Zbigniew Pakleza (born 5 December 1986) is a Polish

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Grandmaster and a

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Chess career

Zbigniew Pakleza is a multiple medalist of the Polish Junior Chess Championship: 2002 (U16) - silver, 2001 (U16) - bronze. He represented Poland at the

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and

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. In 2002 won bronze medal in European Youth Chess Championship (U16) in

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. In 2004 won the team gold medal at the Polish Junior Team Chess Championships. In 2007 shared 1st place (with

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) in

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. In 2007 and 2008 shared 1st place in ''Open'' tournaments in

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. Zbigniew Pakleza has also competed successfully in several Polish Team Chess Championships (individual gold in 2008 and bronze in 2006, 2007). In 2014 shared 1st place in

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