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Poltorak, Sebastian
IM🇵🇱FIDE 1199498· Male· Poland· Born in 2005
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Sebastian Poltorak, a 21-year-old Polish International Master, is rated 2400 — just 21 short of his peak of 2421 (Jul 2025, age 20) and sitting in the top 1% of Polish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2372 and 2421 over the past 2 years. 60 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026, 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and FE 14 Citta' di Palmanova - A. Also played 7 rapid (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Blitz) recently. He reached Polish #53 in Aug 2025.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 20) and FM in 2022 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #64 in U20, World #78 in U18, World #83 in U16, World #71 in U8 and #5, #5 and #4 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2400
Standard
Rpd2323·Blz2480
All-time high
2421
−21 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 20
Jul 2025 · age 20
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#62 · Polish players · of 6,282
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 21
Feb 2026
2025
Peak Polish rank: #53
at age 20 · rated 2421
Aug 2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 20 · 2025 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2421
at age 20 · −21 from today
Jul 2025
64th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2417
Apr 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 20
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2410 → 2400
Tournaments
12
60 games
Score
34.5/ 6057.5%
20W29D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #72 | 2259 | -3.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #105 | 2360 | -1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2461 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2325 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2446 | +6.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #57 | 2119 | -7.7 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #7 | 2399 | -1.5 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #394 | 2283 | -12.1 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 3125 | +7.9 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2448 | +8.4 |
Worst Elo result: 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A (-16.2 Elo, finished #126).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan Wojdak
🇵🇱POL·2235
+10 −1 =6
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBartlomiej TurskiFM
🇵🇱POL·2412
+6 −7 =3
16 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsGracjan GrzesikCM
🇵🇱POL·2180
+5 −4 =7
16 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsFilip LuczakFM
🇵🇱POL·2353
+4 −5 =6
15 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsDawid NiekrasFM
🇵🇱POL·2373
+3 −5 =6
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#62
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#1,053
in continent
World
#1,678
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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