Łukasz Jarmuła (born 10 November 1998) is a Polish
chess
Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...
Grandmaster (GM) (2021).
Biography
Łukasz Jarmuła started in the individual Polish Youth Chess Championships in 2010 in
Wisła
Wisła (; ; ) is a town in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, with a population of about 11,132 (2019), near the border with the Czech Republic. It is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range in the historical region of ...
, where he took 6th place. He won the medals of the Polish Youth Chess Championships four times: gold in
Szczyrk
Szczyrk (; ; ) is a town in the Beskid Śląski mountains of southern Poland, situated in the valley of the Żylica river. It is part of the Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously being part of the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975–1 ...
in 2013 in U16 age group, silver in
Jastrzębia Góra in 2014 in U16 age group, silver in
Karpacz in 2015 in U18 age group and gold in
Szklarska Poręba
Szklarska Poręba () is a town in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. The town has a population of around 6,500. It is a popular ski resort.
An important regional and national centre for mountain hiking, cycli ...
in 2016 in U18 age group.
Łukasz Jarmuła was also a five-time silver medalist of the Polish Youth Rapid Chess Championships (Warsaw 2010 - U12 age group, Warsaw 2012 - U14 age group,
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...
2014 - U16 age group, Katowice 2015 - U18 age group and Koszalin 2016 - U18 age group) and a five-time medalist of the Polish Youth Blitz Chess Championships (including gold in Warsaw 2012 - U14 age group and Wrocław 2014 - U16 age group). He represented Poland at
World Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship is a FIDE-organized worldwide chess competition for boys and girls under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18. History
Twelve world champions are crowned every year. Since 2015 (OR 2016), the event has been s ...
(5 times),
European Youth Chess Championship
The European Youth Chess Championship is organized by the European Chess Union (ECU) in groups under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 years old. History
The first tournament was held in 1991, and the under 8 category was introduced in 2007.
Until 2002 t ...
(2 times), achieving the best result in 2016 in
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...
(4th place at the European Youth Chess Championship in U18 age group). Łukasz Jarmuła managed to win the tournament once: 2011 in Warsaw (97th YMCA Autumn 2011-B). In 2017, he participated in
Polish Chess Championship
Individual Polish Chess Championship is the most important Polish chess tournament, aiming at selecting the best chess players in Poland. Based on the results of the tournament (mainly), the Polish Chess Federation selects the national and subsequ ...
. In 2018, Łukasz Jarmuła won Polish Team Chess Championship with chess club ''WASKO Hetman GKS Katowice''.
Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach 2018
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In 2015, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title six years later.
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GM Łukasz Jarmuła
1998 births
Living people
Chess players from Warsaw
Chess Grandmasters
Polish chess players
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