Klaudia Kulon Explained

Klaudia Kulon
Country:Poland
Birth Date:13 March 1992
Birth Place:Koszalin, Poland
International Master (2019)
Woman Grandmaster (2014)
Peakrating:2401 (December 2016)
Fideid:1131044

Klaudia Kulon (born 13 March 1992) is a Polish chess player. She holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded her in 2019 and 2014 respectively. She was twice world girls champion in her age category.

Chess career

Kulon started to play chess at the age of 7 in the Koszalin University of Technology chess club. From 2002 Kulon won several times the Polish Youth Championships in different age categories. She won the World Youth Chess Championships twice: in 2004, in the Girls U12 category, and 2006, in the Girls U14. In 2008, she was the runner up, behind Nazí Paikidze, at the European Youth Chess Championships in the Girls U16 section.

In 2007, Kulon competed in the Polish women's championship for the first time, held that year in Barlinek, and finished seventh.[1] She won the Polish women's blitz championship in 2006, 2017, 2018.

In January 2014 Kulon won the Polish students women's championship in Katowice.[2] In April she took the bronze medal in the Polish women's championship in Warsaw.[3] Later in the same month, she became the Polish women's rapid champion in Trzcianka.[4] In August, Kulon won the women's section of the World University Chess Championship in Katowice with a score of 8½ points out of 9. Her result contributed to Poland's gold medal.[5] [6] [7] In December she won the 4th Memorial of Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska in Wroclaw.[8] In 2015 Kulon won again the Polish students women's championship.[9] In March 2017 she took the silver medal in the Polish women's championship.[10] [11]

Team competitions

Kulon played for Poland in the European Girls' U18 Team Chess Championship:[12]

Klaudia Kulon played for Poland in European Team Chess Championship:[13]

Klaudia Kulon played for Poland in Women's Chess Olympiads:[14]

Klaudia Kulon played for Poland in World Team Chess Championships:[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mistrzostwa Polski Kobiet, Barlinek 08-18.03.07. www.szachy.lo.pl. pl. 5 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Akademickie Mistrzostwa Polski Kobiet 17-18.01.2014. www.chessarbiter.com. pl. Academic Polish women's Championship 17-18.01.2014. 5 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Wojtaszek pips 15-year-old Duda to Polish Championship. McGourty. Colin. 3 April 2014. chess24.com. 5 September 2019.
  4. Web site: WOJTASZEK MISTRZEM POLSKI W SZACHACH SZYBKICH!. Bartel. Michał. 22 April 2014. Polish Chess Federation. pl. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083512/http://www.pzszach.org.pl/index.php?idm2=39&idn=2285. 24 September 2015. 5 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Sjugirov and Kulon are 2014 World University Champions. 26 August 2014. Chessdom. 5 September 2019.
  6. Web site: World University concludes in style. Silver. Albert. 1 September 2014. Chess News. ChessBase. 5 September 2019.
  7. Web site: ZŁOTA KLAUDIA KULON I DRUŻYNA NA AMŚ!. Murdzia. Piotr. Piotr Murdzia. 26 August 2014. Polish Chess Federation. pl. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115245/http://pzszach.org.pl/index.php?idm2=39&idn=2382. 26 August 2014. 5 September 2019.
  8. Web site: WGM Klaudia Kulon convincing in Wroclaw. 30 December 2014. Chessdom. 5 September 2019.
  9. Web site: IM Warakomski and WGM Kulon top AMP Tournament 2015. 11 January 2015. Chessdom. 5 September 2019.
  10. Web site: Budimex Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Kobiet'2017. www.chessarbiter.com. pl. 5 September 2019.
  11. Web site: TWIC 1169: Polish Chess Championship 2017. Crowther. Mark. 3 April 2017. The Week in Chess. 5 September 2019.
  12. http://www.olimpbase.org/playerseg/0e04i0ue.html OlimpBase :: European Girls' U18 Team Chess Championship :: Klaudia Kulon
  13. http://www.olimpbase.org/playersu/0e04i0ue.html OlimpBase :: European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Klaudia Kulon
  14. http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/0e04i0ue.html OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Klaudia Kulon
  15. http://www.olimpbase.org/playersv/0e04i0ue.html OlimpBase :: World Women's Team Chess Championship :: Klaudia Kulon