Aleksander Sznapik (born 10 February 1951,

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) is a Polish

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. He won four times

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s (1976, 1980, 1984 and 1991) and was a Sub-Champion in 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978 and 1981. He won at Warsaw 1979 and shared first at Copenhagen (

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) in 1984 and 1989, shared second at Biel Masters Open Tournament 1987 (

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won). Sznapik represented Poland in nine

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s (in 1972, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992), thrice playing on first board. He was awarded the International Master title in 1977.

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* 1951 births Living people Chess players from Warsaw Polish chess players Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors {{poland-chess-bio-stub