Format
SM
Smolka, Marcin
CM🇵🇱FIDE 1139681· Male· Poland· Born in 1996
Follow Marcin SmolkaTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Marcin Smolka, a 30-year-old Polish Candidate Master, is rated 2201 — just 16 short of his peak of 2217 (Oct 2021, age 25) and sitting in the top 4% of Polish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2021–2023), 14 months (2023–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: CZECH OPEN 2025 - E - 4-member team tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including II Bialolecki Turniej Szachowy grupa A) recently.
Awarded CM in 2021 (age 25). At junior level, he reached World #26 in U10 and #16, #11, #18, #15 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2201
Standard
Rpd2083·Blz2117
All-time high
2217
−16 pts below
Oct 2021 · age 25
Oct 2021 · age 25
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#265 · Polish players · of 6,282
Career timeline
25 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 29
Aug 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2189 → returned at 2201
May 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2190 → returned at 2189
Feb 2023
2021
CM title awardedCM
at age 25
Dec 2021
All-time peak 2217
at age 25 · −16 from today
Oct 2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2217 → returned at 2190
Oct 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
2189 → 2201
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
2W5D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #117 | 2233 | +11.6 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#265
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#5,688
in continent
World
#8,115
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Poland
| 1 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 2 | 🇵🇱Follow Radoslaw WojtaszekTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,650 |
| 3 | 🇵🇱Follow Szymon GumularzTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,613 |
| 4 | 🇵🇱Follow Pawel TeclafTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,573 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan MalekTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,560 |
| 6 | 🇵🇱Follow Tomasz WarakomskiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,558 |
| 7 | 🇵🇱Follow Bartosz SockoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,552 |
| 8 | 🇵🇱Follow Jakub KosakowskiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,550 |
| 9 | 🇵🇱Follow Jakub SeemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,548 |
| 10 | 🇵🇱Follow Mateusz BartelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,547 |
| ... | ||
| 265 | 2,201 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 8 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,708 |
| ... | ||
| 5688 | 2,201 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 8115 | 2,201 | |