Franciszek Borkowski Explained

Franciszek Borkowski
Country:Poland
Birth Date:31 July 1957
Birth Place:Wrocław, Poland
International Master (1980)
Rating:2257 (April 2018)
Peakrating:2450 (January 1987)
Fideid:1100173

Franciszek Borkowski (born 31 July 1957) is a Polish chess International Master (1980).

Chess career

In 1974, in Grudziądz Franciszek Borkowski won Polish Junior Chess Championship for U20 age group.[1] A year later, he took 5th place in the European Junior Chess Championship held in Groningen and made his debut in the final of the Polish Chess Championship in Poznań. Franciszek Borkowski participated 6 times in the finals of the Polish Chess Championships (1975-1976, 1979, 1983, 1988–1989),[2] in which he achieved the best result in 1988, when he ranked in 6th place.[3] In 1990, Franciszek Borkowski won bronze medal in the Polish Blitz Chess Championship.[4]

Franciszek Borkowski played for Poland in the World Student Team Chess Championships:[5]

Franciszek Borkowski has participated in national and international chess tournaments many times, achieving successes in:

Franciszek Borkowski reached his career highest rating on 1 January 1987, with a score of 2450 points, and was then 3rd-4th place (behind Włodzimierz Schmidt and Marek Hawełko, together with Robert Kuczyński) among Polish chess players.[6]

Private life

Franciszek Borkowski is the son of Polish logician, mathematician and philosopher, professor Ludwik Borkowski (1914–1993).

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.szachypolskie.pl/mistrzostwa-polski-juniorow-w-szachach-1974/ Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorów w Szachach 1974 - Szachy w Polsce
  2. http://www.olimpbase.org/players-ind/j/jnfn7ntl-pol.html OlimpBase :: Polish Individual Chess Championship :: Borkowski, Franciszek
  3. http://www.szachypolskie.pl/mistrzostwa-polski-mezczyzn-w-szachach-1988/ Mistrzostwa Polski Mężczyzn w Szachach 1988 - Szachy w Polsce
  4. http://www.szachypolskie.pl/mistrzostwa-polski-w-szachach-blyskawicznych-1990/ Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Błyskawicznych 1990 - Szachy w Polsce
  5. Web site: OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Franciszek Borkowski. www.olimpbase.org.
  6. http://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/player/Borkowski,%20Franciszek.html FIDE rating history :: Borkowski, Franciszek