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Sowinski, Pawel
IM🇵🇱FIDE 21881979· Male· Poland· Born in 2010
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Pawel Sowinski, a 16-year-old Polish International Master, is rated 2445 — just 27 short of his peak of 2472 (Aug 2025, age 15) and ranked 2nd among Polish players under 16, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 6 months. 108 rated games in the past year (≈87/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow 2026 - C18, and Int. Graz Open 2026 - A. Also played 4 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow w Szachach Szybkich 2025 - grupa C18) and 8 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025) recently. He reached Polish #32 in Aug 2025.
Awarded IM in 2024 (age 14) and FM in 2023 (age 13). Earned a GM norm at Slovakia Chess Open PIESTANY 2024 - OPEN A. At junior level, he reached World #17 in U16, World #5 in U14, World #15 in U12, World #26 in U10 and World #53 in U8.
Current rating
2445
Standard
Rpd2432·Blz2355
All-time high
2472
−27 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 15
Aug 2025 · age 15
Activity
125
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
91 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Polish players under 16 · of 666
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Peak Polish rank: #32
at age 15 · rated 2472
Aug 2025
17th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2472
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2472
at age 15 · −27 from today
Aug 2025
2024
5th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2469
Sep 2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 14 · 2024 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2024
Crossed 2400
at age 14
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2458 → 2445
Tournaments
12
111 games
Score
68.5/ 11161.7%
48W41D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 3.5/9 | #45 | 2512 | +7.2 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 2542 | +12.3 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 6/9 | #2 | 2510 | +8.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/11 | #66 | 2574 | +24.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2449 | +3.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #96 | 2440 | +3.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #109 | 2219 | -26.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2481 | +6.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #7 | 2413 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #29 | 2305 | -15.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHubert ZiebaCM
🇵🇱POL·2315
+6 −2 =6
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKamil WarcholFM
🇵🇱POL·2286
+6 −4 =4
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSzymon SuskaFM
🇵🇱POL·2276
+7 −2 =4
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMateusz KusiakCM
🇵🇱POL·2063
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsWladyslaw Pycinski
🇵🇱POL·2252
+5 −0 =4
9 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
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Poland
#47
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#655
in continent
World
#1,072
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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