| Ignacy Nowak | |
|---|---|
| Country | Poland |
| Born | (1949-01-12)12 January 1949 Poznań, Poland |
| Died | 10 January 2024(2024-01-10) (aged 74) Poznań, Poland |
| Title | FIDE Master (1983) |
| Peak rating | 2435 (July 1985) |
Ignacy Tadeusz Nowak (12 January 1949 – 10 January 2024) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1985. Nowak achieved the rank of FIDE Master in 1983.
Life and career
From 1971 to 1990, Nowak participated in the Polish Chess Championships twelve times. In 1985 in Gdynia he shared first/third place, and then won an additional tournament in Warsaw, a half point ahead of Jan Adamski. In the Polish Team Chess Championship, Nowak represented the Poznań chess club twice in 1985 and 1988 and won the team event. Nowak also won the Polish Blitz Championships twice in 1973 and 1987.
From 1999 he was not involved in serious chess tournaments. Nowak died on 10 January 2024, at the age of 74.
References
- "XLII Szachowe Mistrzostwa Polski Gdynia / Warszawa play off 1985". Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- OlimpBase :: Polish Team Chess Championship :: Ignacy Nowak
- "benoni.de / schach / elo: Nowak, Ignacy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- "Ignacy Tadeusz Nowak". Szachy w Polsce. June 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
External links
- Ignacy Nowak rating card at FIDE
- Ignacy Nowak player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Ignacy Nowak chess games at 365Chess.com