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


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|accessdate=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=Spanish|accessdate=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>
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|accessdate=14 November 2015}}</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>
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|newspaper=|access-date=28 December 2016|via=}}</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|year=|isbn=978-1-906552-1-76|location=|pages=|author-link=Sabino Brunello}}</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>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:16, 11 December 2020

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

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

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]

References

  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.

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