Marcin Krzyżanowski
Marcin Krzyżanowski is a Polish chess Grandmaster (GM).
Biography
Marcin Krzyżanowski took part in the finals of the Polish Youth Chess Championships many times in various age groups and winning 7 medals: two gold, silver and four bronze. He is also a two-time medalist of Polish Youth Chess Team Championship: gold and bronze.Marcin Krzyżanowski played for Poland several times at the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships, achieving the best result in 2010 in Porto Carras, where he took the 7th place in the World Youth Chess Championship in U16 age group. He met norm for the title of International Master three times, at tournaments in Frýdek-Místek, Rybnik and Cappelle-la-Grande Open. In 2012, he won the gold medal in Pardubice in European Youth Team Chess Championship in U18 age group. In 2013, he took second place in Zakopane and won in Rybnik. In 2014, he took first place in the Roman Bąk memorial in Chorzów and in the Open chess tournament in Pszczyna. In 2015, he won the Open chess tournaments, played in Rybnik and Jastrzębia Góra.
In 2014, Marcin Krzyżanowski was awarded the FIDE International Master title and received the FIDE Grandmaster title six years later. The highest rating in his career so far – 2535 points – he was reached on 1 April 2022.