Wiktor Balcarek

Wiktor Balcarek (29 December 1915 – 30 August 1998) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1950.

Wiktor Balcarek
CountryPoland
Born(1915-12-29)December 29, 1915
Świętochłowice, Poland
Died30 August 1998(1998-08-30) (aged 82)
Bytom, Poland

Chess career

From 1949 to 1957 Wiktor Balcarek played six times in the Polish Chess Championship's finals, and in 1950 in Bielsko-Biała won the tournament. Multiple participated in Polish Team Chess Championship, where he played for the team of the Katowice and won one gold (1958), three silver (1957, 1959, 1973) and eight bronze medals (1946, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970).[1]

Wiktor Balcarek played for Poland in Chess Olympiads:[2]

References

  • Wiktor Balcarek player profile and games at Chessgames.com
  • Wiktor Balcarek player profile at 365chess.com
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