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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%
#140 · Polish players · of 6,282
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
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
#140
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#2,467
in continent
World
#3,746
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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