Jerzy Konikowski
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Jerzy Konikowski a Polish–German chess
master, problemist and author.
He was a Polish national team trainer in 1978–1981 (the Polish Women's national team won bronze medal in the 9th Women's Chess Olympiad
at La Valletta 1980). In 1981, he emigrated to West Germany. Since 1982, he work at the Dortmund University of Technology as a chemist. In Germany he trained many young players, among others – Arkadij Naiditsch
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His name is attached to the Konikowski-Hardy Gambit in the Ruy Lopez
, Cordel Defence (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 d5!?).
Awarded the FIDE Master title in 1983.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master, problemist and author.
He was a Polish national team trainer in 1978–1981 (the Polish Women's national team won bronze medal in the 9th Women's Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
at La Valletta 1980). In 1981, he emigrated to West Germany. Since 1982, he work at the Dortmund University of Technology as a chemist. In Germany he trained many young players, among others – Arkadij Naiditsch
Arkadij Naiditsch
Arkadij Naiditsch is a German chess Grandmaster who was the clear winner of the Dortmund Sparkassen 2005 Tournament, ahead of higher-rated and well-known players such as Loek Van Wely, Veselin Topalov, Peter Svidler, Vladimir Kramnik, Michael Adams, and Peter Leko...
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His name is attached to the Konikowski-Hardy Gambit in the Ruy Lopez
Ruy Lopez
The Ruy Lopez, also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura, who made a systematic study of this and other openings in the 150-page book on chess Libro del...
, Cordel Defence (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 d5!?).
Awarded the FIDE Master title in 1983.