Aleksander Sznapik Explained

Aleksander Sznapik
Country:Poland
Birth Date:10 February 1951
Birth Place:Warsaw, Poland
International Master (1977)
Peakrating:2485 (January 1990)
Fideid:1100050

Aleksander Sznapik (born 10 February 1951, Warsaw) is a Polish chess International Master.

He won four times Polish Chess Championships (1976, 1980, 1984 and 1991) and was a Sub-Champion in 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978 and 1981.[1]

He won at Warsaw 1979 and shared first at Copenhagen (Politiken Cup) in 1984 and 1989, shared second at Biel Masters Open Tournament 1987 (Lev Gutman won).[2]

Sznapik represented Poland in nine Chess Olympiads (in 1972, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992), thrice playing on first board.[3]

He was awarded the International Master title in 1977.

Notes and References

  1. Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. (1. A–M), (2. N–Z)
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-02-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060414132700/http://www.chessmetrics.com/ . 2006-04-14 .
  3. Web site: Home . olimpbase.org.