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Dariusz Świercz
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Full name
Dariusz Swiercz
Title
Grandmaster
Name
Dariusz Swiercz
FIDE rating
2634
Country
Poland
Peak ranking
No. 99 (August 2013)
Role
Chess Player
Peak rating
2654
Born
May 31, 1994 (age 29)
Tarnowskie Gory, Poland (
1994-05-31
)
2013 world cup alexander grischuk vs dariusz swiercz
Dariusz Świercz (born 31 May 1994) is a Polish chess grandmaster. He is one of the youngest grandmasters in history and the youngest Polish grandmaster of all time, achieving the title at the age of 14 years and seven months in 2009.
Świercz won the 2011 World Junior Chess Championship at the age of 17 and is currently the only Polish male chess player to accomplish this title. The following year he also won the Under-18 World Championship.
Świercz learnt how to play chess at the age of three years from his grandfather. He became a FIDE Master in 2004 at the age of eleven, an International Master in 2008 at thirteen and a Grandmaster in 2009 at the age of 14.
Team
Świercz had his first major debut in the Polish national team in 2012, competing in his home country’s team on the 4th board at the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. With a result of 7 points from 10 games, and a rating performance of 2705, he took 5th place in the board evaluation.
Clubs
Świercz plays for clubs in:
Czech Republic Extraliga – TJ Tatran Litovel (2010–2014) | AD Mahrla Praha (2014-Present)
Italy CIS Masters - WorldTradingLab Club 64 Modena (2015-present)
Turkey SATRANÇ LİGİ – T.S Alyans Spor Kulübü (2013–present)
Poland Ekstraliga – KSz POLONIA VOTUM Wrocław
Notable results
In February 2002, he finished 1st in the Polish Boys Championship – U10
In March 2003, he finished 1st in the Rubicon Cup European Chess Championships – U9
In July 2004, he finished equal 1st (3rd on Buchholz System) in the European Boys Chess Championship – U10
In November 2004, he finished equal 2nd (3rd on Buchholz System) in the World Chess Championships – U10
In February 2005, he finished 1st in the Polish Boys Championship – U12
In February 2006, he finished 1st in the Polish Boys Championship – U12
In February 2007, he finished 1st in the Australian City Of Sydney Championships – Open
In April 2007, he finished 1st in the Polish Boys Championship – U14
In August 2007, he finished 1st in the 5th European Union Youth Championship – U14
In October 2007, he finished 2nd in the 17th European Youth Chess Championship – Boys U14
In October 2008, he finished 3rd in the World Youth Chess Championship – Open U14
In July 2009, member of the Polish youth side that won the silver medal in the European youth team championship U18 – BOYS
In August 2010, he finished 3rd at the World Junior Chess Championships – U20
In November 2010, he finished 1st at The Cultural Village tournament which acted as a qualifier for remaining places in the GM Group C Tata Steel Chess tournament.
In January 2011, he finished equal 4th in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament GM Group C
In April 2011, playing on the 1st board his club (TJ Tatran Litovel) came 3rd in the Czech Extraliga 2010/2011
In July 2011, he finished equal 1st (2nd on Buchholz System) in the Miguel Najdorf International Chess Festival Tournament A
In August 2011, he finished 1st in the 50th World Junior Chess Championship
In September 2012, he took 5th place on the 4th board in the board evaluation at the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul
In November 2012, he finished 1st in the World Youth Chess Championship U18 Open
In April 2013 he helped his team TJ Tatran Litovel to 3rd place in the 2012/13 season of the Czech Extraliga
In August 2013 he reached the 2nd Round being knocked out by the 4th seed in the Chess World Cup 2013
In September 2013 he helped his team KSz Polonia Wrocław to 3rd place in the 2013 season of the Polish Ekstraliga
In January 2014 he finished 1st in the XXIV Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA - 2013, Blitz
In April/May 2015 he helped his team WorldTradingLab Club 64 Modena to 2nd place in the 47th Italian Team Championship Where he also got the most points for the Tournament
In October 2016 he finished 1st in the 3rd Millionaire Chess Open
