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FIDE rating list · October 2026 · Poland

Poland's women finish 5th at the Olympiad, Kiolbasa climbs to women's world No. 39

By Louis · October 1, 2026 · 4 min read
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Oliwia KiolbasaPhoto: FIDE
Player of the monthOliwia Kiolbasa+19.4 at the Chess Olympiad · 7/10
No. 2+19 Elo2405

Poland's women finished 5th at the Chess Olympiad, and Oliwia Kiolbasa led them on board one with 7/10: she gains 19 points to 2405 and climbs from No. 57 to No. 39 in the women's world rankings. Aleksandra Maltsevskaya also gains 19 points, with 7.5/10, and climbs to No. 3 in Poland. The open team finished 14th. Jan-Krzysztof Duda remains Poland's top-rated player at 2741 (-2 this month). Igor Janik climbs from No. 11 to No. 10 in the Polish top 10 at 2537 after a +6 month, +6.3 at the Polish Team Championship (First League) with 6.5/9.

Federation rank#15=#15 in Sep
Top 10 average2590.1▲1.32588.8 in Sep
In world top 1002=2 in Sep
Active players6,456▲156,441 in Sep

Poland top 10

Jan Malek reaches a career-high 2596 (previous best 2587, FIDE lists since 2001).

2 in the world top 1000 in the world top 10
Top 10 · Poland · open · classical · October 2026
#PlayerWorldEloΔ
1Jan-Krzysztof DudaGMJan-Krzysztof Duda132741-2
2Radoslaw WojtaszekGMRadoslaw Wojtaszek5626580
3Szymon GumularzGMSzymon Gumularz1332609+1
4GMJan Malek1582596+9
5GMPawel Teclaf22425710
6Bartosz SockoGMBartosz Socko28125540
7Mateusz BartelGMMateusz Bartel30425490
8Jacek TomczakGMJacek Tomczak32725450
9GMTomasz Warakomski34525410
10Igor JanikGMIgor Janik3582537+6

Full Poland ranking →

Top 20 — who moved

New in the Poland top 20 · open
#PlayerEloΔ
13IMPatryk Cieslak2513+15
17GMJan Klimkowski2508+7

Poland women's top 10

Alina Kashlinskaya remains the top-rated Polish woman at 2474. Alicja Sliwicka slips from No. 6 to No. 8 in the Polish women's top 10 at 2302 after a -22 month, -24.8 at the Chess Olympiad (women) with 3/6.

4 in the women's world top 100 (5 in Sep)0 in the women's world top 10
Top 10 · Poland · women · classical · October 2026
#PlayerWorldEloΔ
1Alina KashlinskayaIMAlina Kashlinskaya1524740
2Oliwia KiolbasaIMOliwia Kiolbasa392405+19
3Aleksandra MaltsevskayaIMAleksandra Maltsevskaya642382+19
4Klaudia KulonIMKlaudia Kulon692378+3
5Monika SockoGMMonika Socko1022340-10
6Karina CyfkaIMKarina Cyfka13423170
7Jolanta ZawadzkaWGMJolanta Zawadzka13723140
8Alicja SliwickaWGMAlicja Sliwicka1572302-22
9WGMJulia Antolak18822830
10WGMAnna Warakomska2232263+4
New in the Poland women's top 20
#PlayerEloΔ
20WFMIrina Barchuk21590
20WIMMartyna Starosta21590

Full Poland women's ranking →

Beyond the top 10

The biggest gain among Polish players rated 2200+ belongs to Mrozowski, 12, with +209 to 2304, +114.0 at the SixDays September Open (group A) with 4.5/8. Stanislaw Korszanski (14) crosses 2300 for the first time on FIDE lists since 2001, now at 2327. Filip Ochedzan (15) crosses 2300 for the first time on FIDE lists since 2001, now at 2300. Piotr Majocha, rated 2058, beat Kosma Pacan-Milej (2407) at the Polish Team Championship (First League), a 349-point gap.

New titles

The October list brings 3 new candidate masters and 1 new woman candidate master.

Candidate Masters · 3
Alexander Kawulski-Chodkiewicz 2213 · POL · 16Franciszek Serafin 2203 · POL · 13Jan Wolak 2174 · POL · 13
Woman Candidate Masters · 1
Aleksandra Mataczyna 1924 · POL · 14

Juniors — under 20

Alessia Natoli (17) climbs from No. 11 to No. 7 in the Polish U20 girls' top 10 at 2097 after a +38 month, +38.4 at the Grand Hotel Adriatico Festival (A) with 5/9. Izabela Tokarz (19) climbs from No. 12 to No. 9 in the Polish U20 girls' top 10 at 2093 after a +37 month, +37.4 at the Polish Team Championship (Second League) with 7.5/9. Wiktoria Smietanska remains the top-rated Polish girl under 20 at 2176 (+11 this month). 31 active Polish players aged 20 or under are rated 2300+, against 29 of the same age a year ago.

Top 10 U20 · Poland · open · October 2026
#PlayerEloΔ
1GMJan Malek2596+9
2IMPatryk Cieslak2513+15
3GMJakub Seemann2512-3
4GMJan Klimkowski2508+7
5IMKrzysztof Raczek24790
6IMPawel Sowinski24730
7FMAdam Gibala2434+4
8FMSergey Borischik2418-11
9IMAdam Zielonka2411-9
10FMCyprian Mulawa24000
Top 10 U20 · Poland · girls · October 2026
#PlayerEloΔ
1CMWiktoria Smietanska2176+11
2WIMMartyna Starosta21590
3WIMMaria Siekanska21490
4WFMZuzanna Gaszka21370
5WFMVarvara Matskevich2118-5
6WFMEmilia Sprzeczka21120
7WFMEwa Barwinska2097+17
7Alessia Natoli2097+38
9WFMIzabela Tokarz2093+37
10WFMAnastasiya Obukhava2055-16

Full Poland U20 ranking →

Radoslaw Wojtaszek has held Poland's No. 1 the longest

Jan-Krzysztof Duda has been No. 1 since Nov 2019. Radoslaw Wojtaszek holds the record for most time at the top: 8 years and 9 months in total. 7 players have led Poland since 2001.

POLAND No. 1 · 2001 → 2026
7 leaders since 2001 · tap a bar for dates
Krasenkow5y 3m
Kempinski3m
Macieja1y 6m
Miton9m
Socko1y 5m
Wojtaszeklongest8y 9m
Duda · current7y 11m
200120142026
All 23 reigns with dates
  • KrasenkowJan 2001 → Apr 20016m
  • KempinskiJul 2001 → Jul 20013m
  • KrasenkowOct 2001 → Jan 20031y 6m
  • MaciejaApr 2003 → Jul 20041y 6m
  • KrasenkowOct 2004 → Oct 20051y 3m
  • MitonJan 2006 → Jan 20063m
  • KrasenkowApr 2006 → Apr 20063m
  • MitonJul 2006 → Jul 20063m
  • KrasenkowOct 2006 → Oct 20063m
  • MitonJan 2007 → Jan 20073m
  • KrasenkowApr 2007 → Apr 20073m
  • SockoJul 2007 → Jul 20073m
  • KrasenkowOct 2007 → Jan 20086m
  • SockoApr 2008 → Apr 20083m
  • KrasenkowJul 2008 → Jul 20083m
  • SockoOct 2008 → Jul 200911m
  • KrasenkowSep 2009 → Jan 20106m
  • WojtaszekMar 2010 → May 20188y 3m
  • DudaJun 2018 → Oct 20185m
  • WojtaszekNov 2018 → Nov 20181m
  • DudaDec 2018 → May 20196m
  • WojtaszekJun 2019 → Oct 20195m
  • DudaNov 2019 → Oct 20267y

Alina Kashlinskaya has been No. 1 since Jun 2022. Monika Socko holds the record for most time at the top: 15 years and 7 months in total. 7 players have led Poland's women since 2001.

POLAND · WOMEN No. 1 · 2001 → 2026
7 leaders since 2001 · tap a bar for dates
Dworakowska9m
Michna2y
Rajlich1y 8m
Sockolongest15y 7m
Zawadzka11m
Cyfka6m
Kashlinskaya · current4y 5m
200120142026
All 21 reigns with dates
  • DworakowskaJan 2001 → Jan 20013m
  • MichnaApr 2001 → Oct 20019m
  • DworakowskaJan 2002 → Apr 20026m
  • MichnaJul 2002 → Oct 20026m
  • RajlichJan 2003 → Jan 20033m
  • MichnaApr 2003 → Oct 20039m
  • RajlichJan 2004 → Jan 20051y 3m
  • SockoApr 2005 → Nov 20094y 9m
  • RajlichJan 2010 → Jan 20102m
  • SockoMar 2010 → Sep 20155y 7m
  • ZawadzkaOct 2015 → Oct 20151m
  • SockoNov 2015 → Oct 20161y
  • ZawadzkaNov 2016 → Nov 20161m
  • SockoDec 2016 → Nov 20193y
  • CyfkaDec 2019 → Dec 20191m
  • SockoJan 2020 → Aug 20208m
  • CyfkaSep 2020 → Oct 20202m
  • SockoNov 2020 → May 20217m
  • CyfkaJun 2021 → Aug 20213m
  • ZawadzkaSep 2021 → May 20229m
  • KashlinskayaJun 2022 → Oct 20264y 5m

Where Poland played

Poland is No. 15 among federations by the average of its 10 best active players (2590.1, +1.3 since September). The event with the most Polish players rated 2300+ was the Polish Team Championship (First League) (156 Polish players, 42 of them rated 2300+). 113 Polish players received their first FIDE standard rating on the October list.

Classical events with the most POL players rated 2300+
EventPOL players
Polish Team Championship (First League) · Chotowa156
Polish Team Championship (Second League) · Jastrzebia Gora425
Sestao Open · Sestao (Vizcaya)16
Chess Olympiad (open) · Samarkand5
Chess Olympiad (women) · Samarkand5
Sants Open · Barcelona14
Mega Big Norms Warsaw IM round-robin (A) · Warszawa6
Mega Big Norms Warsaw IM round-robin (B) · Warszawa6

Top games of the month · Poland players

The standout games of the month involving Poland players. Replay them move by move.

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Methodology

Computed from the official FIDE standard rating list of October 2026, compared with the previous monthly list and the monthly archive since 2001. Active players only (no inactivity flag on the list). Federation = the federation shown on each list, not today's. Age = list year minus birth year. Tournament results come from rated event files (classical only); events not yet published by FIDE may be missing. Every figure in this report is generated from the data and checked automatically against it.

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