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ZF
Zieba, Franciszek
🇵🇱FIDE 41855809· Male· Poland· Born in 2013
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Franciszek Zieba, a 13-year-old Polish player, is rated 1988 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 14. He is rising rapidly, having gained +255 Elo over the past 12 months. 94 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - OOM Lodzkie 2026 - Grupa C14, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T4. Also played 6 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow w Szachach Szybkich 2025 - grupa C12) and 5 blitz events (including Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - turniej towarzyszacy Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #32 and #22 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1988
Standard
Rpd1976·Blz1904
All-time high
1988
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#577 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
9 entries2026
32nd Polish U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1988
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1988
at age 13
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 13
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+274 Elo)
1547 → 1821
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Miedzynarodowa Olimpiada Dzieci i Mlodzikow do lat 13 lat w Szachach Klasycznych 2026perf 2425 (+437) · 8/8 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+221
1767 → 1988
Tournaments
9
88 games
Score
48/ 8854.5%
42W26D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMateusz Wastag1,601·Caloroczny Festiwal Szachowy im. J. Dominika 2025-26- Grupa A FIDE T3·R1·-32.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 8/8 | #1 | 2425 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #20 | 1995 | +61.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/11 | #439 | 1999 | +44.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #13 | 1828 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #11 | 1851 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 1858 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 1838 | +23.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 1779 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 1819 | +39.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan Karas
🇵🇱POL·1804
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMikolaj Trybek
🇵🇱POL·1694
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMilan Chmielek
🇵🇱POL·1940
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKrzysztof Topor
🇵🇱POL·1498
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsBartosz Mazgaj
🇵🇱POL·1786
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#795
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#21,765
in continent
World
#29,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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