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Michalski, Karol
🇵🇱FIDE 1110845· Male· Poland· Born in 1979
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Karol Michalski, a 47-year-old Polish player, is rated 2051 — just 29 short of his peak of 2080 (Jan 2001, age 22) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Polfinal Indywidualnych Mistrzostw Polski 2025, II GM Schmidt Festival - ENEA Operator Open, and 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B September 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Szybkich 2025) and 2 blitz events (including VIII Wiosenny Turniej blitz OPEN Fide) recently. He took a 16-month break between Dec 2013 and May 2015.
Current rating
2051
Standard
Rpd1986·Blz1879
All-time high
2080
−29 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 22
Jan 2001 · age 22
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,658 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
40th Polish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2051
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Jun 2025
2024
44th Polish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2036
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 45
Aug 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 40
Sep 2019
58th Polish 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2033
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+45
2006 → 2051
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
15/ 2755.6%
11W8D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #40 | 2045 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #12 | 2130 | +17.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2816 | +20.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2029 | +6.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarek ZakrzewskiFM
🇵🇱POL·2288
+1 −10 =2
13 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsMarcin SieciechowiczIM
🇵🇱POL·2386
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDawid NiekrasFM
🇵🇱POL·2373
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsKrzysztof Raczynski
🇵🇱POL·2181
+0 −7 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsJaroslaw Hemmerling
🇵🇱POL·1907
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#581
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#15,166
in continent
World
#20,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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