Polish Chess Championship

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Polish chess champions of 2004: from left Iweta Radziewicz, Michal Krasenkow, Monika Socko, Bartlomiej Macieja, Beata Kadziolka and Robert Kempinski Szachowi Mistrzowie Polski 2004.jpg
Polish chess champions of 2004: from left Iweta Radziewicz, Michał Krasenkow, Monika Soćko, Bartłomiej Macieja, Beata Kądziołka and Robert Kempiński

Individual Polish Chess Championship is the most important Polish chess tournament, aiming at selecting the best chess players in Poland. Based on the results of the tournament (mainly), the Polish Chess Federation selects the national and subsequently the olympiad team.

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The first men's championship took place in 1926, and the first women's event in 1935, both in Warsaw. Between the First and the Second World War, four men's finals and two women's took place. After the Second World War, the tournament has taken part annually, with minor exceptions. In most cases, they are round-robin tournaments, where men's groups are of 14-16 players, while the women's are 12 to 14. There were only four Swiss system tournaments in men's tournament history (1975, 1976, 1977, and 1979) and seven in women's (1959, 1965, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978). Twice (1937 men and 1962 women) final tournaments attracted international players, however in 1962 medals were awarded only to Polish women players. Twice women's championship (1960 and 1963) as the Polish crew tournament took place (it is signed by *) in the Winners table).

Winners

#YearCityMen's winner
11926 Warsaw Dawid Przepiórka
21927 Łódź Akiba Rubinstein
31935 Warsaw Ksawery Tartakower
41937 Jurata Ksawery Tartakower
51946 Sopot Bogdan Śliwa
61948 Kraków Kazimierz Makarczyk
71949 Poznań Kazimierz Plater
81950 Bielsko Wiktor Balcarek
91951 Łódź Bogdan Śliwa
101952 Katowice Bogdan Śliwa
111953 Kraków Bogdan Śliwa
121954 Łódź Bogdan Śliwa
131955 Wrocław Józef Gromek
141956 Częstochowa Kazimierz Plater
151957 Warsaw Kazimierz Plater
161959 Łódź Stefan Witkowski
171960 Wrocław Bogdan Śliwa
181961 Katowice Alfred Tarnowski
191962 Poznań Witold Balcerowski
201963 Głuchołazy Jacek Bednarski
211964 Warsaw Zbigniew Doda
221965 Lublin Witold Balcerowski
231966 Rzeszów Jerzy Kostro
241967 Szczecin Zbigniew Doda
251968 Łódź Romuald Grabczewski
261969 Lublin Jerzy Lewi
271970 Piotrków Trybunalski Jerzy Kostro
281971 Poznań Włodzimierz Schmidt
291972 Wrocław Krzysztof Pytel
301973 Gdynia Krzysztof Pytel
311974 Zielona Góra Włodzimierz Schmidt
321975 Poznań Włodzimierz Schmidt
331976 Bydgoszcz Aleksander Sznapik
341977 Piotrków Trybunalski Ryszard Skrobek
351978 Kraków Adam Kuligowski
361979 Tarnów Jan Przewoźnik
371980 Łódź Aleksander Sznapik
381981 Warsaw Włodzimierz Schmidt
391982 Zielona Góra Jan Adamski
401983 Piotrków Trybunalski Zbigniew Szymczak
411984 Poznań Aleksander Sznapik
421985 Gdynia Ignacy Nowak
431986 Bytom Marek Hawełko
441987 Wrocław Robert Kuczyński
451988 Lublin Włodzimierz Schmidt
461989 Słupsk Aleksander Wojtkiewicz
471990 Warsaw Włodzimierz Schmidt
481991 Cetniewo Aleksander Sznapik
491992 Częstochowa Jacek Gdański
501993 Częstochowa Tomasz Markowski
511994 Gdańsk Włodzimierz Schmidt
521995 Warsaw Aleksander Wojtkiewicz
531996 Brzeg Dolny Klaudiusz Urban
541997 Sopot Robert Kempiński
551998 Książ Tomasz Markowski
561999 Polanica-Zdrój Tomasz Markowski
572000 Płock Michał Krasenkow
582001 Warsaw Robert Kempiński
592002 Warsaw Michał Krasenkow
602003 Warsaw Tomasz Markowski
612004 Warsaw Bartłomiej Macieja
622005 Poznań Radosław Wojtaszek
632006 Kraków Mateusz Bartel
642007 Opole Tomasz Markowski
652008 Lublin Bartosz Soćko
662009 Chotowa Bartłomiej Macieja
672010 Warsaw Mateusz Bartel
682011 Warsaw Mateusz Bartel
692012 Warsaw Mateusz Bartel
702013 Chorzów Bartosz Soćko
712014 Warsaw Radosław Wojtaszek
722015 Poznań Grzegorz Gajewski
732016 Poznań Radosław Wojtaszek
742017 Warsaw Kacper Piorun
752018 Warsaw Jan-Krzysztof Duda
762019 Warsaw Kamil Dragun
772020 Warsaw Kacper Piorun
782021 Bydgoszcz Radosław Wojtaszek
792022 Kruszwica Radosław Wojtaszek
802023 Warsaw Bartosz Soćko
812024 Rzeszów Radosław Wojtaszek
#YearCityWomen's winner
11935 Warsaw Regina Gerlecka
21937 Warsaw Regina Gerlecka
31949 Łódź Róża Herman
41950 Toruń Róża Herman
51951 Częstochowa Krystyna Hołuj
61952 Krynica Krystyna Hołuj
71953 Sopot Krystyna Hołuj
81954 Gdańsk Władyslawa Górska
91955 Szczecin Krystyna Hołuj
101956 Lądek-Zdrój Krystyna Hołuj
111957 Polana Krystyna Hołuj
121958 Łódź Henryka Konarkowska
131959 Katowice Krystyna Hołuj
*)1960 Łódź Henryka Konarkowska
141961 Wrocław Apolonia Litwińska
151962 Grudziądz Anna Jurczyńska
*)1963 Myślenice Henryka Konarkowska
161964 Spała Henryka Konarkowska
171965 Łódź Anna Jurczyńska
181966 Koszalin Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska
191967 Kielce Elżbieta Kowalska
201968 Lublin Mirosława Litmanowicz
211969 Poznań Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska
221970 Kielce Bożena Pytel
231971 Piotrków Trybunalski Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska
241972 Lublin Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska
251973 Grudziądz Anna Jurczyńska
261974 Polanica Zdrój Anna Jurczyńska
271975 Wrocław Grażyna Szmacińska
281976 Istebna Grażyna Szmacińska
291977 Cieplice Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska
301978 Elbląg Anna Jurczyńska
311979 Piotrków Trybunalski Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska
321980 Częstochowa Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska
331981 Poznań Grażyna Szmacińska
341982 Warsaw Agnieszka Brustman
351983 Tarnów Grażyna Szmacińska
361984 Konin Agnieszka Brustman
371985 Sandomierz Małgorzata Wiese
381986 Konin Grażyna Szmacińska
391987 Wrocław Agnieszka Brustman
401988 Bielsko-Biała Grażyna Szmacińska
411989 Poznań Joanna Detko
421990 Konin Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska
431991 Lubniewice Czesława Grochot
441992 Świeradów-Zdrój Krystyna Dąbrowska
451993 Lublin Barbara Kaczorowska
461994 Gdańsk Magdalena Gużkowska
471995 Warsaw Monika Bobrowska (Soćko)
481996 Brzeg Dolny Agnieszka Brustman
491997 Cisna Joanna Dworakowska
501998 Sopot Joanna Dworakowska
511999 Wrocław Iweta Radziewicz
522000 Brzeg Dolny Iweta Radziewicz
532001 Brzeg Dolny Joanna Dworakowska
542002 Ostrów Wielkopolski Iweta Radziewicz
552003 Środa Wielkopolska Marta Zielińska (Michna)
562004 Warsaw Monika Soćko
572005 Suwałki Iweta Radziewicz
582006 Trzebinia Jolanta Zawadzka
592007 Barlinek Iweta Radziewicz (Rajlich)
602008 Kraków Monika Soćko
612009 Bogatynia Iweta Rajlich
62 2010 Warsaw Monika Soćko
632011 Warsaw Jolanta Zawadzka
642012 Warsaw Iweta Rajlich
652013 Chorzów Monika Soćko
662014 Warsaw Monika Soćko
672015 Poznań Jolanta Zawadzka
682016 Poznań Monika Soćko
692017 Warsaw Monika Soćko
702018 Warsaw Jolanta Zawadzka
712019 Warsaw Iweta Rajlich
722020 Ostrow Wielkopolski Karina Cyfka
732021 Bydgoszcz Klaudia Kulon
742022 Kruszwica Michalina Rudzińska
752023 Warsaw Michalina Rudzińska
762024 Rzeszów Alina Kashlinskaya

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