Karol Polak

POL · 37 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1723 (Mar 2024)

Best performance: 1885 at 23rd Poznan Chess Festival(Best of 2015)

NOV26 Rating

1723

Live Rating

1723.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	1723	0
Oct 2026	1723	0
Sep 2026	1723	0
Aug 2026	1723	0
Jul 2026	1723	0
Jun 2026	1723	0
May 2026	1723	0
Apr 2026	1723	0
Mar 2026	1723	0
Feb 2026	1723	0
Jan 2026	1723	0
Dec 2025	1723	0

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 3 games (2 wins, 1 draw), since Dec 2, 2023.

From 70 classical games on record, the latest on Dec 3, 2023.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	VII Kalisz OPEN FIDEDec 2, 2023 – Dec 3, 2023TPR 1394	3½/5	1394

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 62 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2009–2023

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	Krzysztof Raczynski, 23rd Poznan Chess Festival, Aug 2015	, 1864
2,	Maria Cholewa, 23rd Poznan Chess Festival, Aug 2015	, 1794
3,	Jan Kaminski, 23rd Poznan Chess Festival, Aug 2015	, 1793
4,	Katarzyna Huchwajda, 23rd Poznan Chess Festival, Aug 2015	, 1785
5,	Mikolaj Nowaczyk, IV WIELKOPOLSKA LIGA SENIORÓW GRUPA A-2016-2017 round 2-3, Dec 2016	, 1682
6,	Jaroslaw Owsianny, IV WIELKOPOLSKA LIGA SENIORÓW GRUPA A-2016-2017 Round 7-8, Mar 2017	, 1555
7,	Kamil Chaczynski, Wielkopolska IV Liga Seniorow 2015/2016 - grupa A Round 9, Jun 2016	, 1550
8,	Grzegorz Huchwajda, Chess Summer 2015, Jul 2015	, 1546
9,	Karol Wojdak, Chess Summer 2015, Jul 2015	, 1511
10,	Jozef Nicikowski, 25th Poznan Chess Festival, Aug 2017	, 1490

#	Opponent	Score	Rating
1,	IM Patryk Chylewski, 23rd Poznan Chess Festival, Aug 2015	, 0/1	, 2143
2,	Tomasz Kaluzny, 23rd Poznan Chess Festival, Aug 2015	, 0/1	, 2046
3,	Tomasz Motyl, 25th Poznan Chess Festival, Aug 2017	, 0/1	, 2027
4,	Zdzislaw Jastrzebski, Wielkopolska IV Liga Seniorow 2015/2016 - grupa A round 7-8, May 2016	, ½/1	, 2023
5,	Dawid Janulek, 23rd Poznan Chess Festival, Aug 2015	, 0/1	, 2009
6,	CM Damian Daniel, KONIN MASTERS I 2016, Feb 2016	, 0/1	, 1993
7,	Jaroslaw Hemmerling, 23rd Poznan Chess Festival, Aug 2015	, 0/1	, 1966
8,	Robert Gozdziewicz, IV WIELKOPOLSKA LIGA SENIORÓW GRUPA A-2016-2017 Round 10, Apr 2017	, 0/1	, 1922
9,	Piotr Kaczmarek, XVIII Międzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy - Open B, Jul 2009	, 0/1	, 1888
10,	Dariusz Duszczak, Wielkopolska IV Liga Seniorow 2015/2016 - grupa A r 5, Feb 2016	, 0/1	, 1884

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 17 of 70 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e3 in 9 of 9 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e6.

All openings (1 as White, 1 as Black)

Openings in White games	Games	Score
Van't Kruijs Opening	7	43%

2 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Openings in Black games	Games	Score
French Defense	4	75%

Event timeline · Classical

19 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2023	5	3½	1245	1394
2017	14	4½	1551	1418
2016	21	11	1542	1556
2015	18	9	1707	1707
2009	4	0	1820	1020

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

VII Kalisz OPEN FIDE1394
Dec 2023Swissfederation source
Best of 2023Score 3½/5Opp avg 1245Start 1554
25th Poznan Chess Festival1442
Aug 2017Swissfederation source
Best of 2017Score 3½/9Opp avg 1583Start 1581
IV WIELKOPOLSKA LIGA SENIORÓW GRUPA A-2016-2017 Round 10—(1)
Apr 2017Teamfederation source
Score 0/1Opp avg 1922Start 1598
IV WIELKOPOLSKA LIGA SENIORÓW GRUPA A-2016-2017 Round 9—(1)
Apr 2017Swissfederation source
Score 0/1Opp avg 1448Start 1598
IV WIELKOPOLSKA LIGA SENIORÓW GRUPA A-2016-2017 Round 7-8—(2)
Mar 2017Teamfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 1522Start 1602
IV WIELKOPOLSKA LIGA SENIORÓW GRUPA A-2016-2017 round 6-7—(1)
Feb 2017Teamfederation source
Score 1/1Opp avg 1269Start 1600
IV WIELKOPOLSKA LIGA SENIORÓW GRUPA A-2016-2017 round 4-5—(1)
Jan 2017Teamfederation source
Score 0/1Opp avg 1365Start 1616
IV WIELKOPOLSKA LIGA SENIORÓW GRUPA A-2016-2017 round 2-3—(1)
Dec 2016Swissfederation source
Score 1/1Opp avg 1682Start 1604
IV WIELKOPOLSKA LIGA SENIORÓW GRUPA A-2016-2017 Round 1—(1)
Nov 2016Teamfederation source
Score 0/1Opp avg 1761Start 1624
KONIN elite MASTERS1472
Nov 2016Swissfederation source
Best of 2016Score 5/7Opp avg 1314Start 1624
Wielkopolska IV Liga Seniorow 2015/2016 - grupa A Round 9—(1)
Jun 2016Teamfederation source
Score 1/1Opp avg 1550Start 1607
Wielkopolska IV Liga Seniorow 2015/2016 - grupa A round 7-8—(2)
May 2016Teamfederation source
Score ½/2Opp avg 1856Start 1605
Wielkopolska IV Liga Seniorow 2015/2016 - grupa A r 3-4—(2)
Feb 2016Swissfederation source
Score 0/2Opp avg 1807Start 1662
KONIN MASTERS I 20161380
Feb 2016Swissfederation source
#2 in 2016Score 3/5Opp avg 1505Start 1662
Wielkopolska IV Liga Seniorow 2015/2016 - grupa A r 5—(2)
Feb 2016Teamfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 1647Start 1662
Wielkopolska IV Liga Seniorow 2015/2016 - grupa A r 1-2—(2)
Jan 2016Teamfederation source
Score 1½/2Opp avg 1527Start 1654
23rd Poznan Chess Festival1885
Aug 2015Swissfederation source
Best of 2015Score 5/9Opp avg 1842Start 1529
Chess Summer 20151529
Jul 2015Swissfederation source
#2 in 2015Score 4/9Opp avg 1572
XVIII Międzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy - Open B1020
Jul 2009Swissfederation source
Score 4/9Opp avg 1820

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