Juzefs Petkēvičs (Polish: Józef Pietkiewicz, Russian: Ю́зеф Изодо́рович Петке́вич; 19 December 1940 – 1 May 2024) was a Latvian chess Grandmaster

Juzefs Petkēvičs
Country Soviet Union
 Latvia
Born(1940-12-19)19 December 1940
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR
Died1 May 2024(2024-05-01) (aged 83)
Riga, Latvia
TitleGrandmaster (2002)
World ChampionWorld Senior Champion, 2002
Peak rating2465 (January 1988)

Biography

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Born into a Polish family (his uncle was a Catholic bishop),[1] he came first in the Riga Championship of 1967, winning all thirteen games.[2] He tied for 1st-3rd at Pärnu 1967. He thrice shared 1st in Latvian Chess Championship (1969, 1974, 1985).[3][4]

Petkēvičs played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:

At Naumburg in 2002, he won the 12th World Senior Chess Championship.[6]

Petkēvičs was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1980, and the GM title in 2002.

Petkēvičs died in Riga on 1 May 2024, at the age of 83.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Pan Józef Archived 29 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "22.12.2005 - Juzefs Petkēvičs - bezbailīgais uzbrucējs". www.latchess.lv. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Russian Chess Base". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Russian Chess Base
  5. ^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
  6. ^ TeleSchach / Senioren Weltmeisterschaft
  7. ^ Mūžībā devies Juzefs Petkēvičs
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