard
Rpd1909·Blz1787
All-time high
1842
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#63,663
#63,663 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1842
at age 16
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Aug 2025
92nd Polish U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1805
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+410 Elo)
1349 → 1759
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
XXXVI MIEDZYNARODOWE SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA MALOPOLSKI - Grupa Bperf 2114 (+272) · 6/7 · #2
Top opponent
Best comeback
XXXVI MIEDZYNARODOWE SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA MALOPOLSKI - Grupa Bfinished #2 (seeded #15 of 95)
Evolution
+75
1767 → 1842
Tournaments
10
51 games
Score
31/ 5160.8%
25W12D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGabriela KroliczekWCM1,931·61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN B·R1·+27.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAleksander Drabik1,594·Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T4·R4·-30.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2114 | +85.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #7 | 1946 | +39.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #12 | 1879 | +22.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #77 | 970 | -25.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #9 | 1931 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #14 | 1756 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 1851 | +28.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #9 | 1620 | -39.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #17 | 1718 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #59 | 1810 | +1.2 |
Worst Elo result: III Turniej w Domu Szilo - 5R o male normy II.I,K. - do FIDE (-39.2 Elo, finished #9).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichal Kaszuba
🇵🇱POL·1953
+9 −8 =2
19 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDmytro Khimichenko
🇵🇱POL·2028
+3 −7 =7
17 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMarcin Zabrzanski
🇵🇱POL·1452
+11 −2 =2
15 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKarol Kozak
🇵🇱POL·1800
+2 −7 =4
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsDawid Futyma
🇵🇱POL·2082
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Oct 2023
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Rankings
/
Poland
#1,565
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#46,503
in continent
World
#63,662
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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