Zbigniew Księski
Zbigniew Księski was a Polish chess International Master.
Chess career
In 1974, in Grudziądz, Zbigniew Księski won the Polish Junior Chess Championship in U20 age group. In the same year, he also took second place in the international junior chess tournament in Ploiești. In Polish Chess Championships he made his debut in 1975. Until 1984, Zbigniew Księski appeared in Polish Chess Championship final tournaments eight times, achieving the best results in the years 1980, 1982 and 1983. Twice Zbigniew Księski won silver medals in Polish Blitz Chess Championships. He also won medals in Polish Team Chess Championship with chess club FKS Avia Świdnik: gold, 2 silver and bronze.Zbigniew Księski has competed in international and national chess tournaments many times, achieving successes, e.g. in Kraków, Hradec Králové, Budapest, Mielno, Ulaanbaatar, Călimănești, Białystok and Rzeszów. In the following years, good results were recorded, e.g. in Stuttgart, Bad Königshofen, Crailsheim, Görlitz, Jena, Munich, Hamburg and Chemnitz.
Zbigniew Księski achieved the highest rating in his career on January 1, 1999, with a score of 2441 points, he was ranked 13th among Polish chess players.
Zbigniew Księski buried at the Municipal Cemetery in Lublin.