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Mala, Marcin
🇵🇱FIDE 1196413· Male· Poland· Born in 1979
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Marcin Mala, a 47-year-old Polish player, is rated 1675 — just 3 short of his peak of 1678 (Mar 2024, age 45). He is progressing steadily with +75 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X TSz o Puchar Ziemi Podkarpackiej - grupa A, Sasomi Open - 4th ed., and Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed.. Also played 11 rapid (including XV MTSz o Puchar Burmistrza Sedziszowa Malopolskiego - Grupa OPEN) and 2 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Miasta Debicy w Szachach Szybkich i Blyskawicznych - grupa OPEN BLITZ) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2013–2015) and 29 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1675
Standard
Rpd1640·Blz1695
All-time high
1678
−3 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 45
Mar 2024 · age 45
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#118,929
#118,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1463 → 1675
Sep 2024
100 career games
at age 45
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 45
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 45
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1678
at age 45 · −3 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 43
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+52
1623 → 1675
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
14.5/ 2851.8%
12W5D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #24 | 1697 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #191 | 1993 | +27.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #51 | 1855 | +25.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/6 | #32 | 1744 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDamian Zgoda
🇵🇱POL·1859
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKamil Smusz
🇵🇱POL·2033
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMaciej Mikula
🇵🇱POL·1949
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsJan Slys
🇵🇱POL·1849
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsPatryk MrozowskiCM
🇵🇱POL·2237
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Poland
#2,895
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#82,592
in continent
World
#118,923
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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