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Grabowski, Marek
🇵🇱FIDE 1130498· Male· Poland· Born in 1974
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Marek Grabowski, a 52-year-old Polish player, is rated 1867 — just 1 short of his peak of 1868 (Apr 2008, age 34). He is on a steady climb with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include VIII OGOLNOPOLSKI TURNIEJ SZACHOWY O MISTRZOSTWO GMINY KOSCIELEC 2026 grupa A, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - III LIGA Round 7-9, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - III LIGA Round 4-6. Also played 2 rapid (including Otwarte Mistrzostwa Wloclawka w szachach szybkich 2025) and 3 blitz events (including New Year's Eve blitz 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 66 months (2008–2014), 12 months (2015–2016) and 73 months (2016–2022).
Current rating
1867
Standard
Rpd1792·Blz1833
All-time high
1868
−1 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 34
Apr 2008 · age 34
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#56,654
#56,654 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
66th Polish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1867
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 51
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1729 → 1841
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 50
Mar 2024
2023
86th Polish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1798
Feb 2023
2016
Inactive for 73 months
paused at 1827 → returned at 1788
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+50
1817 → 1867
Tournaments
7
34 games
Score
19.5/ 3457.4%
14W11D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #5 | 1876 | +2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 1823 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #10 | 1888 | +2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #33 | 2228 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #246 | 1778 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #64 | 2008 | +35.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #12 | 1936 | +15.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarek Lewandowski
🇵🇱POL·1814
+1 −2 =10
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMaciej Kaczynski
🇵🇱POL·1637
+9 −1 =0
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsPawel Pocwiardowski
🇵🇱POL·1578
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsPawel Grochowalski
🇵🇱POL·2011
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsTomasz Kurylowicz
🇵🇱POL·2015
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
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Poland
#1,404
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#41,552
in continent
World
#56,653
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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