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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).
Jan Przewoźnik | |
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Country | Poland |
Born | (1957-09-16)16 September 1957 Katowice, Poland |
Died | 31 July 2023(2023-07-31) (aged 65) |
Title | International Master (1985) |
Peak rating | 2433 (October 2001) |
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]
- In 1980, at second reserve board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta (+1, =1, -2).
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]
Jan Przewoźnik died on 31 July 2023, at the age of 65.[6]
- "Ś.† P. Jan Przewoźnik (1957–2023)". pzszach.pl. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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- Jan Przewoznik player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Jan Przewoźnik player profile at 365chess.com