Tomasz Warakomski
| Tomasz Warakomski | |
|---|---|
 Tomasz Warakomski in 2022 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Born | 22 June 1989 Suwałki, Poland |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2545 (September 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2549 (February 2024) |
Tomasz Warakomski (born 22 June 1989) is a Polish chess Grandmaster (GM) (2017).
Biography
[edit]Tomasz Warakomski is a three-time Polish Junior Chess Championship winner in various age groups: U12 (Kołobrzeg, 2001),[1] U14 (Brody, 2003)[2] and U18 (Łeba, 2007).[3] Two times (in 2005[4] and 2006[5]) appeared in the finals of the Polish Chess Championships, taking 13th place in both cases.
In 2005, Tomasz Warakomski represented Poland at the World Youth Chess Championship in Belfort, taking 4th place in the U16 age group.[6] He also took part in the European Youth Chess Championship in Herceg Novi, where he took the 6th place in the same age category.[7] In 2006, he took 2nd place (behind Aloyzas Kveinys) in the open tournament in Koszalin[8] and recorded a very successful performance at Polish Team Chess Championship in Ustroń, achieving the best result on the third board.[9] In 2007, in Mielno, Tomasz Warakomski won the Polish Blitz Chess Championship. In 2009, he shared 2nd place (behind Wojciech Moranda) in the open tournament Akiba Rubinstein Memorial. At the turn of 2009 and 2010, Tomasz Warakomski shared the 1st place (together with Oleksandr Zubov and Paweł Czarnota) in the Cracovia tournament in Kraków. In 2011, in the colors of the club "KSz Polonia Warszawa" he won the title of Polish Team Chess Champion. In 2013, Tomasz Warakomski won the OPEN chess tournament in Kowalewo Pomorskie. In 2015, he won the gold medal of the Polish academic championship in Zabrze.[10] In 2015, Tomasz Warakomski won a round-robin tournament in Polanica-Zdrój. In 2017, he won the OPEN tournaments in Czeskie Budziejowice and Polanica-Zdrój.
Tomasz Warakomski achieved the highest ranking in his career so far on October 1, 2017, with a score of 2537 points, he was then ranked 21st among Polish chess players.[11]
Private life
[edit]Tomasz Warakomski's younger sister, Anna, is also a well-known chess player and holds the title of Women Grandmaster (WGM).
On August 11–18, 2017, the 1st Memorial of Irena Warakomska, Tomasz Warakomski's mother, was held, which was organized by the Warakomski family.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mistrzostwa Polski juniorów do lat 10 i 12, 2001". Archived from the original on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Mistrzostwa Polski juniorów do lat 14, 2003". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Mistrzostwa Polski juniorów do lat 16 i 18, 2007". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Mistrzostwa Polski Mężczyzn, 2005". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Mistrzostwa Polski Mężczyzn, 2006". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ World Youth Chess Championship 2005, Belfort
- ^ European Youth Championships 2005
- ^ 17th Jozef Kochan Memorial 2006
- ^ "Ekstraliga 2006". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ IM Warakomski and WGM Kulon top AMP Tournament 2015
- ^ Progress Chart: Warakomski, Tomasz
External links
[edit]- Tomasz Warakomski rating card at FIDE
- Tomasz Warakomski player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Tomasz Warakomski chess games at 365Chess.com
