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Zalega, Maciej

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

67

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#12

#12 · Polish players under 20 · of 452

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
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. A
perf 2378 (+109) · 4.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs David GavrilescuGM 2,545

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/11#2642266+10.2
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/4#261918-23.0
Swiss
Feb 20264/4#42504-12.0
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/9#472282+38.8
Swiss
Dec 20254.5/5#12378+34.0
Swiss
Nov 20257.5/9#12197+26.8
Worst Elo result: X TSz o Puchar Ziemi Podkarpackiej - grupa A (-23.0 Elo, finished #26).

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Rankings

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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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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,552
8
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2,549
9
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2,548
10
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2,547
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207🇵🇱Zalega, Maciej2,243
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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4181🇵🇱Zalega, Maciej2,243
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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6122🇵🇱Zalega, Maciej2,243