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Kowalczyk, Piotr
🇵🇱FIDE 41895452· Male· Poland· Born in 2009
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Piotr Kowalczyk, a 17-year-old Polish player, is rated 1903 — just 26 short of his peak of 1929 (Apr 2026, age 17). He is on a breakout run, having gained +206 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow - II Liga 2026, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Swietokrzyskiego Juniorow na rok 2026 (III liga) Round 5-7, and Swietokrzyska Liga Szachowa 2026 - Turniej II (A) - od 1600 PZSzach. Also played 5 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow w Szachach Szybkich 2025 - grupa C16) and 3 blitz events (including XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #100 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1903
Standard
Rpd1648·Blz1687
All-time high
1929
−26 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#47,387
#47,387 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
100th Polish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1929
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1929
at age 17 · −26 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Mar 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 16
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+544 Elo)
1140 → 1684
Feb 2025
2024
First FIDE rating
1140 · at age 15
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa Dperf 2041 (+308) · 7.5/8 · #6
Top opponent
Evolution
+215
1688 → 1903
Tournaments
14
86 games
Score
53.5/ 8662.2%
42W23D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #47 | 1854 | -25.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 2391 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1960 | +22.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #3 | 2435 | +60.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 1903 | +49.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #7 | 1829 | +41.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #26 | 2039 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/8 | #6 | 2041 | +62.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #11 | 1747 | +22.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #23 | 1762 | +10.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPatryk Kozera
🇵🇱POL·1752
+7 −4 =0
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJakub Karys
🇵🇱POL·1664
+7 −3 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBartlomiej Stawecki
🇵🇱POL·1647
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJakub Kifer
🇵🇱POL·1577
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsWiktor Partyka
🇵🇱POL·1970
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Poland
#1,208
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#34,913
in continent
World
#47,386
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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