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Palacz, Franciszek
🇵🇱FIDE 41858093· Male· Poland· Born in 2009
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Franciszek Palacz, a 17-year-old Polish player, is rated 1698 — just 16 short of his peak of 1714 (Oct 2025, age 16). He has fluctuated between 1517 and 1714 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chess Butterfly - Turniej o Puchar Dyrektora Butterfly School - Grupa A, I Kujawski Integracyjny Festiwal Szachowy Feniksa - OPEN B., and 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN D. Also played 10 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow w Szachach Szybkich 2025 - grupa C16) and 5 blitz events (including IV Jagiellonski Festiwal Szachowy - Blitz na Rynku Staromiejskim) recently.
Current rating
1698
Standard
Rpd1841·Blz1669
All-time high
1714
−16 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 16
Oct 2025 · age 16
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#110,665
#110,665 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
All-time peak 1714
at age 16 · −16 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+252 Elo)
1266 → 1518
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1266 · at age 14
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
I Kujawski Integracyjny Festiwal Szachowy Feniksa - OPEN B.perf 2400 (+691) · 5.5/5 · #11
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1704 → 1698
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
14.5/ 2169.0%
11W7D3L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMateusz Wardzala1,583·Chess Butterfly - Turniej o Puchar Dyrektora Butterfly School - Grupa A·R4·+13.6
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAntoni Stando1,601·Chess Butterfly - Turniej o Puchar Dyrektora Butterfly School - Grupa A·R3·-25.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #8 | 1664 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/5 | #11 | 2400 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #11 | 1724 | +11.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSzymon Zajac
🇵🇱POL·2072
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAleksander Polak
🇵🇱POL·1859
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJakub Chmielewski
🇵🇱POL·1560
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsKornelia Sivickis
🇵🇱POL·1806
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJacek Urbanski
🇵🇱POL·1491
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Poland
#2,664
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#77,630
in continent
World
#110,662
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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