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BJ
Bednarek, Jan
🇵🇱FIDE 41806336· Male· Poland· Born in 2013
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Jan Bednarek, a 13-year-old Polish player, is rated 2129 — just 26 short of his peak of 2155 (Apr 2026, age 13) and ranked 9th among Polish players under 14, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +223 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - OOM Lodzkie 2026 - Grupa C14, DMP - III Liga Malopolska 2026 Round 1-4, and Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T4. Also played 4 rapid (including Weekend Szachowy w Wadowicach-VIII Turniej o Puchar Starosty RAPID) and 5 blitz events (including Roquetas Chess Festival 2026 - VII International Blitz Chess Open The Eve of Magi) recently.
At junior level, he reached #8, #4 and #3 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2129
Standard
Rpd1979·Blz1962
All-time high
2155
−26 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 13
Apr 2026 · age 13
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Polish players under 14 · of 588
Career timeline
10 entries2026
8th Polish U14 player
at age 13 · rated 2155
Apr 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 13
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2155
at age 13 · −26 from today
Apr 2026
2025
4th Polish U12 player
at age 12 · rated 2064
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 12
Aug 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 11
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+193
1936 → 2129
Tournaments
9
69 games
Score
44/ 6963.8%
36W24D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFelix-Antonio IlincaIM2,445·Roquetas Chess Festival 2026 - XXXVII International Open·R1·+35.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #8 | 2081 | -26.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #2 | 2206 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2255 | +38.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #64 | 2171 | +54.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/3 | #22 | 1979 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 1958 | -19.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2090 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #28 | 2199 | +114.0 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 7.5/9 | #9 | 1965 | +26.0 |
Worst Elo result: Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - OOM Lodzkie 2026 - Grupa C14 (-26.4 Elo, finished #8).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan Wolak
🇵🇱POL·2059
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsDominik Wasiluk
🇵🇱POL·1945
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKrzysztof Chmiel
🇵🇱POL·1852
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsWojciech Jamka
🇵🇱POL·1853
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMilan Chmielek
🇵🇱POL·1940
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Poland
#383
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#9,297
in continent
World
#12,868
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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