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Smetek, Michal
🇵🇱FIDE 21041407· Male· Poland· Born in 2006
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Michal Smetek, a 20-year-old Polish player, is rated 2144 — just 19 short of his peak of 2163 (Sep 2025, age 19) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2075 and 2163 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A, Szachy w Ustroniu lacza pokolenia 2025 - Turniej Masters, and Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial -group A. Also played 9 rapid (including Grodziski Festiwal Szachowy OPEN 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #25, #24 and #49 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2144
Standard
Rpd2191·Blz2131
All-time high
2163
−19 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 19
Sep 2025 · age 19
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,701 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
25th Polish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2163
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2163
at age 19 · −19 from today
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
24th Polish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2157
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Sep 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2144 → 2144
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
9.5/ 2243.2%
6W7D9L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsSwara Lakshmi S NairWFM2,138·Szachy w Ustroniu lacza pokolenia 2025 - Turniej Masters·R7·+9.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/5 | #144 | 2003 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #16 | 2249 | +28.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/8 | #73 | 2099 | -10.4 |
Worst Elo result: XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A (-19.2 Elo, finished #144).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan KokoszczynskiFM
🇵🇱POL·2231
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMaciej MalikCM
🇵🇱POL·2183
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsSzymon Pancewicz
🇵🇱POL·2126
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJakub Janeczko
🇵🇱POL·2229
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsWitold Szymkiewicz
🇵🇱POL·2119
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
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Poland
#360
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#8,390
in continent
World
#11,701
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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