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Szelag, Marcin
IM🇵🇱FIDE 1112228· Male· Poland· Born in 1981
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Marcin Szelag, a 45-year-old Polish International Master, is rated 2390 and sitting in the top 1% of Polish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019) and 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026. Also played 2 rapid events (including XV Miedzynarodowy Memorial Szachowy Ferdynanda Dziedzica) recently. His peak of 2501 was reached at age 32 (May 2013); he also reached Polish #17 in Apr 2005.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #54 in U20.
Current rating
2390
Standard
Rpd2347·Blz2309
All-time high
2501
−111 pts below
May 2013 · age 32
May 2013 · age 32
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#73 · Polish players · of 6,282
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 43
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 42
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 41
Nov 2022
7th Polish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2428
Jul 2022
2019
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2419 → returned at 2427
Sep 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2416 → returned at 2419
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2393 → 2390
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
2W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #21 | 2403 | +0.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #52 | 2104 | -7.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #33 | 3111 | +3.9 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2455 | +0.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJacek TomczakGM
🇵🇱POL·2545
+0 −7 =7
14 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMarek ZakrzewskiFM
🇵🇱POL·2288
+8 −1 =4
13 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsDawid NiekrasFM
🇵🇱POL·2373
+7 −1 =4
12 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKrzysztof ChojnackiIM
🇵🇱POL·2263
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met May 2022
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vsMarcin SieciechowiczIM
🇵🇱POL·2386
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2022
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Rankings
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Poland
#73
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#1,169
in continent
World
#1,845
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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