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Polak, Michal
🇵🇱FIDE 1171763· Male· Poland· Born in 2000
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Michal Polak, a 26-year-old Polish player, is rated 2099 — just 19 short of his peak of 2118 (Aug 2025, age 25) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Otwarta Liga Warszawska 2026 Round 5-8, Grand Hotel Kielce Chess Open 2025 - Turniej A, and Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival. Also played 3 rapid (including Akademickie Mistrzostwa Polski 2026 - Turniej Druzynowy) and 2 blitz events (including Grand Hotel Kielce Chess Open 2025 - Turniej blitza OPEN) recently.
At junior level, he reached #46, #58, #92 and #96 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U12.
Current rating
2099
Standard
Rpd1889·Blz1926
All-time high
2118
−19 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 25
Aug 2025 · age 25
Activity
78
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,531 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Crossed 2100
at age 25
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2118
at age 25 · −19 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
Aug 2024
500 career games
at age 24
May 2024
2023
Crossed 2000
at age 23
Dec 2023
2020
46th Polish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1883
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
2092 → 2099
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
4/ 1040.0%
3W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #199 | 1759 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/8 | #63 | 2150 | +25.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAleksander Choroszej
🇵🇱POL·2083
+5 −8 =1
14 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMaciej Podgorski
🇵🇱POL·2079
+4 −8 =1
13 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsMichal Choina
🇵🇱POL·1934
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsJakub Pajak
🇵🇱POL·1869
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsKamil Celinski
🇵🇱POL·1971
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
/
Poland
#453
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#11,286
in continent
World
#15,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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