Paweł Teclaf (born 18 June 2003) is a Polish chess player. He was awarded the titles of

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in 2019, and Grandmaster in 2023. He qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021 where he was defeated by Gukesh D in the first round. In December 2021, he became a media sensation after a video of him went viral at the

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. In the video, Teclaf played against GM

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, blundered into a mating net and fell off his chair due to disappointment from the loss. He became known as the chair boy.

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Paweł Teclaf
chess games at 365Chess.com *

Viral video of teclaf on youtube {{DEFAULTSORT:Teclaf, Pawel 2003 births Living people Polish chess players Chess Grandmasters People from Kartuzy