Maciej Klekowski (born 5 September 1992) is a Polish chess Grandmaster (GM) (2020).
| Maciej Klekowski | |
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 Maciej Klekowski in 2021 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Born | 5 September 1992 Częstochowa, Poland |
| Title | Grandmaster (2020) |
| FIDE rating | 2463 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2515 (January 2020) |
Biography
editMaciej Klekowski took part in the finals of the Polish Youth Chess Championships many times in various age groups. He achieved the greatest success in 2008 in Łeba, where he won the bronze medal in U16 age group.[1] In 2008, he shared second place (behind Mirosław Grabarczyk) in Open chess tournament in Kołobrzeg, he was also a participant in European Youth Chess Championship in U16 age group in Herceg Novi (27th place).[2] In 2011, Maciej Klekowski won two national chess tournaments, held in Tarnowskie Góry and Chorzów. In 2012, he won the first place in the international chess tournament in Kraków, while in Bydgoszcz he won silver medal in the Polish Blitz Chess Championship.[3] In 2019, Maciej Klekowski repeated this success.[4] In 2014, he won the gold medal of the Polish Academic Chess Championship in Katowice.[5]
Maciej Klekowski has participated twice in the Polish Chess Championships, in which he won a silver medal in 2015.[6]
In 2015, Maciej Klekowski was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title five years later. He achieved the highest rating in his career so far on January 1, 2015, with a rating of 2515.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorów do lat 16 i 18, Łeba 2008". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ European Youth Chess Championship 2008 – Boys U16
- ^ Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Błyskawicznych 2012
- ^ Mistrzostwa Polski 2019 | PZSzach
- ^ Akademickie Mistrzostwa Polski Mężczyzn 17-18.01.2014
- ^ Mistrzostwa Polski Mężczyzn w Szachach 2015 - Szachy w Polsce
- ^ Rating Progress Chart: Klekowski, Maciej.
External links
edit- Maciej Klekowski rating card at FIDE
- Maciej Klekowski player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Maciej Klekowski chess games at 365Chess.com
- Maciej Klekowski - Szachy w Polsce
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