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'''Grzegorz Gajewski''' (born 1985 in [[Skierniewice]]) is a [[Poles|Polish]] chess player holding the title of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2006).
'''Grzegorz Gajewski''' (born 19 July 1985) is a Polish [[chess]] player. He was awarded the title of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] by [[FIDE]] in 2006.
He was a member of the Polish team at the [[38th Chess Olympiad]] in Dresden where he played on the fourth board scoring 6,5 points out of 10 games. Gajewski is probably most known in the chess world by the gambit type move 10...d5!? in the [[Ruy Lopez]] opening which he introduced in July 2007 during a tournament in Pardubice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newinchess.com/Attacking_the_Spanish-p-1829.html|title=Attacking the Spanish|publisher=New In Chess|accessdate=2009-11-01}}</ref>


==Chess career==
In 2011 he won the [[Cappelle-la-Grande Open]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2011/cappelle-la-grande-report|title=Grzegorz Gajewski wins Cappelle La Grande 2011|publisher=Chessdom|accessdate=8 March 2011}}</ref>
In 2011, Gajewski won the [[Cappelle-la-Grande Open]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2011/cappelle-la-grande-report|title=Grzegorz Gajewski wins Cappelle La Grande 2011|publisher=Chessdom|access-date=8 March 2011}}</ref> In 2012 he won the 14th ''Open International de Sants, Hostafrancs i La Bordeta'' in [[Barcelona]] edging out [[Aleksandr Rakhmanov]], [[Emilio Cordova]], [[Kevin Spraggett]] and [[Samuel Shankland]] on tiebreak score, after all players scored 8 points from 10 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://es.chessdom.com/2012/grzegorz-gaweski-ha-ganado-el-abierto-de-sants-2012/|title=Grzegorz Gaweski ha ganado el Abierto de Sants 2012|date=29 August 2012|publisher=Chessdom|language=es|access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://chess-results.com/tnr78776.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=10&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984 XIV Open Internacional de Sants, Hostafrancs i la Bordeta - Grup A]. ''chess-results.com''.</ref>
Gajewski won the [[Polish Chess Championship]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europechess.org/polish-championships-2015/|title=Polish championships 2015|date=21 April 2015|publisher=Europeran Chess Union|access-date=14 November 2015}}</ref>

Gajewski played for the Polish team in the [[Chess Olympiad]]s of [[38th Chess Olympiad|2008]] in [[Dresden]], where he played on the fourth board scoring 6½ points from 10 games, and [[41st Chess Olympiad|2014]] in [[Tromsø]].<ref>[http://www.olimpbase.org/players/r57tn97i.html Men's Chess Olympiads - Grzegorz Gajewski]. OlimpBase.</ref> He also took part in the [[European Team Chess Championship]] in 2007, 2009, 2013 and 2015; Gajewski won the individual silver medal on board three in 2007.<ref>[http://www.olimpbase.org/playerse/r57tn97i.html European Men's team Chess Championship - Grzegorz Gajewski]. OlimpBase.</ref>

He was a [[Second (chess)|second]] to [[Viswanathan Anand]] in the [[World Chess Championship 2014]], held in [[Sochi]], Russia, and has worked as his second during several events since then.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chess.com/news/gajewski-grand-at-najdorf-memorial-1004|title=Anand's Second Grabs Spotlight: Gajewski Wins Najdorf Memorial|last=Doggers|first=Peter|date=26 July 2016|work=Chess.com|access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref> A strong [[Chess opening|opening theoretician]], Gajewski is probably most known in the chess world by the [[gambit]] move 10...d5!? in the [[Ruy Lopez]] opening which he introduced in July 2007 during a tournament in [[Pardubice]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.newinchess.com/Attacking_the_Spanish-p-1829.html|title=Attacking the Spanish|last1=Brunello|first1=Sabino|date=2009|publisher=Quality Chess|isbn=978-1-906552-1-76|author-link=Sabino Brunello}}</ref>

Since the pandemic, he has been working with some of India's sharpest chess players at Westbridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA). He has been working with [[Gukesh D|D. Gukesh]] as his second since 2023, and helped him win [[Candidates Tournament 2024]] where [[Gukesh D|Gukesh]] won and became the youngest World Chess Championship Challenger.<ref>{{YouTube|id=_1fIwNVqn30|title=Round 14 FIDE Candidates & Women's Candidates|time=24006}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{FIDE}}
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*{{365Chess.com player|Grzegorz_Gajewski}}
*{{Chessgames player|54613}}
* [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4520 Opening Surveys in ChessBase Magazine 122]
*[http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4520 Opening Surveys in ChessBase Magazine 122]

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Latest revision as of 15:37, 28 April 2024

Grzegorz Gajewski
Gajewski during the Polish Chess Championship in 2021
CountryPoland
Born (1985-07-19) 19 July 1985 (age 38)
Skierniewice, Poland
TitleGrandmaster (2006)
FIDE rating2547 (May 2024)
Peak rating2659 (July 2014)
Peak rankingNo. 86 (July 2014)

Grzegorz Gajewski (born 19 July 1985) is a Polish chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2006.

Chess career[edit]

In 2011, Gajewski won the Cappelle-la-Grande Open.[1] In 2012 he won the 14th Open International de Sants, Hostafrancs i La Bordeta in Barcelona edging out Aleksandr Rakhmanov, Emilio Cordova, Kevin Spraggett and Samuel Shankland on tiebreak score, after all players scored 8 points from 10 games.[2][3] Gajewski won the Polish Chess Championship in 2015.[4]

Gajewski played for the Polish team in the Chess Olympiads of 2008 in Dresden, where he played on the fourth board scoring 6½ points from 10 games, and 2014 in Tromsø.[5] He also took part in the European Team Chess Championship in 2007, 2009, 2013 and 2015; Gajewski won the individual silver medal on board three in 2007.[6]

He was a second to Viswanathan Anand in the World Chess Championship 2014, held in Sochi, Russia, and has worked as his second during several events since then.[7] A strong opening theoretician, Gajewski is probably most known in the chess world by the gambit move 10...d5!? in the Ruy Lopez opening which he introduced in July 2007 during a tournament in Pardubice.[8]

Since the pandemic, he has been working with some of India's sharpest chess players at Westbridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA). He has been working with D. Gukesh as his second since 2023, and helped him win Candidates Tournament 2024 where Gukesh won and became the youngest World Chess Championship Challenger.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Grzegorz Gajewski wins Cappelle La Grande 2011". Chessdom. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Grzegorz Gaweski ha ganado el Abierto de Sants 2012" (in Spanish). Chessdom. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. ^ XIV Open Internacional de Sants, Hostafrancs i la Bordeta - Grup A. chess-results.com.
  4. ^ "Polish championships 2015". Europeran Chess Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  5. ^ Men's Chess Olympiads - Grzegorz Gajewski. OlimpBase.
  6. ^ European Men's team Chess Championship - Grzegorz Gajewski. OlimpBase.
  7. ^ Doggers, Peter (26 July 2016). "Anand's Second Grabs Spotlight: Gajewski Wins Najdorf Memorial". Chess.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  8. ^ Brunello, Sabino (2009). Attacking the Spanish. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1-906552-1-76.
  9. ^ Round 14 FIDE Candidates & Women's Candidates on YouTube

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