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Zalega, Maciej
🇵🇱FIDE 21858284· Male· Poland· Born in 2007
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Maciej Zalega, a 19-year-old Polish player, is rated 2243 — just 26 short of his peak of 2269 (Jan 2026, age 19) and ranked 12th among Polish players under 20, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2093 and 2269 over the past 2 years. 58 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, X TSz o Puchar Ziemi Podkarpackiej - grupa A, and ZIMOWY turniej klasyfikacyjny na I kategorie i kandydata na mistrza FIDE. Also played 15 rapid (including Akademickie Mistrzostwa Polski 2026 - Turniej Druzynowy) and 5 blitz events (including Mokate Blitz Tournament - XIII Katowice Chess Festival) recently.
At junior level, he reached #9, #12, #6, #13, #16, #25 and #23 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2243
Standard
Rpd2089·Blz2088
All-time high
2269
−26 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 19
Jan 2026 · age 19
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Polish players under 20 · of 452
Career timeline
18 entries2026
9th Polish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2268
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2269
at age 19 · −26 from today
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
12th Polish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2245
Feb 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 18
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
VII Szachowe Mikolajki z Krakowskim Klubem Szachistow - gr. Aperf 2378 (+109) · 4.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+46
2197 → 2243
Tournaments
8
59 games
Score
37/ 5962.7%
28W18D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKrzysztof ZarnowskiCM2,179·XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa A·R7·+19.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMariusz Darowicki2,025·XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa A·R1·-29.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/11 | #264 | 2266 | +10.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #26 | 1918 | -23.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #4 | 2504 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #47 | 2282 | +38.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2378 | +34.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2197 | +26.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKacper Jaskiewicz
🇵🇱POL·1994
+4 −2 =5
11 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsJakub Janeczko
🇵🇱POL·2229
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsAntoni RosaCM
🇵🇱POL·2239
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPiotr Stepinski
🇵🇱POL·2137
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDawid Kozera
🇵🇱POL·1985
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Poland
#207
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#4,181
in continent
World
#6,122
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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