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Gadek, Michal
🇵🇱FIDE 1177680· Male· Poland· Born in 1984
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Michal Gadek, a 42-year-old Polish player, is rated 1809. He has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Dolnoslaska 2025-2026 R 7-9, Liga Dolnoslaska 2025-2026 Round 1-2, and 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - OPEN B. Also played 4 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Szybkich 2025) and 3 blitz events (including II Nocny Maraton Szachowy o Puchar Burmistrza Miasta Szczytna 3.) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 50 months (2010–2015), 25 months (2017–2020), 28 months (2021–2024) and 17 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1870 was reached at age 25 (Apr 2009).
Current rating
1809
Standard
Rpd1708·Blz1726
All-time high
1870
−61 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 25
Apr 2009 · age 25
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#73,524
#73,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 42
Apr 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1769 → returned at 1832
Feb 2024
2021
Re-crossed 1800
at age 37
Sep 2021
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1800 → returned at 1769
Sep 2021
2020
100 career games
at age 36
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-52
1861 → 1809
Tournaments
6
19 games
Score
6/ 1931.6%
6W0D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #38 | 1961 | +12.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #92 | 975 | -22.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #97 | 1029 | -20.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #48 | 2067 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #92 | 1273 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/9 | #46 | 1749 | -28.6 |
Worst Elo result: XXI MIEDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL SZACHOWY PERLA BALTYKU - GRUPA A (-28.6 Elo, finished #46).
Most-Played Opponents
vsPawel Zak
🇵🇱POL·1842
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJan Sabuk
🇵🇱POL·1452
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsPiotr SabukIM
🇵🇱POL·2324
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRadoslaw Bojczuk
🇵🇱POL·1578
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJerzy KotFM
🇵🇱POL·1952
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2017
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Rankings
/
Poland
#1,780
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#53,324
in continent
World
#73,523
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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