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Szpalek, Martin
🇨🇿FIDE 383163· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1974
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Martin Szpalek, a 52-year-old Czech player, is rated 1551 — just 5 short of his peak of 1556 (Feb 2026, age 52). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2015–2017) and 25 months (2017–2019). Recent appearances: MKSS - Krajska soutez C 2025-2026 r2-3 and Ostravsky konik 2025 - FIDE open C. Also played 5 rapid events (including Ostrava K-TRIO Open 2026) recently.
Current rating
1551
Standard
Rpd1533·Blz—
All-time high
1556
−5 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 52
Feb 2026 · age 52
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,034
#165,034 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1556
at age 52 · −5 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+318 Elo)
1217 → 1535
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 50
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 50
Mar 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 45
Aug 2019
2017
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1319 → returned at 1309
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1551 → 1551
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #66 | 1564 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4.5/7 | #43 | 1735 | +19.0 |
Rankings
/
Czech Republic
#5,114
out of 6,368 players
Europe
#107,425
in continent
World
#165,011
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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