Kazimierz Makarczyk

Kazimierz Makarczyk
Association	Poland
Born	January 1, 1901 Warsaw , Russian Empire
Died	May 27, 1972 Łódź
title	International champion (1950)
Best Elo rating	2536 (September 1953) ( historical )

Kazimierz Makarczyk (born January 1, 1901 in Warsaw , † May 27, 1972 in Łódź ) was a Polish chess master . He was a gold medalist at a Chess Olympiad .

Life

Makarczyk graduated from Warsaw University with a degree in philosophy . Even as a student he liked to take part in the chess life of Warsaw, after graduating he was considered one of the leading Warsaw players. In 1926 he took part in the championship of Poland , which was held for the first time . He was tenth. A year later he celebrated a great success at the next Polish championship in Łódź when he was third after the grandmasters Akiba Rubinstein and Savielly Tartakower . Makarczyk took part with the Polish team in the Chess Olympiads in 1928 in The Hague , 1930 in Hamburg , 1931 in Prague , 1933 in Folkestone and 1935 in Warsaw. He won in 1930 with the team (which included Akiba Rubinstein, Savielly Tartakower, Dawid Przepiórka and Paulino Frydman ), came second in 1931, third in 1928 and 1935. He played a total of 68 games for Poland with a result of 59.6% (+25 = 31 −12). In 1936 he was a member of the Polish selection at the unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich , where Poland came second after Hungary.

After the Second World War , Makarczyk was one of the few Polish chess masters who continued their chess career at home. In 1947 he became Polish team champion with Łódź . From 1946 to 1954 he took part in all individual championships in Poland. In 1948 he won the national championship title in Krakow , where he showed brilliant style and Stanisław Gawlikowski and Bogdan Śliwa behind. In 1952 he was close to a repeat of this triumph, as he shared first place with Bogdan Śliwa after the end of the tournament. In the subsequent playoff on six games, Makarczyk lost 2: 4. In the same year he suffered one of the bitterest disappointments of his life when he and Stanisław Gawlikowski were expelled from the Olympic team that started in Helsinki in 1952 for political unreliability . Besides Kazimierz Plater , Makarczyk would have been the second international champion in the national team. He received the title from FIDE in 1950 . The two line-toeing substitute Andrzej Pytlakowski and Władysław Litmanowicz scored only one point in common by one each match drew with and lost the rest.

After 1954 Makarczyk took part in tournaments less and less; he focused on coaching teenagers. Due to his high chess qualifications and his rich experience, he was a highly respected trainer. As a player, he preferred a mature positional style.

Web links

Commons : Kazimierz Makarczyk  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Replayable chess games by Kazimierz Makarczyk on chessgames.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kaziemierz Makarczyk's results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
2. ↑ Kaziemierz Makarczyk's results at unofficial chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
3. ↑ Kaziemierz Makarczyk's results at Polish team championships on olimpbase.org (English)