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MJ
Malek, Jan
GM🇵🇱FIDE 21864080· Male· Poland· Born in 2007
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Jan Malek, a 19-year-old Polish Grandmaster, is rated 2560 — his current career high and ranked 1st among Polish players under 20, and 263rd worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 96 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TIPOS Sachova Extraliga 2025 2026 R9-11, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and 83. Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach. Also played 1 rapid (including Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow w Szachach Szybkich 2025 - grupa C18) and 3 blitz events (including Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025) recently. He reached World #263 in May 2026.
Awarded GM in 2025 (age 18) and IM in 2024 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #16 in U20, World #6 in U18, World #21 in U16, World #100 in U14 and #17 and #34 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
2560
Standard
Rpd2290·Blz2404
All-time high
2560
at best
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
98
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
96 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Polish players under 20 · of 461
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Peak Polish rank: #5
at age 19 · rated 2560
May 2026
Peak World rank: #263
at age 19 · rated 2560
May 2026
16th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2560
May 2026
All-time peak 2560
at age 19
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 18
Aug 2025
6th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2516
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Open International d'Aix en Provence - Trophee Dole 2025 - Tournoi Masters (p2100 elo)perf 2754 (+228) · 7.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
Open International d'Aix en Provence - Trophee Dole 2025 - Tournoi Masters (p2100 elo) · Jul 2025 · +7.0 Elo
Best comeback
Open International d'Aix en Provence - Trophee Dole 2025 - Tournoi Masters (p2100 elo)finished #1 (seeded #29 of 50)
Evolution
+55
2505 → 2560
Tournaments
14
87 games
Score
56/ 8764.4%
41W30D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #28 | 3193 | +6.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/11 | #31 | 2643 | +17.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2542 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 3240 | +12.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #20 | 2590 | +2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #96 | 1744 | -9.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #17 | 2538 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2646 | +13.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #104 | 1644 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #72 | 2578 | +7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSzymon Malinowski
🇵🇱POL·2049
+15 −16 =0
31 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPatryk TrzebinskiCM
🇵🇱POL·2132
+16 −6 =2
24 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJan KlimkowskiGM
🇵🇱POL·2514
+6 −6 =3
15 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsKarol Dembicki
🇵🇱POL·1845
+12 −3 =0
15 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsMichal Janusiewicz
🇵🇱POL·1647
+10 −2 =2
14 games·last met Jun 2022
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Rankings
/
Poland
#5
out of 10,756 players
Europe
#146
in continent
World
#263
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Poland
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