Romuald Grabczewski (7 February 1932 – 20 August 2005) was a Polish
chess player who won the
Polish Chess Championship in 1968. He received the
FIDE title of International Master (IM) in 1972.
Chess career
In 1950 Grabczewski won bronze medal in Polish Junior Chess Championship. From 1953 to 1977 Grabczewski played sixteen times in the Polish Chess Championship's finals, and in 1968 he won tournament in
Łódź. In 1966 he won silver medal in first Polish
Fast Chess
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Championship. Grabczewski was a multiple medalist in Polish Team Chess Championship, including nine gold medals.
Grabczewski took part in more than twenty international tournaments. He won tournament in
Eksjö (1974), stayed in third place in Warsaw (1961),
Lublin
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(1971),
Marina Romea
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(1978), and stayed in fourth place in
Dubna (1971).
Romuald Grabczewski played for Poland in
Chess Olympiads:
OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Romuald Grąbczewski
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* In 1968, at second reserve board in the 18th Chess Olympiad
The 18th Chess Olympiad ( it, Le 18º Olimpiadi degli scacchi), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as seve ...
in Lugano (+2, =4, -1).
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1932 births
2005 deaths
Polish chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
Chess International Masters
Chess players from Warsaw
20th-century chess players
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