Bartosz Soćko
.JPG) Soćko in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 November 1978 Piaseczno, Poland |
| Spouse | Monika Bobrowska |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Poland |
| Title | Grandmaster (1999) |
| FIDE rating | 2554 (September 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2663 (February 2014) |
| Peak ranking | No. 49 (July 2007) |
Bartosz Soćko (born 10 November 1978) is a Polish International Grandmaster chess player. In 2008, 2013, and 2023 he was national champion of Poland.
Chess career
Soćko played for Poland at six Chess Olympiads (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010)[1] and at six European Team Chess Championships (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009). He took part in the Chess World Cup 2011, where he was eliminated in the first round by Victor Bologan.[2]
In 2013, he won the Riga Technical University Open.[3]
In 2021, he won his game with White against the world champion Magnus Carlsen in the FIDE world blitz championships.[4]
In 2023, he won Polish Chess Championship.[5] In May 2024, in Rzeszów he came 5th in the Polish Chess Championship.[6]
His wife is GM Monika Soćko.[7]
References
- ↑ OlimpBase Men's Chess Olympiads Bartosz Soćko
- ↑ Crowther, Mark (21 September 2011). "The Week in Chess: FIDE World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk 2011". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ↑ Crowther, Mark (12 August 2013). "Riga Technical University Open 2013". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "Bartosz Soćko checkmates the World Champion". YouTube. 29 December 2021.
- ↑ Mistrzostwa Polski Mężczyzn w Szachach 2023
- ↑ 81. Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Polski Mężczyzn w Szachach
- ↑ "ChessBase.com – Chess News – Kateryna and Robert – pour la vie à jamais unis..." Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
External links
- Official website
- Bartosz Socko rating card at FIDE
- Bartosz Socko player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Bartosz Socko member profile at Chess.com