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Praszak, Michal
🇵🇱FIDE 1101978· Male· Poland· Born in 1952
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Michal Praszak, a 74-year-old Polish player, is rated 1975. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include II Arche Chess Open A, Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Lubelskiego w szachach klasycznych OPEN, and XIX Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy im. "Bohaterow Akcji V2" gr. A. Also played 7 rapid (including Zamosc Chess Cup 2025) and 1 blitz events (including XVII Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy im. Jana Zukertorta - BLITZ) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 29 months (2002–2004), 43 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2268 was reached at age 53 (Jul 2005).
Current rating
1975
Standard
Rpd1959·Blz1978
All-time high
2268
−293 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 53
Jul 2005 · age 53
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,661
#31,661 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2023
2nd Polish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2080
Jun 2023
2022
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2080 → returned at 2073
Aug 2022
2018
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 2062 → returned at 2048
Nov 2018
6th Polish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2099
May 2018
2017
500 career games
at age 65
Dec 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 64
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
67. Ogolnopolski Masowy Turniej LZS o "Zlota Wieze" - Final Centralnyperf 2222 (+170) · 5.5/8 · #52
Top opponent
Evolution
-56
2031 → 1975
Tournaments
5
47 games
Score
21.5/ 4745.7%
19W16D12L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsMiroslaw GrabarczykGM2,297·XIX Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy im. "Bohaterow Akcji V2" gr. A·R5·+7.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #14 | 1959 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 1977 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #8 | 2077 | +7.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 2/8 | #10 | 1658 | -80.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #52 | 2222 | +21.2 |
Worst Elo result: XVII Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy im. Jana Zukertorta (-80.8 Elo, finished #10).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarek Chwalewski
🇵🇱POL·1768
+21 −5 =2
28 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPawel Stoma
🇵🇱POL·2286
+3 −13 =4
20 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsPiotr Polkowski
🇵🇱POL·2089
+2 −11 =4
17 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsTadeusz Lipski
🇵🇱POL
+13 −3 =1
17 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsAndrzej Kaluszynski
🇵🇱POL·1825
+14 −1 =1
16 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Poland
#837
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#23,414
in continent
World
#31,660
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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