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Szpalek, Martin

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FIDEFIDE 383163· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1974

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Martin Szpalek, a 52-year-old Czech player, is rated 1554 — just 2 short of his peak of 1556 (Feb 2026, age 52). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 9 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Ostravsky konik 2026 C and MKSS - Krajska soutez C 2025-2026 r2-3. Also played 5 rapid events (including Ostrava K-TRIO Open 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2015–2017) and 25 months (2017–2019).

Current rating

1554

Standard

Rpd1533·Blz—

All-time high

1556

−2 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 52

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#164,719

#164,719 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
All-time peak 1556
at age 52 · −2 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tobias Jordan 1,564
MKSS - Krajska soutez C 2025-2026 r2-3 · Nov 2025 · +0.4 Elo
Evolution
+2
1552 → 1554
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSamuel Turek1,458·Ostravsky konik 2026 C·R7·+7.3
2.[W]vsJaroslav Kubala1,425·Ostravsky konik 2026 C·R2·+6.4
3.[D]vsTobias Jordan1,564·MKSS - Krajska soutez C 2025-2026 r2-3·R3·+0.4
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsZbynek Lavicka1,617·Ostravsky konik 2026 C·R9·-8.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ostravsky konik 2026 C
Open Swiss
May 20265/4#512288+3.2
MKSS - Krajska soutez C 2025-2026 r2-3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#661564+0.4

Rankings

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Czech Republic
#5,104
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#107,433
in continent
World
#164,698
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Czech Republic
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,525
6
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2,508
7
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2,503
8
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2,501
9
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2,489
10
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2,487
...
5104🇨🇿Szpalek, Martin1,554
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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10
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2,713
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107433🇨🇿Szpalek, Martin1,554
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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164698🇨🇿Szpalek, Martin1,554