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Michalak, Jacek
🇵🇱FIDE 1149881· Male· Poland· Born in 1971
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Jacek Michalak, a 55-year-old Polish player, is rated 1742 — just 1 short of his peak of 1743 (Feb 2026, age 55). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 31 months (2016–2019) and 78 months (2019–2025). Recent appearances: Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - IV LIGA Round 7-9 and Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - IV LIGA Round 1-3. Also played 1 rapid event (including Turniej z okazji 50 lat Prezesa KPZSzach) recently.
Current rating
1742
Standard
Rpd1694·Blz1803
All-time high
1743
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 55
Feb 2026 · age 55
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#95,328
#95,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1743
at age 55 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 78 months
paused at 1569 → returned at 1741
May 2019
2016
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1587 → returned at 1582
May 2016
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Apr 2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1635 → returned at 1587
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1741 → 1742
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKevin Zajaczkowski1,541·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - IV LIGA Round 1-3·R2·+4.8
2.[W]vsJacek Urban1,503·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - IV LIGA Round 7-9·R8·+4.0
3.[W]vsFilip Lepek1,494·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - IV LIGA Round 7-9·R9·+3.9
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsPiotr Szybowicz1,924·Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Regionu KPZSzach 2025-2026 - IV LIGA Round 1-3·R1·-5.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 1770 | +1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #45 | 2533 | -0.2 |
Rankings
/
Poland
#2,281
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#67,937
in continent
World
#95,326
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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