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Bajek, Marek
🇵🇱FIDE 1176811· Male· Poland· Born in 1971
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Marek Bajek, a 55-year-old Polish player, is rated 1585. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Turniej klasyfikacyjny - Wiosna w KSz STILON - grupa A, Memorial Mistrza Tadeusza Lubienskiego - grupa A, and Mistrzostwa Gorzowa Wlkp. - Final B Round 7-9. Also played 1 rapid (including XV Miedzynarodowy Memorial Szachowy Ferdynanda Dziedzica) and 1 blitz events (including XIV Turniej Szachowy z Okazji Swieta Niepodleglosci) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 24 months (2007–2009), 79 months (2010–2017), 25 months (2017–2019), 27 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1765 was reached at age 53 (May 2024).
Current rating
1585
Standard
Rpd1702·Blz1744
All-time high
1765
−180 pts below
May 2024 · age 53
May 2024 · age 53
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#152,736
#152,736 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
100 career games
at age 54
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1585 → 1762
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1765
at age 53 · −180 from today
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2024
2022
81st Polish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1615
Apr 2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1615 → returned at 1585
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-39
1624 → 1585
Tournaments
6
28 games
Score
12.5/ 2844.6%
11W3D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #18 | 1865 | +49.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #14 | 1768 | -7.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #15 | 1922 | +14.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/3 | #10 | 1237 | -21.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #5 | 1409 | -14.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #4 | 1489 | -10.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRadoslaw Swiderski
🇵🇱POL·2111
+0 −19 =0
19 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsIgnacy Kiecana
🇵🇱POL·1848
+7 −8 =1
16 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMaciej Koch
🇵🇱POL·1838
+9 −4 =1
14 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsArkadiusz Wodniczak
🇵🇱POL·1988
+2 −10 =0
12 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsSebastian Matul
🇵🇱POL·1918
+0 −11 =1
12 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Poland
#3,997
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#101,331
in continent
World
#152,721
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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