Jakob Balcerak
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Rustem Dautov and Jakob Balcerak, German Chess League, October 2000 |
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 Germany
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| Born | 1st August 1979 Wroclaw |
| title | International champion (2000) |
| Current Elo rating | 2480 (August 2020) |
| Best Elo rating | 2480 (April 2020) |
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Jakob Balcerak (born August 1, 1979 in Breslau ) is a German chess player .
Life
In 1988 the Balcerak family received an exit permit from Poland to visit relatives in London . On the way there, the trip was interrupted in Paderborn - so they managed to leave for Germany.
Balcerak learned chess at the age of 11 in the school chess group of the Cusanus-Gymnasium in Koblenz . This was done by Professor Dr. Manfred Müller directed. Although it only took place once a week, Balcerak made rapid progress.
The siblings are also successful in chess. His older sister Magdalena (* 1978) played for TSV Schott Mainz in the 2nd women's Bundesliga and his younger brother Philipp (* 1985, highest rating 2378 in June 2015) has already played in the German Bundesliga and several appearances in the Swiss National League A had.
Chess successes
Jakob Balcerak is multiple Rhineland-Palatinate youth champions: U15 (1994), U17 (1996) and U20 (1997). At German championships he finished second in the U15 championship in 1994 behind Jan Gustafsson . At an international youth tournament in Norway in 1996 , he came third.
In 1996 he was accepted into the D / C squad of the German national team. At the European Youth Championship in 2000 in Kallithea (Chalkidiki) , Greece , he acted as a youth coach for the German Chess Federation .
Since November 2000 he has held the title of International Master . He achieved the standards for this in 1999 in Münster at the 5th Münsterland Masters and in 2000 at the Biel Chess Festival and in Polanica-Zdrój .
societies
From 1991 to 1994 he played for SC Koblenz , then moved to SV 03/25 Koblenz for three years until 1997 . From 1998 he played at TSV Schott Mainz , in the 2000/01 season even in the Bundesliga on the first board. For one season he moved to SC Remagen . From 2002 he played for SG Porz and again for Schott Mainz from the 2009/10 season . In the French league, he played for several years in the 2nd division for the Alsatian club Saverne , most recently in 2002.
Web links
- Replayable chess games by Jakob Balcerak on 365Chess.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ German Chess League 2000/01: Rounds 1 and 2 on 14./15. October 2000 in Porz
- ^ German chess youth - German U15 championship in Bad Bevensen 1994
- ↑ Jakob Balcerak: Third place in Norway . JugendSchach issue 7/96, p. 21 (report, table and game).
- ^ FIDE press release for the 71st FIDE Congress ( Memento of February 17, 2001 in the Internet Archive ) (English).
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| SURNAME | Balcerak, Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st August 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |