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Matul, Sebastian
🇵🇱INACTIVEFIDE 21839395· Male· Poland· Born in 1973
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Sebastian Matul, a 53-year-old Polish player, is rated 1918 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Oct 2022 and Mar 2024. Also played 2 rapid (including TSQ Chess Masters Rapid 2025) and 2 blitz events (including AREK BLITZ Final 2024-25) recently.
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd1880·Blz1921
All-time high
1918
at best
Jul 2025 · age 52
Jul 2025 · age 52
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,725
#43,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
52nd Polish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1918
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1918
at age 52
Jul 2025
100 career games
at age 52
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+145 Elo)
1769 → 1914
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1769 → returned at 1861
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1918 → 1918
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #19 | 1908 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRadoslaw Swiderski
🇵🇱POL·2111
+5 −13 =5
23 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRafal SzyszyloCM
🇵🇱POL·2156
+2 −9 =4
15 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsDaniel Pyra
🇵🇱POL·1695
+0 −0 =14
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAleksander CzerwonskiIM
🇵🇱POL·2253
+0 −11 =3
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsArkadiusz Wodniczak
🇵🇱POL·1988
+3 −1 =9
13 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#1,107
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#32,302
in continent
World
#43,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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