Joanna Dworakowska

Joanna Dworakowska
Dworakowska in 2021
Personal information
Born(1978-10-21)21 October 1978
Warsaw, Poland
Died13 April 2024(2024-04-13) (aged 45)
Warsaw, Poland
Chess career
CountryPoland
TitleInternational Master (2002)
Woman Grandmaster (1997)
Peak rating2445 (April 2002)

Joanna Dworakowska (21 October 1978 – 13 April 2024) was a Polish chess player. She won the Polish women's championship three times – 1997 (before second place Monika Krupa), 1998, 2001 (both times before second place Monika Soćko), and held the FIDE ranks of International Master and Woman Grandmaster.

Biography

Dworakowska was a member of the Polish women team who won the bronze medal in the 2002 Chess Olympiad at Bled,[1] the gold medal at the 2005 European Team Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden[2] and a silver medal at the 2007 European Team Championship in Heraklion, Greece.[3] She competed in six European Team Championships from 1999 to 2013, winning the team gold medal in 2005, the team silver medal in 2007 and an individual silver medal on the fourth board in 2009.

Dworakowska was born in Warsaw, Poland on 21 October 1978,[4] and died on 13 April 2024, aged 45.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Poland at the 35th Chess Olympiad (women): Bled 2002". OlimpBase. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Poland at the 6th Women's European Chess Team Championship: Gothenburg 2005". OlimpBase. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Poland at the 7th Women's European Chess Team Championship: Heraklion 2007". OlimpBase. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  4. ^ "2008 National team roster" (in Polish). Polish Chess Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Joanna Dworakowska". Szachy w Polsce. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2024.