Krzysztof Bulski
Krzysztof Bulski | |
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 Bulski in Warsaw, 2013 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Born | 12 February 1987 Częstochowa, Poland |
| Died | 17 December 2020 (aged 33) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2012) |
| Peak rating | 2554 (July 2012) |
Krzysztof Bulski (12 February 1987 – 17 December 2020)[1] was a Polish chess player who held the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM).[2]
Chess career
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Bulski was born in Częstochowa[1] and learned to play chess at the age of seven. He was a multiple medalist at the Polish junior championships: silver in 2007 (U20) and twice bronze in 2001 (U14), 2006 (U20). In 2007 represented Poland at the World Junior Championship in Yerevan. He has won the Polish Blitz Team Championship on three occasions, in 2007, 2008 and 2009. In 2010 he made his debut in the Polish Championship.
In 2010, he shared first place with Marcin Tazbir in the Polish University Chess Championship in Poznań.[3] In 2011, Bulski finished second in a round-robin tournament in Zaježová, Slovakia.[4] In 2012, he won two silver medals in the World University Chess Championship (individual and team classification) in Guimarães.[5]
His highest FIDE rating of 2554 was achieved in July 2012.[6] He received his Grandmaster title from FIDE in September 2012.[2]
In 2013, Bulski came second in the Polish Blitz Chess Championship in Bydgoszcz. He has also competed successfully in several Polish Team Chess Championships (team gold in 2007, 2013, and silver in 2011, 2012, 2014).[7]
Bulski played for Poland on board three at the 2013 European Team Chess Championship, scoring 5/9 (+2–1=6).[8]
He died on 17 December 2020 at the age of 33.[1]
FIDE ratings
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Nie żyje arcymistrz szachowy Krzysztof Bulski. Miał zaledwie 33 lata" [Krzysztof Bulski, the chess grandmaster, is dead. He was only 33 years old]. sport.onet.pl (in Polish). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b "List of titles approved by the 83rd FIDE Congress". FIDE.com. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "AKADEMICKIE MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI MĘŻCZYZN POZNAŃ 10-11.12.2010" [POLISH MEN'S ACADEMIC CHAMPIONSHIP POZNAŃ 10-11.12.2010]. chessarbiter.com (in Polish). Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Banícky kahanec 2011". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "AKADEMICKIE WICEMISTRZOSTWO ŚWIATA DLA POLSKI!" [ACADEMIC WORLD VICE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR POLAND!]. pzszach.org.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Rating Progress Chart: Bulski, Krzysztof (POL)". FIDE.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Polish Team Chess Championship :: Krzysztof Bulski". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Krzysztof Bulski". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ Numbers according to FIDE Elo lists. Data sources: FIDE (period since 2001), OlimpBase (period 1971 to 2001)
External links
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- Krzysztof Bulski rating card at FIDE at the Wayback Machine (archived 2021-03-30)
- Krzysztof Bulski FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Krzysztof Bulski player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Krzysztof Bulski chess games at 365Chess.com