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Polish Blitz Chess Championship
The Polish Blitz Chess Championship is a chess competition held annually in Poland. Medal winners Men Medal winners Women References {{Chess national championships Chess national championships Women's chess national championships Chess in Poland Recurring events established in 1966 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canting arms, canting, as it depicts a boat ( in Polish language, Polish), which alludes to the city's name. As of 2022, Łódź has a population of 670,642 making it the country's List of cities and towns in Poland, fourth largest city. Łódź was once a small settlement that first appeared in 14th-century records. It was granted city rights, town rights in 1423 by Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło and it remained a private town of the Kuyavian bishops and clergy until the late 18th century. In the Second Partition of Poland in 1793, Łódź was annexed to Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia before becoming part of the Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw; the city joined Congress Poland, a Russian Empire, Russian client state, at the 1815 Congress of Vien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignacy Nowak
Ignacy Tadeusz Nowak (12 January 1949 – 10 January 2024) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1985. Nowak achieved the rank of FIDE Master in 1983. Life and career From 1971 to 1990, Nowak participated in the Polish Chess Championships twelve times. In 1985 in Gdynia he shared first/third place, and then won an additional tournament in Warsaw, a half point ahead of Jan Adamski. In the Polish Team Chess Championship, Nowak represented the Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ... chess club twice in 1985 and 1988 and won the team event. Nowak also won the Polish Blitz Championships twice in 1973 and 1987. From 1999 he was not involved in serious chess tournaments. Nowak died on 10 January 2024, at the age of 74. References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Łuczak
Andrzej Łuczak (born 5 December 1948) is a Polish chess International Master (1979) and scientist (mathematician). Chess career In 1967, Andrzej Łuczak won a silver medal in Wisła in the Polish Junior Chess Championship in U20 age group. Twice (in 1977 and 1979) he played in Swiss-system tournament finals of Polish Chess Championship, without achieving significant successes. In 1981, Andrzej Łuczak won a silver medal in Bydgoszcz in Polish Blitz Chess Championship Andrzej Łuczak won four medals in Polish Team Chess Championships (all in the colors of the chess club ''Start Łódź''): gold (Kraków 1965), two silver ( Wisła 1963, Warsaw 1966) and bronze (Częstochowa 1964). He was also a three-time medalist of the Polish Blitz Chess Team Championships: gold in the colors of chess club ''Start'' (Poznań] 1970) and twice in the colors of chess club ''Anilana Łódź'' – gold (Bydgoszcz 1987) and silver (Katowice 1988). In 1975 Andrzej Łuczak won the ''open'' tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Kubień
Jerzy Kubień (24 April 1953 – 7 October 2022) was a Polish chess FIDE Master (1982). Chess career In 1971, in Zielona Góra Jerzy Kubień won Polish Junior Chess Championship in U20 age group. In 1977 and 1979 he played twice in Swiss-system tournament finals of the Polish Chess Championships, taking 37th and 49th place respectively. Jerzy Kubień competed many times in the Polish Blitz Chess Championships, achieving the greatest success in 1980 in Kalisz, where he won the silver medal. He participated in Polish Team Chess Championships. In 1991, in Poznań, Jerzy Kubień won the Polish Team Blitz Chess Championship with the chess club ''AZS Politechnika Wrocław''. In 1994, he took 2nd place (behind Robert Kuczyński) in the Blitz Chess Adolf Anderssen memorial in Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Tomaszewski
Roman Tomaszewski (born 16 May 1960) is a Polish chess International Master (1984). Chess career In 1977 Roman Tomaszewski won the Polish Youth Chess Championship in U18 age group. In 1978 he won the international chess tournament in Jelenia Góra, won the bronze medal Polish Blitz Chess Championship and represented Poland at the World Junior Chess Championship in Graz. Roman Tomaszewski played for Poland in the World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship: * In 1981, at third board in the 3rd World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship in Graz (+1, =5, -3). In the mid 1980s Roman Tomaszewski was one of the top Polish chess players, which he confirmed in Polish Chess Championship in Wrocław, winning the title of vice-champion of Poland (tournament won Robert Kuczyński). In total (in the years 1979–1988) he appeared six times in the final tournaments of national chess championship. He performed twice (in 1980 and 1987) in memorials Akiba Rubinstein in Polanica-Zdrój. In 1983, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalisz
(The oldest city of Poland) , image_skyline = , image_caption = ''Top:'' Town Hall, Former "Calisia" Piano Factory''Middle:'' Courthouse, "Gołębnik" tenement''Bottom:'' Aerial view of the Kalisz Old Town , image_flag = POL Kalisz flag.svg , flag_border = no , image_shield = POL Kalisz COA.svg , pushpin_map = Poland Greater Poland Voivodeship#Poland , pushpin_relief = 1 , pushpin_label_position = bottom , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Voivodeships of Poland, Voivodeship , subdivision_name1 = , subdivision_type2 = Powiat, County , subdivision_name2 = ''city-county'' , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Krystian Kinastowski , established_title = Established , established_date = 9th century , established_title3 = Town rights , established_date3 = after 1268 , area_total_km2 = 69.42 , population_as_of = 31 December 2021 , population_total = 97,905 (List of cities and towns in Poland, 38th) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldemar Świć
Waldemar Świć (born 10 March 1953) is a Polish chess FIDE Master (1979). Biography In the years 1975–1984 Waldemar Świć participated in the men's Polish Chess Championships seven times, achieving the best result in 1978 in Kraków, where he shared 3rd-5th place (together with Włodzimierz Schmidt and Jan Adamski). He is a four-time medalist of the Polish Blitz Chess Championship: gold (Katowice 1982, after winning the play-off with Artur Sygulski), silver (Legnica 1992) and twice bronze (Częstochowa 1977 and Kalisz 1980). Waldemar Świć won three medals in Polish Team Chess Championship, all in the colors of the chess club ''Anilana Łódź'': two silver (Ciechocinek 1976, Katowice 1977) and bronze (Augustów 1975). He was also a five-time medalist of Polish Team Blitz Chess Championship: gold (Legnica 1992, in the colors of chess club ''Hetman Gryfów Śląski'', silver (Katowice 1988, Anilana Łódź) and three times bronze ( Kalisz 1979, ''Anilana Łódź''; Kali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Częstochowa
Częstochowa ( , ; german: Tschenstochau, Czenstochau; la, Czanstochova) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (administrative division) since 1999, and was previously the capital of the Częstochowa Voivodeship (1975–1998). However, Częstochowa is historically part of the Lesser Poland region, not of Silesia, and before 1795, it belonged to the Kraków Voivodeship. Częstochowa is located in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. It is the largest economic, cultural and administrative hub in the northern part of the Silesian Voivodeship. The city is known for the famous Pauline monastery of Jasna Góra, which is the home of the Black Madonna painting, a shrine to the Virgin Mary. Every year, millions of pilgrims from all over the world come to Częstochowa to see it. The city also was home to the Jewish Frankist movement in the late 18th and the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zbigniew Księski
Zbigniew Księski (1 January 1954 – 26 May 2018) was a Polish chess International Master (1985). Chess career In 1974, in Grudziądz, Zbigniew Księski won the Polish Junior Chess Championship in U20 age group. In the same year, he also took second place in the international junior chess tournament in Ploiești. In Polish Chess Championships he made his debut in 1975. Until 1984, Zbigniew Księski appeared in Polish Chess Championship final tournaments eight times, achieving the best results in the years 1980 (Łódź, 5th place), 1982 (Zielona Góra, 5th place) and 1983 ( Piotrków Trybunalski, 4th place). Twice (Piotrków Trybunalski 1976, Bydgoszcz 1987) Zbigniew Księski won silver medals in Polish Blitz Chess Championships. He also won medals in Polish Team Chess Championship with chess club ''FKS Avia Świdnik'': gold (1982), 2 silver (1979, 1980) and bronze (1981). Zbigniew Księski has competed in international and national chess tournaments many times, achieving suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Sznapik
Aleksander Sznapik (born 10 February 1951, Warsaw) is a Polish chess International Master. He won four times Polish Chess Championships (1976, 1980, 1984 and 1991) and was a Sub-Champion in 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978 and 1981. He won at Warsaw 1979 and shared first at Copenhagen (Politiken Cup) in 1984 and 1989, shared second at Biel Masters Open Tournament 1987 (Lev Gutman won). Sznapik represented Poland in nine Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and ...s (in 1972, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992), thrice playing on first board. He was awarded the International Master title in 1977. References External links * 1951 births Living people Sportspeople from Warsaw Polish chess players Chess International Masters {{poland-chess- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piotrków Trybunalski
Piotrków Trybunalski (; also known by #Etymology, alternative names), often simplified to Piotrków, is a city in central Poland with 71,252 inhabitants (2021). It is the second-largest city situated in the Łódź Voivodeship. Previously, it was the capital of an independent Piotrków Voivodeship (1975–1998); it is now the capital of Piotrków County. Founded in the late Middle Ages, Piotrków was once a Royal city in Poland, royal city and an important place in Polish history; the first Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, parliament sitting was held here in the 15th century. It then became the seat of a Crown Tribunal, the highest court of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The city also hosted one of Poland's oldest History of Jews in Poland, Jewish communities, which was entirely destroyed by the Holocaust. The old town in Piotrków features many historical and architectural monuments, including tenements, churches, synagogues and the medieval Piotrków Trybuna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Konikowski
Jerzy Konikowski (born 24 January 1947, in Bytom, Poland) is a Polish–German chess master, problemist and author. He was a Polish national team trainer in 1978–1981 (the Polish Women's national team won bronze medal in the 9th Women's Chess Olympiad at La Valletta 1980). In 1981, he emigrated to West Germany. Since 1982, he worked at the Dortmund University of Technology as a chemist. In Germany he trained many young players, among others – Arkadij Naiditsch. His name is attached to the Konikowski-Hardy Gambit in the Ruy Lopez, Cordel Defence (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 d5!?). Awarded the FIDE Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating an ... title in 1983. References External links Home Page of Jerzy KonikowskiBlog of Jerzy Konikowski* Chessgames.comChe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
