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Steczek, Marcin
FM🇵🇱FIDE 1112236· Male· Poland· Born in 1976
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Marcin Steczek, a 50-year-old Polish FIDE Master, is rated 2311 and sitting in the top 2% of Polish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B Maerz 2026, VIII OGOLNOPOLSKI TURNIEJ SZACHOWY O MISTRZOSTWO GMINY KOSCIELEC 2026 grupa A, and DRUZYNOWE MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI II LIGA 2025. Also played 6 rapid events (including Druskininkai Rapid Open 2026) recently. His peak of 2409 was reached at age 35 (May 2011); he also reached Polish #65 in Sep 2012.
Awarded FM in 2003 (age 27).
Current rating
2311
Standard
Rpd2261·Blz2235
All-time high
2409
−98 pts below
May 2011 · age 35
May 2011 · age 35
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#138 · Polish players · of 6,347
Career timeline
12 entries2023
12th Polish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2361
Aug 2023
2019
12th Polish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2385
Aug 2019
2012
Peak Polish rank: #65
at age 36 · rated 2409
Sep 2012
2011
All-time peak 2409
at age 35 · −98 from today
May 2011
2010
Crossed 2400
at age 34
Nov 2010
2008
100 career games
at age 32
Jan 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
2332 → 2311
Tournaments
7
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
9W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 3023 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2083 | -12.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #31 | 2265 | -1.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 3115 | +5.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #65 | 2115 | -5.5 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #82 | 1486 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #375 | 2817 | +1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrzej Swiatnicki
🇵🇱POL·2008
+14 −0 =4
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDawid NiekrasFM
🇵🇱POL·2373
+8 −2 =5
15 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsWojciech Nadstoga
🇵🇱POL·1970
+7 −2 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2020
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vsKrzysztof Szadkowski
🇵🇱POL·1991
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsMikolaj Nowak
🇵🇱POL·2338
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2021
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Rankings
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Poland
#138
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#2,467
in continent
World
#3,727
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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