Kacper Piorun
| Kacper Piorun | |
|---|---|
 Kacper Piorun in 2014 (Warsaw) | |
| Country | Poland |
| Born |
24 November 1991 Łowicz, Poland |
| Title |
Grandmaster (2012) International Solving Grandmaster (2011) |
| FIDE rating | 2590 (April 2016) |
| Peak rating | 2657 (April 2016) |
Kacper Piorun (born 24 November 1991) is a Polish chess grandmaster (2012), and a three-time world champion in chess problem solving.
Career
In 2007 Kacper Piorun won the Polish under-16 chess championship in Łeba. In 2009 he finished third in the World Youth Chess Championship. In 2010 he won the Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica-Zdrój. In 2013 he won the Polish Blitz Chess Championship in Bydgoszcz. In 2015 Piorun took clear first place at the 17th Open of Sants, Hostafrancs & La Bordeta in Barcelona[1] and at the 19th Open International Bavarian Chess Championship in Bad Wiessee.[2] He has also competed successfully in several Polish Team Chess Championships.[3]
Piorun played for Poland in European Boys' U18 Team Chess Championship:[4]
- in 2008, winning team and individual gold on board three in the 8th European U18 Team Chess Championship (boys) in Szeged (+6, =1, -0).
- in 2009, winning team silver on board two in the 9th European U18 Team Chess Championship (boys) in Pardubice (+2, =4, -1).
He took part in the European Team Chess Championship of 2013, playing on the fourth board for Poland second team in Warsaw (+3, =5, -1).
Piorun is an excellent chess problems solver. In 2011 he won the individual World Chess Solving Championship in Jesi and became an International Solving Grandmaster thanks to this achievement.[5][6] He won the world individual title also in 2014 in Berne[7] and in 2015 in Ostroda.[8] He won team gold with Poland at the World Chess Solving Championship in Jesi 2011,[6] Kobe 2012,[9] Batumi 2013,[10] Berne 2014[7] and Ostroda 2015.[8]
References
- ↑ "GM Piorun tops 17th Open of Sants, Hostafrancs & La Bordeta". Chessdom. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "GM Kacper Piorun wins 19th Bad Wiessee International Tournament 2015". Chessdom. 2015-11-09. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ OlimpBase :: Polish Team Chess Championship :: Kacper Piorun
- ↑ OlimpBase :: European Boys' U18 Team Chess Championship :: Kacper Piorun
- ↑ 54th Meeting of the World Federation for Chess Composition in Jesi, Italy August 20 - 27, 2011
- 1 2 Nunn, John (2011-09-14). "Poles take World Problem Solving Championship 2011". ChessBase. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- 1 2 "38th World Chess Solving Championship". Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- 1 2 Nunn, John (2015-08-20). "Ostroda: 39th World Solving Championship (2)". ChessBase. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ↑ 36th World Chess Solving Championship Kobe 17.-18.9.2012
- ↑ 37th World Chess Solving Championship
External links
- Kacper Piorun rating card at FIDE
- Kacper Piorun chess games at 365Chess.com
- Kacper Piorun player profile and games at Chessgames.com