Mirosław Grabarczyk

Mirosław Grabarczyk (born 3 January 1971) is a Polish chess Grandmaster (2002).

Mirosław Grabarczyk
Mirosław Grabarczyk, Warsaw 2014
CountryPoland
Born (1971-01-03) 3 January 1971
Płock, Poland
TitleGrandmaster (2002)
Peak rating2525 (01.07.1996)

Chess career

Mirosław Grabarczyk has been one of the leading Polish chess players since the 1990s. In 1993 and 1995 he finished second in the Polish Chess Championship.[1] He won the Polish Blitz Chess Championship in 1994 and finished third in this event in 1993 and 2013. He finished second in the Polish Rapid Chess championship in 1995. He has also competed successfully in several Polish Team Chess Championships.[2]

In 1996 Mirosław Grabarczyk won two international tournaments in Polanica-Zdrój and Police. In 2009 he shared third place in the Scandinavian Open in Copenhagen.[3] In 2014 he won the International Chess Championship Malopolska seniors and juniors in Kraków.[4]

Mirosław Grabarczyk played for Poland in the European Team Chess Championship:[5]

  • In 1997, at fourth board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship in Pula (+2, =5, -2),
  • In 2001, at reserve board in the 13th European Team Chess Championship in León (+0, =3, -0).

Personal life

His brother Bogdan Grabarczyk is also a well-known chess player who holds the FIDE International Master title (1998).[6] In 1994 Bogdan Grabarczyk finished second in the Polish Championship.

References
  1. Medaliści Mistrzostw Polski w Szachach
  2. OlimpBase :: Polish Team Chess Championship :: Mirosław Grabarczyk
  3. "Scandinavian Open 2009". Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  4. Międzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Małopolski Seniorów i Juniorów, Grupa A, 2014
  5. OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Mirosław Grabarczyk
  6. FIDE: Grabarczyk, Bogdan
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