Joanna Worek

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Joanna Worek
Joanna Worek EchT 2013.jpg
Worek in 2013
CountryPoland
Czech Republic
Born (1986-01-23) 23 January 1986 (age 38)
Pszczyna, Poland
Title Woman Grandmaster (2013)
Peak rating 2363 (June 2016)

Joanna Worek (born 23 January 1986) is a Polish and Czech chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

In 2001, she won the bronze medal at the World Youth Chess Championship in the Girls U16 category. [1] Worek transferred national federations from Poland to the Czech Republic in 2016. [2] In the same year, she won the Czech Women's Chess Championship. [3]

In team events, Worek played for Poland in the Women's Chess Olympiad of 2012 and the Women's European Team Chess Championship in 2013. Since 2016, she has played for the Czech team in the Women's Chess Olympiad, the Women's European Team Championship, and the Women's Mitropa Cup.

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References

  1. World Youth Championships 2001. chesscenter.com
  2. Player transfers in 2016. FIDE.
  3. "Zlato pro Pláta a Worek" [Gold for Plat and Worek] (in Czech). 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.