Ignacy Nowak
| Ignacy Nowak | |
|---|---|
| Country | Poland |
| Born | 12 January 1949 Poznań, Poland |
| Died | 10 January 2024 (aged 74) Poznań, Poland |
| Title | FIDE Master (1983) |
| Peak rating | 2435 (July 1985) |
Ignacy Tadeusz Nowak (12 January 1949 – 10 January 2024) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1985. Nowak achieved the rank of FIDE Master in 1983.
Life and career
[edit]From 1971 to 1990, Nowak participated in the Polish Chess Championships twelve times. In 1985 in Gdynia he shared first/third place, and then won an additional tournament in Warsaw, a half point ahead of Jan Adamski.[1] In the Polish Team Chess Championship, Nowak represented the Poznań chess club twice in 1985 and 1988 and won the team event.[2] Nowak also won the Polish Blitz Championships twice in 1973 and 1987.
From 1999 he was not involved in serious chess tournaments.[3] Nowak died on 10 January 2024, at the age of 74.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "XLII Szachowe Mistrzostwa Polski Gdynia / Warszawa play off 1985". Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ OlimpBase :: Polish Team Chess Championship :: Ignacy Nowak
- ^ "benoni.de / schach / elo: Nowak, Ignacy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Ignacy Tadeusz Nowak". Szachy w Polsce. June 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ignacy Nowak rating card at FIDE
- Ignacy Nowak player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Ignacy Nowak chess games at 365Chess.com
