Paweł Teclaf

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Polish chess grandmaster (born 2003)

Paweł Teclaf
Teclaf in 2021
CountryPoland
Born (2003-06-18) 18 June 2003 (age 21)
Kartuzy, Poland
TitleGrandmaster (2023)
FIDE rating2564 (June 2024)
Peak rating2586 (August 2023)

Paweł Teclaf (born 18 June 2003) is a Polish chess player. He was awarded the titles of International Master by FIDE in 2019,[1] and Grandmaster in 2023.[2]

He qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021 where he was defeated by Gukesh D in the first round.[3]

In December 2021, he became a media sensation after a video of him went viral at the World Blitz Championship. In the video, Teclaf played against GM Tigran L. Petrosian, blundered into a mating net and fell off his chair due to disappointment from the loss. He became known as the chair boy.

References

  1. ^ "Teclaf, Pawel". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Second FIDE Council Meeting of 2023 took place in Baku". www.fide.com. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup-results.fide.com. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

External links

  • Pawel Teclaf rating card at FIDE Edit this at Wikidata
  • Paweł Teclaf chess games at 365Chess.com
  • Pawel Teclaf player profile and games at Chessgames.com
  • [1] Viral video of teclaf on youtube
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Polish Grandmasters
Chess players for Poland with the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM)