Marcin Szeląg
Marcin Szeląg is a Polish chess International Master. He lives in Poland.
Chess career
Marcin Szeląg has played many times in the finals of the Polish Youth Chess Championships, European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in various age groups. He won the Polish Youth Chess champion title twice. In 1997, he also achieved his greatest success on the international youth chess arena, taking 5th place at the World Youth Chess Championship in U16 age group.In 2001, Marcin Szeląg won with chess club KS "Pocztowiec" a bronze medal at the Polish Team Chess Championship in Głogów. In 2003, he won the Swiss-system tournament in Poznań and shared the 1st place in Zug. In 2004, he took first place in the Open chess tournament in Kożuchów and shared 3rd place in the next tournament in Poznań. In 2005, he shared the 2nd place in the Cracovia 2004/05 festival in Kraków, made his debut in Poznań in the final of the Polish Chess Championship and taking 14th place, and won the Open chess tournament in Poznań. In 2006, he achieved great success, sharing the 2nd place in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open. He also shared 1st place in the next international chess tournament held in Poznań. In 2007, he shared the 2nd place in Kraków and once again shared the 1st place in Poznań, while in 2010 he won in Poznań.
In 2016, Marcin Szeląg won Akiba Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica-Zdrój.
Marcin Szeląg achieved the highest rating in his career so far on May 1, 2013, with a score of 2,501 points, he was then 30th among Polish chess players.