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Karalchuk, Mikalai
FM🇵🇱FIDE 13500961· Male· Poland· Born in 1969
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Mikalai Karalchuk, a 57-year-old Polish FIDE Master, is rated 2220 and sitting in the top 4% of Polish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2002), 74 months (2002–2008), 40 months (2008–2012) and 163 months (2012–2025). Recent appearance: MKSS - Krajska soutez A 2025-2026 r10-11. His peak of 2260 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2002).
Competes for Poland since Dec 2022. Awarded FM in 2023 (age 54).
Current rating
2220
Standard
Rpd2128·Blz2126
All-time high
2260
−40 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 33
Jul 2002 · age 33
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#244 · Polish players · of 6,347
Career timeline
15 entries2026
7th Polish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2220
May 2026
2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 54
Feb 2023
2022
Switched federation: BLR → POL
at age 53
Dec 2022
2012
20th Polish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2226
Oct 2012
Inactive for 163 months
paused at 2226 → returned at 2213
Mar 2012
2009
23rd Polish 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2235
Apr 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2226 → 2220
Tournaments
6
8 games
Score
6/ 875.0%
5W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2138 | -3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2751 | +7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 2040 | -4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 2806 | +4.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #27 | 2781 | +4.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #61 | 1328 | -12.6 |
Rankings
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Poland
#244
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#4,959
in continent
World
#7,148
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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