Agnieszka Matras-Clement

Agnieszka Barbara Matras-Clement is a Polish and Canadian chess Woman International Master (WIM).

Biography

Agnieszka Matras is a multiple medalist of the Polish Youth Chess Championships: three times gold, silver and twice bronze. In addition, in 1999 in Straszecin she won the gold medal, and in 2000 in Wisła - the silver medal of the Polish Youth Team Chess Championships. She represented Poland many times at the World Youth Chess Championships: in 1998 U16 girl's age group in Oropesa del Mar, in 1999 U20 girl's age group in Yerevan, in 2000 - U18 girl's age group in Oropesa del Mar, in 2002 - U20 girl's age group in Goa. In 1998, she shared 1st–2nd place in the junior chess tournament in Malmö, and in 2002 she shared 3rd in the Open tournament in Stockholm. The following year she won the Open C tournament in Polanica-Zdrój.
From 2000 to 2013 Agnieszka Matras nine times participated in Polish Women's Chess Championship finals, the best result achieved in 2005 in Suwałki, where she took 5th place.
In the colors of the MKSz Rybnik chess club in 2008 and 2009, she won the titles of Polish Women's Team Chess Championship twice. She is also a four-time medalist of Polish Blitz Chess Team Championship: gold, twice silver and bronze. In 2011 Agnieszka Matras-Clement won bronze medal in the Polish Blitz Chess Championship.
Agnieszka Matras's peak rating is 2305, achieved in December 2012; she was ranked 7th among Polish female chess players in this month.