Romuald Mainka

Romuald Mainka, 2007
Association	Germany
Born	May 15, 1963 Gliwice
title	International Master (1988) Grand Master (1993)
Current  Elo rating	2384 (April 2020)
Best Elo rating	2550 (July 1992)
Tab at the FIDE (English)

Romuald Mainka (born May 15, 1963 in Gliwice ) is a German chess master . He was awarded the title of Grand Master by FIDE in 1993 .

Career

Romuald Mainka settled with his parents in Dortmund in the 1970s , where he appeared as a talented young chess player. In 1980 he finished second after Jaan Ehlvest in an international youth tournament in Schilde, Belgium . In the 1980s and 1990s, Mainka was consistently one of the most promising talents. He lives in Dortmund and works in Witten - Annen .

He was able to achieve the following titles:

• 1987 Winner of the B tournament at the Dortmund Chess Days
• 1990 Winner of the Bohemian tournament with Eckhard Schmittdiel in Prague
• 1991 Winner of the Dortmund C tournament with Konstantin Sakajew and Ralf Lau
• 1991 Winner of the international Open in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
• 1992 1st place with Ralf Lau in Porz
• 1993 winner in Athens
• 1994 Undivided 2nd place with 8 points from 10 games at the 18th Lloyds Bank Open in London behind Alexander Morosewitsch in front of over 30 grandmasters
• 1995 winner in Schwäbisch Gmünd
• 1996 Winner in Recklinghausen and Weilburg
• 1997 Winner in Würzburg and Leverkusen
• 1999 winner in Essen , Saarlouis and Kleve
• 2005 winner in Recklinghausen

Since the mid-1980s, Mainka played with the SF Dortmund-Brackel first in the 2nd Bundesliga , after their promotion from 1989 to 1992 in the 1st Bundesliga . From 1992 to 1997 he played for SG Porz in the 1st Bundesliga and became German team champion in 1994 and 1996 . In 2002 he moved to the second division club Betzdorf-Kirchen, a year later to SC Remagen, where he played until 2010 (including from 2006 to 2010 in the first division). He has been playing for Hansa Dortmund since the 2010/11 season, with whom he played in the 1st Bundesliga in the 2011/12 season and is also registered in the 1st League in the 2014/15 season. In the Belgian interclubs he played from 2008 to 2010 for KSK 47 Eynatten .

Mainka's twin brother Gregor Mainka had his highest Elo rating of 2385 in July 1993 and also played with the SF Dortmund-Brackel in the 1989/90 and 1993/94 seasons in the 1st Bundesliga.

Itemized list

1. ^ Administrator: Mainka, Romuald FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers. In: ratings.fide.com. Retrieved November 25, 2016 . 
2. ^ Romuald Mainka | Chess League. In: www.schachbundesliga.de. Retrieved November 25, 2016 . 
3. ^ The chess games of Romuald Mainka. In: www.chessgames.com. Retrieved November 25, 2016 . 

Web links

Commons : Romuald Mainka  - Collection of Images

• Replayable chess games by Romuald Mainka on chessgames.com (English)