Aleksander Sznapik (born 10 February 1951,

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is official ...

) is a Polish

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. He won four times

Polish Chess Championship Individual Polish Chess Championship is the most important Polish chess tournament, aiming at selecting the best chess players in Poland. Based on the results of the tournament (mainly), the Polish Chess Federation selects the national and subsequ ...

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 Sportspeople from Warsaw Polish chess players Chess International Masters {{poland-chess-bio-stub