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Popiolek, Marcin
🇵🇱FIDE 1130692· Male· Poland· Born in 1986
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Marcin Popiolek, a 40-year-old Polish player, is rated 1942. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 20 months (2004–2006), 114 months (2006–2016), 29 months (2016–2018), 14 months (2018–2020), 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 28 months (2022–2025). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow - IV Liga 2026 Round 7-8, Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow - IV Liga 2026 Round 5-6, and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow - IV Liga 2026 Round 3-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego w Szachach Szybkich 2025) recently. His peak of 2061 was reached at age 18 (Jan 2004).
At junior level, he reached #87 and #67 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1942
Standard
Rpd1948·Blz—
All-time high
2061
−119 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 18
Jan 2004 · age 18
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#38,328
#38,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
77th Polish 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1962
Oct 2025
2022
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1918 → returned at 1944
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1928 → returned at 1918
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1944 → returned at 1928
Nov 2018
2016
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1989 → returned at 1944
May 2016
2006
Inactive for 114 months
paused at 2016 → returned at 1989
Oct 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow - IV Liga 2026 Round 5-6 · Mar 2026 · +1.4 Elo
Evolution
-20
1962 → 1942
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
2W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2623 | +7.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #47 | 1632 | -16.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #21 | 1938 | -0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 1963 | +0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 1197 | -9.0 |
Worst Elo result: Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Wojewodztwa Pomorskiego Seniorow - IV Liga 2026 Round 7-8 (-16.8 Elo, finished #47).
Rankings
/
Poland
#989
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#28,321
in continent
World
#38,327
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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