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KM
Kurzawa, Marcin
🇵🇱FIDE 21824150· Male· Poland· Born in 1967
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Marcin Kurzawa, a 59-year-old Polish player, is rated 1524. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 22 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: Wroclaw SENIOR Open - Festiwal Szachowy Adolfa Anderssena 2025 and XXI MIEDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL SZACHOWY PERLA BALTYKU - GRUPA C. He took a 17-month break between Jan 2016 and Jul 2017. His peak of 1557 was reached at age 57 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1524
Standard
Rpd1625·Blz—
All-time high
1557
−33 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57
Mar 2024 · age 57
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#176,408
#176,408 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+283 Elo)
1269 → 1552
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 57
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 57
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1557
at age 57 · −33 from today
Mar 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 52
Jun 2019
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1530 → 1524
Tournaments
2
23 games
Score
5/ 2321.7%
4W8D11L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsHenryk Karamucki1,548·Wroclaw SENIOR Open - Festiwal Szachowy Adolfa Anderssena 2025·R5·+10.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKarol Cieslak1,472·KROL TUMSKIEGO WZGORZA 2026 - Plock Chess Festival FIDE Standard B·R6·-11.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/8 | #19 | 1560 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/9 | #75 | 1517 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdrian Pawlak
🇵🇱POL·1470
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsBogdan Racinowski
🇵🇱POL·1621
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsJaroslaw Rajtar
🇵🇱POL·1743
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsBartlomiej Hladun
🇵🇱POL·1781
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsPawel Juraszek
🇵🇱POL·1496
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2018
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Rankings
/
Poland
#4,893
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#112,912
in continent
World
#176,369
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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