Juzefs Petkēvičs

Juzefs Petkēvičs
Juzefs Petkēvičs
Full name	Juzefs Petkēvičs
Country	Soviet Union; Latvia
Born	19 December 1940; Riga, Latvian SSR; Soviet Union
Title	Grandmaster
World Champion	World Senior Champion, 2002

Juzefs Petkēvičs (Polish: Józef Pietkiewicz, Russian: Ю́зеф Изодо́рович Петке́вич; born 19 December 1940, Riga) is a Latvian chess Grandmaster of Polish origin.

Born into a Polish family (his uncle was a Catholic bishop),^[1] he came first in the Riga Championship of 1967, winning all thirteen games.^[2] He tied for 1st-3rd at Pärnu 1967. He thrice shared 1st in Latvian Chess Championship (1969, 1974, 1985).^[3]^[4]

Petkēvičs played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:

In 1994, at first reserve board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+1 –1 =4);
In 1996, at second reserve board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan (+4 –1 =2);
In 1998, at first reserve board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista (+2 –0 =3).^[5]

He won the 12th World Senior Chess Championship at Naumburg 2002.^[6]

Petkēvičs was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1980, and the GM title in 2002.

References[]

^ Pan Józef Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ http://www.latchess.lv/lv/hall/2005/12/22/hall_238.html?template=23^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Russian Chess Base". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Russian Chess Base
^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
^ TeleSchach / Senioren Weltmeisterschaft

External links[]

Juzefs Petkevics rating card at FIDE
Juzefs Petkevics player profile and games at Chessgames.com

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[1] Pan Józef Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine

[2] ttp://www.latchess.lv/lv/hall/2005/12/22/hall_238.html?template=23^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Russian Chess Base". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[4] Russian Chess Base

[5] OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess

[6] TeleSchach / Senioren Weltmeisterschaft

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