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Aleksander Sznapik
A Sznapik 
 

Number of games in database: 1,063
Years covered: 1969 to 1996
Last FIDE rating: 2390 (2351 rapid, 2345 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2480
Overall record: +334 -309 =420 (51.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (225) 
    B46 B83 B84 B33 B92
 Ruy Lopez (87) 
    C92 C80 C72 C95 C91
 French Defense (60) 
    C05 C09 C18 C03 C11
 Sicilian Scheveningen (52) 
    B83 B84 B81 B85 B80
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (51) 
    C92 C95 C91 C84 C97
 French Tarrasch (39) 
    C05 C09 C03 C07 C04
With the Black pieces:
 King's Indian (170) 
    E97 E92 E63 E60 E98
 Robatsch (72) 
    B06
 Pirc (59) 
    B08 B09 B07
 Sicilian (51) 
    B44 B81 B84 B80 B45
 Modern Benoni (33) 
    A56 A57 A58 A69 A59
 English (24) 
    A10 A16 A15
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Sznapik vs O Foisor, 1982 1-0
   A Sznapik vs D Komljenovic, 1987 1-0
   A Sznapik vs M van Gils, 1986 1-0
   A Sznapik vs A Sydor, 1983 1-0
   A Sznapik vs R Meulders, 1980 1-0
   A Sznapik vs E Bhend, 1973 1-0
   A Sznapik vs S Holm, 1972 1-0
   Korchnoi vs A Sznapik, 1982 0-1
   A Sznapik vs J Barle, 1981 1-0
   A Sznapik vs A Kuligowski, 1978 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   World Junior Championship Final-C (1969)
   Polish Championship (1976)
   Polish Team Championship (1975)
   Polish Championship (1980)
   Polish Championship (1991)
   Polish Championship (1974)
   Polish Championship (1978)
   Polish Championship (1972)
   Polish Championship (1981)
   Polish Championship (1977)
   Polish Championship (1988)
   Polish Championship (1992)
   Tbilisi (1988)
   Baile Herculane Zonal (1982)
   Polish Championship (1971)

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ALEKSANDER SZNAPIK
(born Feb-10-1951, 74 years old) Poland

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Aleksander Sznapik was born in Warsaw. Awarded the IM title in 1977, he was Polish Champion in 1976, 1980, 1984 and 1991. Winner of Warsaw 1979.

Wikipedia article: Aleksander Sznapik

Last updated: 2019-02-10 06:37:43

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 page 1 of 43; games 1-25 of 1,063  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Sznapik vs K Payrhuber  0-1411969World Junior Championship qual-2A25 English
2. R M McKay vs A Sznapik  1-0241969World Junior Championship qual-2C78 Ruy Lopez
3. A Sznapik vs J Fridjonsson  1-0221969World Junior Championship qual-2A21 English
4. W Hug vs A Sznapik  0-1411969World Junior Championship qual-2B53 Sicilian
5. A Sznapik vs E Torre  0-1461969World Junior Championship qual-2E97 King's Indian
6. Karpov vs A Sznapik 1-0281969World Junior Championship qual-2B50 Sicilian
7. R Meulders vs A Sznapik  0-1431969World Junior Championship Final-CB10 Caro-Kann
8. J Bellon Lopez vs A Sznapik  0-1221969World Junior Championship Final-CC47 Four Knights
9. A Sznapik vs G Makropoulos  0-1461969World Junior Championship Final-CC83 Ruy Lopez, Open
10. A Sznapik vs J Moles  1-0411969World Junior Championship Final-CA15 English
11. J Seret vs A Sznapik  0-1221969World Junior Championship Final-CC28 Vienna Game
12. A Sznapik vs W Hug  ½-½361969World Junior Championship Final-CA15 English
13. D Uddenfeldt vs A Sznapik  1-0441969World Junior Championship Final-CD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
14. C Sumiacher vs A Sznapik  ½-½881969World Junior Championship Final-CC77 Ruy Lopez
15. A Sznapik vs K Harandi  1-0261969World Junior Championship Final-CA14 English
16. A Sznapik vs T Ristoja  1-0431969World Junior Championship Final-CA15 English
17. J Fridjonsson vs A Sznapik  0-1341969World Junior Championship Final-CC78 Ruy Lopez
18. A Sznapik vs NN  1-0251970??C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
19. A Sznapik vs J Adamski  0-1271970Polish ChampionshipA10 English
20. F Prochownik vs A Sznapik  0-1371970Polish ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
21. B Pietrusiak vs A Sznapik  ½-½151970Polish ChampionshipB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
22. A Sznapik vs R Grabczewski  0-1401970Polish ChampionshipA12 English with b3
23. A Sznapik vs W Schmidt  ½-½271970Polish ChampionshipB44 Sicilian
24. W Balcerowski vs A Sznapik  1-0351970Polish ChampionshipE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
25. J Kostro vs A Sznapik  1-0451970Polish ChampionshipB27 Sicilian
 page 1 of 43; games 1-25 of 1,063  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-10-07  BIDMONFA: Aleksander Sznapik

SZNAPIK, Aleksander
http://www.bidmonfa.com/sznapik_ale...
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Feb-10-10  whiteshark: <Player of the Day> Aleksander Sznapik
Why haven't I ever heard of him?

Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksa...
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksa...
OlimpBase: http://www.olimpbase.org/playerse/u... Fide-Card: http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

Feb-10-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Chessmetrics on IM Sznapik: <Best World Rank: #149 (on the March 1978 rating list)>

And 1500 GM's today. Life can be unfair.

Feb-10-13  YoungEd: When he played slowly, his opponents called him "Sznapik Turtle."
Nov-25-15  Gregor Samsa Mendel: I remember a game from the 1970's that featured a knight sacrifice on f7 between Sznapik (W) and Bhend (B), but it's not in this database. Anybody else remember this game?
Nov-25-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  chancho: Sznapik, Aleksander (2345) vs Bhend, Edwin (2315)
Date: 1973-07-09
Event: European Team ch, Bath ENG
Round: 4
Result: 1-0
Opening: Sicilian Defense, Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 e6 8.Bg5 Nf6 9.O-O-O Be7 10.Rhe1 O-O 11.e5 dxe5 12.Qh4 Qc7 13.Nxe5 Rfe8 14.Rd3 Nd5 15.Rg3 Rac8 16.Nxd5 Bxd5 17.Re2 Qd8 18.Qh6 f6 19.Bh4 g5 20.Bxg5 fxg5 21.Rh3 Rxc2+ 22.Rxc2 Be4 23.Qxe6+ Kg7 24.Qf7+ Kh8 25.Ng6+ Bxg6 26.Qxg6 1-0

Nov-25-15  Gregor Samsa Mendel: <chancho>--That's a nice game, but not the one I was thinking of. Maybe I have the names of the players wrong.
Nov-25-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Unusual order to reach the commonly seen Chekhover line (B53) in Sznapik-Bhend; the irony is how that variation, used to avoid reams of theory in the main lines, became highly theoretical itself.
Jan-18-16  john barleycorn: Sznapik, Aleksander - Adamski, Jan 1-0
B85 Makarczyk mem
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4 O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Qe1 b5 12. a3 Qb8 13. Rd1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15. Qg3 Qb7 16. Bf3 Rad8 17. Rfe1 a5 18. Nd5 Kh8 19. Nxe7 Qxe7 20. Bc3 Qc7 21. Qg5 h6 22. Qg3 Ng8 23. Re3 Rb8 24. Qe1 Ra8 25. Red3 Ra6 26. Qh4 Kh7 27. Re1 Qb7 28. f5 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. Bd2 e5 31. f6 Nxf6 32. Bxh6 1-0

Here 18.Nd5 was introduced and the attack works well with a black rook on either d8 and/or e8.

this idea was copied in this beautiful and little known game Yemelin - Dydyshko (ol 1998)

1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 a6
6. Be2 e6
7. f4 Be7
8. O-O Nc6
9. Be3 Qc7
10. Qe1 O-O
11. Rd1 Bd7
12. Qg3 Nxd4
13. Bxd4 Bc6
14. Kh1 b5
15. a3 Qb7
16. Bf3 a5
17. Rfe1 Rfd8
18. Nd5 exd5
19. exd5 Be8
20. Rxe7 Qxe7
21. Re1 Qf8
22. Bxf6 Rd7
23. Be4 h6
24. Re3 Kh8
25. Qh3 gxf6
26. Qf5 Qg7
27. Rg3 b4
28. Rxg7 Kxg7
29. a4 Rc7
30. g4 Rac8
31. Qh7+ Kf8
32. Qxh6+ Ke7
33. g5 fxg5
34. fxg5 Bxa4
35. Qf6+ Ke8
36. g6 fxg6
37. Bxg6+ Kd7
38. Qf7+

Feb-10-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, IM Aleksander Sznapik.

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