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Jan Przewoźnik

Jan Przewoźnik

Polish chess player (1957–2023)


Jan Przewoźnik (16 September 1957 – 31 July 2023) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1979 and became FIDE International Master (1985).

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Chess career

From 1976 to 1992, Przewoźnik played seven times in the Polish Chess Championship's finals. In 1979 he won title in Tarnów. Przewoźnik was a multiple medalist in Polish Team Chess Championship, including six gold medals. [1] He shared first place in international tournament in Helsinki (1991)[2] and second place in Nałęczów (1986).[3]

Przewoźnik played for Poland in Chess Olympiads:[4]

Psychology

Przewoźnik graduated Faculty of Psychology from Catholic University of Lublin (1984). Despite a high level of chess, he worked as a business consultant in psychology. In March 2014 Przewoźnik defended Doctor degree thesis "Thinking strategies in complex chess game situations".[5]

Death

Jan Przewoźnik died on 31 July 2023, at the age of 65.[6]


References

  1. "Ś.† P. Jan Przewoźnik (1957–2023)". pzszach.pl. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

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