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Szalko, Maciej
🇵🇱FIDE 1145614· Male· Poland· Born in 1992
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Maciej Szalko, a 34-year-old Polish player, is rated 1985 — just 14 short of his peak of 1999 (Oct 2022, age 30). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 14 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: Int. Graz Open 2026 - A and DRUZYNOWE MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI NIESLYSZACYCH W SZACHACH. Also played 1 rapid (including Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Nieslyszacych w Szachach Szybkich - Mezczyzni 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Nieslyszacych w Szachach Blyskawicznych - Mezczyzni 2025) recently. He took a 13-month break between Sep 2011 and Nov 2012.
Current rating
1985
Standard
Rpd2018·Blz1989
All-time high
1999
−14 pts below
Oct 2022 · age 30
Oct 2022 · age 30
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29,963
#29,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2022
All-time peak 1999
at age 30 · −14 from today
Oct 2022
2019
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
1868 → 1962
Sep 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 25
Dec 2017
2016
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Jun 2016
2012
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 20
Nov 2012
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1617 → returned at 1694
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
1989 → 1985
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
15.5/ 2757.4%
13W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 2071 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #31 | 1885 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/9 | #237 | 2008 | +3.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 1903 | -3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksander Choroszej
🇵🇱POL·2083
+2 −9 =2
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsSzymon Kasperczyk
🇵🇱POL·1935
+9 −3 =1
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsTomasz Miozga
🇵🇱POL·2095
+1 −4 =5
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMarcin Chojnowski
🇵🇱POL·2077
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsNorbert Brzozowski
🇵🇱POL·1776
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#809
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#22,137
in continent
World
#29,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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