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Szelag, Zuzanna
WCM🇵🇱FIDE 1195522· Female· Poland· Born in 2001
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Zuzanna Szelag, a 25-year-old Polish Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1915. She is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wielkopolska III Liga Seniorow sezon 2025-2026 Round 7-9, Wielkopolska III Liga Seniorow sezon 2025-2026 Round 6, and Wielkopolska III Liga Seniorow sezon 2025-2026 Round 4-5. Also played 3 rapid (including Akademickie Mistrzostwa Polski 2026 - Turniej Druzynowy) and 1 blitz events (including XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Blitz) recently. Her peak of 2015 was reached at age 17 (Sep 2018).
Awarded WCM in 2026 (age 25). At junior level, she reached #53, #33, #45, #44 and #62 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1915
Standard
Rpd1896·Blz1810
All-time high
2015
−100 pts below
Sep 2018 · age 17
Sep 2018 · age 17
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,461
#44,461 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 25
May 2026
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 22
Oct 2023
2021
500 career games
at age 20
Aug 2021
2020
53rd Polish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1851
Oct 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2018
33rd Polish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2015
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Poznanski Letni Festiwal Szachowy - Memorial Mistrza Miedzynarodowego Zbigniewa Dodyperf 1970 (+64) · 5/9 · #19
Top opponent
Poznanski Letni Festiwal Szachowy - Memorial Mistrza Miedzynarodowego Zbigniewa Dody · Jul 2025 · +6.6 Elo
Evolution
+27
1888 → 1915
Tournaments
6
26 games
Score
16/ 2661.5%
10W12D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #37 | 1871 | -2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2536 | +5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #18 | 1820 | -4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #5 | 2407 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #107 | 1886 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #19 | 1970 | +18.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMaja Andrzejewska
🇵🇱POL·1682
+11 −1 =0
12 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsKarolina Kindler
🇵🇱POL·1839
+4 −2 =5
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMarika KosteckaWCM
🇵🇱POL·2016
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsMarzena Kozlowska
🇵🇱POL·1873
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJulia Waligora
🇵🇱POL·1709
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings
/
Poland
#1,138
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#32,789
in continent
World
#44,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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