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Socko, Monika
GM🇵🇱FIDE 1106619· Female· Poland· Born in 1978
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Monika Socko, a 48-year-old Polish Grandmaster, is rated 2355 and ranked 5th among Polish women, and in the top 1% worldwide. She has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 17 months. 74 rated games in the past year (≈85/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CISF 2026 - Finale nazionale, 1. Frauenbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, and 78. Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Kobiet w Szachach. Also played 9 rapid (including Zamosc Chess Cup 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Warsaw Chess Festival - Jan Macieja Memorial - group A) recently. Her peak of 2505 was reached at age 30 (Apr 2008); she also reached Polish #23 in Oct 2005.
Awarded GM in 2008 (age 30), WGM in 2001 (age 23), and IM in 2004 (age 26).
Current rating
2355
Standard
Rpd2259·Blz2169
All-time high
2505
−150 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 30
Apr 2008 · age 30
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Polish women · of 839
Career timeline
18 entries2024
74th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2422
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 46
Jan 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
2393 → 2458
Nov 2022
100th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 44 · rated 2454
Oct 2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 44
Jun 2022
2013
1,000 career games
at age 35
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2362 → 2355
Tournaments
13
70 games
Score
43/ 7061.4%
29W28D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 2.5/3 | #56 | 2699 | +12.7 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/11 | #39 | 2327 | -3.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #22 | 2183 | -4.7 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #63 | 2072 | -10.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #2 | 2422 | +8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #71 | 2290 | -1.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2532 | +4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #6 | 2397 | +2.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #100 | 2354 | +0.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJolanta ZawadzkaWGM
🇵🇱POL·2314
+29 −6 =24
59 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKlaudia KulonIM
🇵🇱POL·2377
+18 −15 =9
42 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsKarina CyfkaIM
🇵🇱POL·2317
+13 −6 =21
40 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsElisabeth PaehtzGM
🇩🇪GER·2404
+7 −10 =17
34 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsOliwia KiolbasaIM
🇵🇱POL·2397
+11 −7 =15
33 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#97
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#1,663
in continent
World
#2,587
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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