Ignacy Nowak
Polish chess player (1949–2024)
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Ignacy Tadeusz Nowak (12 January 1949 – 10 January 2024) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1985. Nowak achieved the rank of FIDE Master in 1983.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 January 1949 |
| Died | 10 January 2024 (aged 74) Poznań, Poland |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Poland |
| Title | FIDE Master (1983) |
| Peak rating | 2435 (July 1985) |
Life and career
From 1971 to 1990, Nowak participated in the Polish Chess Championships twelve times. In 1985 in Gdynia he shared first/third place, and then won an additional tournament in Warsaw, a half point ahead of Jan Adamski.[1] In the Polish Team Chess Championship, Nowak represented the Poznań chess club twice in 1985 and 1988 and won the team event.[2] Nowak also won the Polish Blitz Championships twice in 1973 and 1987.
From 1999 he was not involved in serious chess tournaments.[3] Nowak died on 10 January 2024, at the age of 74.[4]
