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Luch, Michal
IM🇵🇱FIDE 1120042· Male· Poland· Born in 1988
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Michal Luch, a 38-year-old Polish International Master, is rated 2333 and sitting in the top 2% of Polish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2325 and 2356 over the past 2 years. 53 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 6, and Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 9-11. Also played 1 rapid (including Copa Federacion Division de Honor 2026 Meliana) and 2 blitz events (including Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025) recently. His peak of 2449 was reached at age 27 (Oct 2015); he also reached Polish #42 in Apr 2005.
Awarded IM in 2005 (age 17) and FM in 2003 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #58 in U18, World #30 in U16, World #21 in U14 and #8 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2333
Standard
Rpd2370·Blz2359
All-time high
2449
−116 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 27
Oct 2015 · age 27
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#117 · Polish players · of 6,347
Career timeline
24 entries2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 31
Dec 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 29
Aug 2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 29
Jun 2017
2015
All-time peak 2449
at age 27 · −116 from today
Oct 2015
2014
1,000 career games
at age 26
May 2014
2011
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2343 → 2333
Tournaments
13
56 games
Score
31/ 5655.4%
19W24D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 1.5/3 | #60 | 2456 | +4.9 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #137 | 2286 | -4.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #93 | 1570 | -4.7 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #73 | 2235 | -4.9 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #95 | 1611 | -4.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #79 | 2062 | -7.4 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | R32 | 2638 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 2438 | +1.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #107 | 2108 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #25 | 2222 | -9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKamil StachowiakIM
🇵🇱POL·2393
+0 −3 =10
13 games·last met Sep 2018
View head-to-head →
vsLukasz CyborowskiGM
🇵🇱POL·2456
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsLukasz ButkiewiczIM
🇵🇱POL·2319
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Apr 2014
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vsTomasz WarakomskiGM
🇵🇱POL·2558
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsBartlomiej HeberlaGM
🇵🇱POL·2521
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
Poland
#117
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#2,031
in continent
World
#3,118
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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