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Urban, Marek
🇵🇱FIDE 1154524· Male· Poland· Born in 1943
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Marek Urban, a 83-year-old Polish player, is rated 1747. He is on a steady climb with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Druzynowe Mistrzostwa Polski Niepelnosprawnych 2026, VI SZACHOWE MISTRZOSTWA SENIOROW PANSTW GRUPY WYSZEHRADZKIEJ NA ROK 2026, and Mistrzostwa Polski Niepelnosprawnych w Szachach 2026. Also played 2 rapid events (including XI Turniej o Puchar Banku Spoldzielczego w Trzebnicy) recently. He took a 18-month break between May 2014 and Dec 2015. His peak of 1856 was reached at age 68 (Sep 2011).
Current rating
1747
Standard
Rpd1617·Blz1742
All-time high
1856
−109 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 68
Sep 2011 · age 68
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#93,554
#93,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
15th Polish 80+ player
at age 83 · rated 1747
Jun 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 82
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+253 Elo)
1486 → 1739
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 81
Mar 2024
2022
17th Polish 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1571
Apr 2022
2017
100 career games
at age 74
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+43
1704 → 1747
Tournaments
6
54 games
Score
28/ 5451.9%
18W20D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #26 | 2077 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #72 | 1711 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #41 | 1836 | +28.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #29 | 1686 | -8.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/9 | #33 | 1749 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 1734 | +8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZdzislaw Sulot
🇵🇱POL·1476
+8 −2 =3
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarek Pociejowski
🇵🇱POL·1897
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsWladyslaw PojedziniecFM
🇵🇱POL·1940
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJerzy Krupa
🇵🇱POL·1874
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsPiotr Bobrowski
🇵🇱POL·1809
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
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Poland
#2,235
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#66,768
in continent
World
#93,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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