Marcin Kamiński (born 10 March 1977) is a Polish

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grandmaster.

Chess career

Marcin Kamiński learned play chess at the age of 4 years. He chess career began as a very successful junior player in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1989 he won

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(U12) in

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. Two years later, in

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he repeated this success in the category up to 14 years. In 1993 Marcin Kamiński won the silver medal in

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. In 1994 - 1998 he participated in individual

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finals. Winner of many tournaments, among them are:

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in 1995,

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in 1996,

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1997, ''Ken Smith Memorial'' in

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(2001, 2002). Marcin Kamiński has also competed successfully in several Polish Team Chess Championships (team silver in 1999 and bronze in 1997, 2000). Marcin Kamiński played for Poland in

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s: * In 1994, at second reserve board in the

31st Chess Olympiad The 31st Chess Olympiad (, ''31-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, took pla ...

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(+6, =2, -2), * In 1996, at third board in the

32nd Chess Olympiad The 32nd Chess Olympiad (, ''32-rd Shakhmatayin olimpiadan''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female ...

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(+2, =6, -2), * In 1998, won individual bronze at reserve board in the

33rd Chess Olympiad The 33rd Chess Olympiad (, ''33-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''; Kalmyk language, Kalmyk: 33-гче Шатрин олимпиад, ''33-gçe Şatrin olimpiad''), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, took place between Se ...

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(+4, =4, -0).

Personal life

At the end of the 1990s moved to the

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for education. Marcin Kamiński graduated from

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and seeks a bachelor's degree in Computer Science. Together with University of Texas at Dallas Chess Team win best college "Final Four" in

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in 2002. Together with

Paweł Blehm Paweł Blehm (born 17 April 1980 in Olkusz) is a Polish chess grandmaster (2001). He took part in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000, but was knocked out in the first round by Smbat Lputian. He played for Poland in the Chess Olympiad of 200 ...

founded the ''Chessaid'' dedicated to chess training by

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.chessaid.com
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaminski, Marcin 1977 births Living people Polish chess players Chess Grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors University of Texas at Dallas alumni Chess players from Wrocław