Stefan Witkowski

Stefan Witkowski (27 September 1931 - 24 October 2007) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1959. FIDE International Master (1977).

Stefan Witkowski
Stefan Witkowski in 1991
CountryPoland
Born(1931-09-27)September 27, 1931
Łódź, Poland
Died24 October 2007(2007-10-24) (aged 76)
Warsaw, Poland
TitleInternational Master (1977)

Chess career

From 1951 to 1979 Stefan Witkowski played eighteen times in the Polish Chess Championship's finals. In 1954 in Łódź he shared first place with Bogdan Śliwa, but lost additional match and won the silver medal. In 1959 Witkowski reached the Polish champion title after the victory in additional match with Józef Gromek - 4:0. In 1955 he made his debut on the international stage. Tournament in Ljubljana he ended in the middle of the table, but won Grandmaster Vasja Pirc in his chess opening - Pirc Defence.[1] Witkowski represented his country in nineteen matches and more than thirty international tournaments. The best results are achieved in the years: 1976 (Hradec Králové - second place ) and 1977 (Lublin - third place) where he was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1977.

He was a multiple medalist in Polish Team Chess Championship, including eleven gold.[2]

Stefan Witkowski played for Poland in Chess Olympiads:[3]

References
  1. Witkowski, Stefan vs Pirc, Vasja (1955) Ljubljana - 365Chess.com
  2. OlimpBase :: Polish Team Chess Championship :: Stefan Witkowski
  3. OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Stefan Witkowski
  • Stefan Witkowski player profile and games at Chessgames.com
  • Stefan Witkowski player profile at 365chess.com
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