Radosław Wojtaszek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Radosław Wojtaszek |
|
|---|---|
Wojtaszek at the Polish Chess Championship 2022
|
|
| Country | Poland |
| Born | 13 January 1987 Elbląg, Poland |
| Title | Grandmaster (2005) |
| FIDE rating | 2719 (June 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2750 (January 2017) |
| Peak ranking | No. 15 (December 2014) |
Radosław Wojtaszek (born January 13, 1987) is a talented Polish chess player. He holds the highest title in chess, a Grandmaster. Radosław has won the Polish Chess Championship six times, showing he is one of the best players in Poland.
He also helped Viswanathan Anand, a former world chess champion. Radosław was Anand's "second," which means he helped Anand prepare for important matches. He assisted Anand in his successful world championship defenses in 2008, 2010, and 2012. He also helped Anand in matches in 2013 and 2014.
Contents
Radosław Wojtaszek: Chess Star
Radosław Wojtaszek started showing his chess skills at a young age. He quickly became a rising star in the chess world.
Early Wins and Achievements
In 2004, Radosław had a fantastic year. He won both the European Youth Chess Championship and the World Youth Chess Championship in the Under 18 age group. This showed everyone he was a player to watch.
In 2005, he won the Polish Chess Championship for the very first time. This was a big step in his career.
Playing for Poland
Radosław has often played for the Polish national team. In 2006, he played at the Chess Olympiad in Turin. He scored an impressive 9 points out of 11 games, helping his team. He also played on the top board for Poland at the Chess Olympiad in 2010.
Important Tournaments and Victories
Radosław has won many important tournaments around the world. In 2008, he won the European Rapid Chess Championship in Warsaw. In 2009, he won the Najdorf Memorial in Warsaw.
He continued his winning streak in 2010. He won the Polonia Wrocław Open and the San Juan International Tournament in Pamplona. In 2011, he won the György Marx Memorial tournament in Hungary.
In 2013, Radosław won the Zurich Christmas Open. He won the Polish Championship for the second time in 2014.
Facing World Champions
In 2015, Radosław played in the Tata Steel Masters tournament. This is a very strong tournament with many top players. He was the only player to defeat the World Chess Champion, Magnus Carlsen, in this event. He also beat Fabiano Caruana, who was the second-highest rated player in the world at that time.
In 2016, he won the Polish Championship for the third time. In 2017, Radosław won the Dortmund tournament. He beat strong players like Vladimir Kramnik and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and remained unbeaten.
Recent Successes
In 2018, Radosław's team, AVE Novy Bor, finished second at the European Chess Club Cup. He also won the Chess.com Isle of Man International tournament after a play-off.
In 2019, he played in the FIDE Grand Prix for the first time. He reached the semifinals in the Moscow tournament.
In 2020, Radosław won the Biel Chess Festival. This tournament had a special format with many games in different time controls. He finished just ahead of another top grandmaster, Pentala Harikrishna.
In 2022, he played in the FIDE Grand Prix 2022. He tied for first in his group in the first leg. In 2023, he won a silver medal at the Polish Chess Championship. Then, in May 2024, he won the Polish Chess Championship again in Rzeszów.
Personal Life
Radosław Wojtaszek is married to another chess player, Alina Kashlinskaya. She is also a strong grandmaster.
See also
In Spanish: Radosław Wojtaszek para niños
