Józef Gromek
Appearance
Józef Gromek | |
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Country | Poland |
Born | Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland | April 20, 1931
Died | 19 April 1985 Poland | (aged 53)
Title | FIDE Master (1984) |
Józef Gromek (20 April 1931 - 19 April 1985) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1955.
Chess career
Józef Gromek graduated Faculty of Philosophy from Catholic University of Lublin. From 1954 to 1970 he played seven times in the Polish Chess Championship's finals, and in 1955 in Wrocław won the tournament. In 1959 in Łódź Józef Gromek could repeat this success, but an additional match for first place lost Stefan Witkowski - 0:4. In 1962/63 Józef Gromek won New Year tournament in Lublin, ahead of Polish masters Kazimierz Plater and Bogdan Śliwa.[1]
Józef Gromek played for Poland in Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1956, at fourth board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+8, =0, -6).
Józef Gromek played in an attacking, combinatorial style. He died during fast chess game from heart attack.
References
External links
- Jozef Gromek player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Józef Gromek player profile at 365chess.com