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Molenda, Marcin
IM🇵🇱FIDE 1173065· Male· Poland· Born in 1998
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Marcin Molenda, a 28-year-old Polish International Master, is rated 2355 and sitting in the top 1% of Polish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 2 years. 41 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, 2nd FIDE CHESS OLYMPIAD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, and IPCA European Individual Chess Championship 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Turniej o Puchar Lina (FIDE)) and 1 blitz events (including Goa Purple - 24th World IPCA Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Specially Abled) - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2425 was reached at age 19 (Feb 2017, Polish #56 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 27) and FM in 2016 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #74 in U20, World #81 in U18 and #7, #23 and #65 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2355
Standard
Rpd2251·Blz2285
All-time high
2425
−70 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 19
Feb 2017 · age 19
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#92 · Polish players · of 6,282
Career timeline
21 entries2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 27 · 2022 3rd FIDE Council
Apr 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Mar 2023
2018
500 career games
at age 20
May 2018
2017
Peak Polish rank: #56
at age 19 · rated 2425
Feb 2017
74th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2425
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
2376 → 2355
Tournaments
5
41 games
Score
27.5/ 4167.1%
18W19D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsJoaquin FioritoIM2,432·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R9·-3.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #122 | 2341 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #35 | 2218 | -9.1 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2265 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #53 | 2363 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #4 | 2244 | -4.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDawid CzerwIM
🇵🇱POL·2364
+2 −3 =8
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsPrzemyslaw Kindler
🇵🇱POL·1949
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met Nov 2020
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vsLukasz JarmulaGM
🇵🇱POL·2412
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Jun 2017
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vsMaciej Adamczewski
🇵🇱POL·2120
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsMarcin PilzakCM
🇵🇱POL·2193
+5 −0 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2022
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Rankings
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Poland
#92
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#1,655
in continent
World
#2,588
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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