Robert Kuczyński

Robert Kuczyński (born 17 April 1966) is a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1987. FIDE Grandmaster (1993).

Robert Kuczyński
Kuczyński in 2008
CountryPoland
Born (1966-04-17) 17 April 1966
Jelenia Góra, Poland
TitleGrandmaster (1993)
FIDE rating2484 (October 2023)
Peak rating2530 (January 1993)

Chess career

Robert Kuczyński twice won the Polish Junior Chess Championship: U-18 in 1980 (Chełmno), and U-20 in 1985 (Wrocław). From 1985 to 2001 he played sixteen times in the Polish Chess Championship's finals. He won gold (1987),[1] two silver (1988, 1989) and two bronze (1986, 1993) medals. In Polish Team Chess Championships Kuczyński won eight medals: seven gold (1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001) and silver (1998).[2] He was awarded the International Master title in 1986 and Grandmaster title in 1993.

In 1986 Kuczyński achieved great success, winning the young master's tournament in Oakham (before Viswanathan Anand).[3] In 1991, shared second place (with Oleg Romanishin) in Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica-Zdrój.[4] In 1994 Kuczyński won tournament in Legnica,[5] and in 1999 shared first place in the Swiss-system tournament in Görlitz.[6]

Robert Kuczyński played for Poland in Chess Olympiads:[7]

Robert Kuczyński played for Poland in European Team Chess Championship:[8]

  • In 1989, at third board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship in Haifa (+2, =1, -4),
  • In 1992, won individual bronze medal at third board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship in Debrecen (+3, =6, -0).

References

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