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Radoslaw Wojtaszek – Polish Chess Grandmaster

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Radoslaw Wojtaszek Chess Profile

Radoslaw Wojtaszek is a Polish Chess Grandmaster 13th of January, 1987 at Elblag, Poland. Wojtaszek holds a current FIDE world rating of 2708 with a world ranking of 29, making him one of the few players on the list of Chess Super Grandmasters. For more information on FIDE ratings, see the step-by-step guide on how to get a FIDE rating.

Last Updated: June 6th, 2022

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Full Name: Radoslaw Wojtaszek
Titles: Chess Grandmaster (2005), International master (2003)
Born: January 13, 1987
Place of birth: Elblag, Poland

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World Ranking: 29
Rapid: 2636
Blitz: 2606
Classical: 2708

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Radoslaw Wojtaszek is a Poland chess player with a world rank of thirsty two among all players and twenty-nine among active players. He is the second-best player in Poland but ranked position fifteen in the whole of Europe among all players but position twelve when ranked with active players. He has a blitz of 2606 and a classical standard of 2708. He earned his title of grandmaster in 2005 and the international title in 2003 from FIDE.

Biography

Radoslaw was born in Elblag on the north-central side of Poland in 1987 and is currently thirty-five years and his star sign is the Capricorn. The only sibling, he has is Nikola Wojtaszek and he is married to Alina Kashlinskaya. As of 2020, his acclaimed net worth was between one and three million though currently it is not known to the public. Few details about him are known to the public since he is a person who values his privacy.

Wojtaszek began playing chess as young as five and by six he was capable of winning games with a hundred percent score. The first game he played with grownups was when he was roughly nine. He played many tournaments in his youth as he practiced to be better and also get titles from FIDE which he was able to achieve. Radoslaw has been fortunate enough to be ranked internationally in several tournaments he has taken part in.

The Beginning

Wojtaszek began playing chess at the young age of five years and he was very invested in the game since that age. Radoslaw has managed to read several chess books like My system growing up which may have partly attributed to his success. At 10 years he managed to carry the championship in the Ukrainian tournament for those under ten years. From here he would take part in the chess events held locally but over time his participation in chess slowly declined since he focused on other things like his education.

When he was sixteen years, he started practicing to better his chess and he would do this for six to eight hours a day. Radoslaw would go through his games to see his weak points and where he can add some new tricks.2004 was when he played in the under eighteen tournaments for European youths and the Chess championship for the word and manage to secure a win in both. He participated in the chess championship held for Poland in 2005 and earned a victory. He was part of the team representing Poland in the chess Olympiad hosted in Turin where they secured nine wins out of the eleven.

Wojtaszek also went ahead and carried the rapid chess championship in Europe.2009 was when he emerged second place in the championship in Poland where he tied with Roiz but he got first place in the Lublin grandmaster championships in the same year. Radoslaw held first to fifth place with Luke, Igor, Eduardas, and Pavel in the thirty-ninth Rilton cup in 2010 and also emerged second in the championships in Poland the same year. His participation in the Zurich Christmas opening in 2013 was marked by a clear win.

He also became the runner-up in the championships for Poland in 2014. The biel tournament for grandmasters had him placed as number two.2019 was when he managed to go through to the Grand Prix by fide for once. Another victory he secured was in the Biel festival for chess in 2020 and this year he has played in the Grand Prix for FIDE.

Achievements

Radoslaw has won tournaments from a young age like in the 2004 European championship for youths and the chess Olympiad which was carried out in Turin (2009).2010 was when he earned the victory in the fourth san Juan tournament which was an international. Wojtaszek secured the 2014 Poland championships and also in 2016. Other tournaments he shined in are the Dortmund championship in 2009 and the Biel festival for chess 2020. He has also been recognized as an international master and grandmaster by Fide in 2003 and 2005 respectively.

His talent for the game of Chess was showcased on an international level when he won the U-18 World Youth Chess Championship in 2004, in addition to winning the Cracovia Open in the same year.

 

Did you enjoy reading about Radoslaw Wojtaszek? If you did, you might be interesting in reading other player profiles such as Bobby Fischer, Daniil Dubov, and Hans Niemann.

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