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Stanczak, Olaf
🇵🇱FIDE 41842111· Male· Poland· Born in 2010
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Olaf Stanczak, a 16-year-old Polish player, is rated 1974 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +270 Elo over the past 12 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - II Liga 2026, Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow 2026 - C16, and XLIII Turniej Szachowy Juniorow FERIE z SZACHAMI 2026 GRUPA A 2003-2011. Also played 7 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Szybkich 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Tarczynski Turniej Otwarcia Arcymistrzowskiego Festiwalu Szachowego im. Krystyny Holuj-Radzikowskiej - Memorial Jerzego Kubienia) recently.
At junior level, he reached #47 and #70 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1974
Standard
Rpd1905·Blz1838
All-time high
1974
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#31,874
#31,874 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
47th Polish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1974
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1974
at age 16
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+457 Elo)
1316 → 1773
Feb 2025
2024
70th Polish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1761
Oct 2024
100 career games
at age 14
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
XLIII Turniej Szachowy Juniorow FERIE z SZACHAMI 2026 GRUPA A 2003-2011perf 2090 (+218) · 7.5/8 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+252
1722 → 1974
Tournaments
11
87 games
Score
44.5/ 8751.1%
40W30D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAdam Szczeszek1,490·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa KP Juniorow w Szachach Klasycznych·R7·-36.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #18 | 2078 | +72.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/5 | #24 | 1831 | -34.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #16 | 2008 | +66.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/8 | #1 | 2090 | +8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #10 | 1912 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #13 | 1803 | -6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #12 | 1989 | +33.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #6 | 1861 | +46.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 1776 | +2.0 |
Worst Elo result: II Festiwal Szachowy Feniksa- Otwarte Mistrzostwa Inowroclawia w Szachach Klasycznych - OPEN A (-34.8 Elo, finished #24).
Most-Played Opponents
vsPawel Brudnicki
🇵🇱POL·1882
+0 −0 =10
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsJakub Makarewicz
🇵🇱POL·1824
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBartosz PrzybylskiFM
🇵🇱POL·2289
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsMateusz Lewandowski
🇵🇱POL·1638
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsDamian Binger
🇵🇱POL·1515
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Poland
#842
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#23,562
in continent
World
#31,873
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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