Joanna Strzałka

Joanna Strzałka is a Polish chess player.

Chess career

In the 1980s, Joanna Strzałka was one of the top Polish female juniors chess players. In 1983, she won in Katowice the title of Polish Youth Chess Championship in U17 girls age group, and the following year she won in Poznań a bronze medal in this same age group. Joanna Strzałka was also a two-time silver medalist of the Polish Junior Chess Championship. She advanced to the individual finals three times Polish Women's Chess Championship: 1986, 1987 and 1989. In 1989, she won a bronze medal in Miętne in Polish Women's Blitz Chess Championship.
Joanna Strzałka represented Poland at the European and World Junior Chess Championships in various girls age groups, in 1984, 1986 and 1987.
Joanna Strzałka reached her career highest rating on January 1, 1987, with a score of 2170, and was then 9th - 10th place among Polish female chess players. Since 1993, she has not participated in tournaments classified by FIDE.