From 1953 to 1966, Brzózka participated eleven times in Polish Chess Championships final. His best result was fourth place in 1953. He won the Polish Team Chess Championship four times (1958, 1968, 1970, 1974) and once won the Polish Team Fast Chess Championship (1968).[3][4]
In 1957, at tenth board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =1, -1).
In 1961, at fourth board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =1, -3).
He played for Poland in the World Student Team Chess Championships:[7]
In 1955, at second board in the 2nd World Student Team Chess Championship in Lyon (+4, =3, -5),
In 1956, at first board in the 3rd World Student Team Chess Championship in Uppsala (+2, =3, -1).
In 1967, Brzózka withdrew from the active chess tournament, devoting himself to correspondence chess where achieving significant successes. In 1966 he won Polish Correspondence Chess Championship.[8] Brzózka was a participant in the 16th World Correspondence Chess Championship (1999–2004).[9]
Referencesedit
^Zmarł Stefan Brzózka – pierwszy polski arcymistrz w szachach korespondencyjnych (in Polish)
^ [Polish Chess Federation - official website]. PZSzach.org.pl (in Polish). 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2020. 1985 GM-ICCF 1 Brzózka Stefan
^"Polish Team Chess Championship :: Stefan Brzózka". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^Jahr, Przemysław (26 July 2015). . SzachyPolskie.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^"Men's Chess Olympiads :: Stefan Brzózka". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^"European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Stefan Brzózka". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^"World Student Team Chess Championship :: Stefan Brzózka". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^"Indywidualni mistrzowie Polski" [Individual Polish champions]. SzachyKorespondencyjne.pl.tl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^"Wch-16 Final". tables.iccf.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
stefan, brzózka, october, 1931, january, 2023, first, polish, chess, player, receive, chess, title, correspondence, chess, grandmaster, 1985, countrypolandborn, 1931, october, 1931radomsko, polanddied7, january, 2023, aged, częstochowa, polandtitleiccf, grandm. Stefan Brzozka 5 October 1931 7 January 2023 1 was the first Polish chess player to receive the chess title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster 1985 2 Stefan BrzozkaCountryPolandBorn 1931 10 05 5 October 1931Radomsko PolandDied7 January 2023 aged 91 Czestochowa PolandTitleICCF Grandmaster 1985 ICCF rating2433 October 2001 ICCF peak rating2574 July 1999 Chess career editFrom 1953 to 1966 Brzozka participated eleven times in Polish Chess Championships final His best result was fourth place in 1953 He won the Polish Team Chess Championship four times 1958 1968 1970 1974 and once won the Polish Team Fast Chess Championship 1968 3 4 He played for Poland in the Chess Olympiad 5 In 1958 at second reserve board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich 4 1 4 Brzozka played for Poland in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries 6 In 1957 at tenth board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship preliminaries 0 1 1 In 1961 at fourth board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries 1 1 3 He played for Poland in the World Student Team Chess Championships 7 In 1955 at second board in the 2nd World Student Team Chess Championship in Lyon 4 3 5 In 1956 at first board in the 3rd World Student Team Chess Championship in Uppsala 2 3 1 In 1967 Brzozka withdrew from the active chess tournament devoting himself to correspondence chess where achieving significant successes In 1966 he won Polish Correspondence Chess Championship 8 Brzozka was a participant in the 16th World Correspondence Chess Championship 1999 2004 9 References edit Zmarl Stefan Brzozka pierwszy polski arcymistrz w szachach korespondencyjnych in Polish Polski Zwiazek Szachowy oficjalna strona Polish Chess Federation official website PZSzach org pl in Polish 13 February 2016 Archived from the original on 13 February 2016 Retrieved 10 November 2020 1985 GM ICCF 1 Brzozka Stefan Polish Team Chess Championship Stefan Brzozka OlimpBase org Retrieved 10 November 2020 Jahr Przemyslaw 26 July 2015 Stefan Brzozka SzachyPolskie pl in Polish Archived from the original on 20 September 2020 Retrieved 10 November 2020 Men s Chess Olympiads Stefan Brzozka OlimpBase org Retrieved 10 November 2020 European Men s Team Chess Championship Stefan Brzozka OlimpBase org Retrieved 10 November 2020 World Student Team Chess Championship Stefan Brzozka OlimpBase org Retrieved 10 November 2020 Indywidualni mistrzowie Polski Individual Polish champions SzachyKorespondencyjne pl tl in Polish Retrieved 10 November 2020 Wch 16 Final tables iccf com Retrieved 10 November 2020 External links editStefan Brzozka player details at ICCF nbsp Stefan Brzozka player profile and games at Chessgames com Stefan Brzozka chess games at 365Chess com nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Polish chess figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stefan Brzozka amp oldid 1167859618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
