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Iwona Bos-Swiecik
Iwona Bos-Swiecik (née Świecik; born 24 November 1958) is a Polish and Dutch (from 1992) chess Woman International Master (1993), Dutch Women's Chess Championship winner (1993). Chess careerIn 1972, Iwona Bos-Swiecik won the title of junior chess vice-champion of Poland in Szamotuły.[1] She won the second silver medal three years later in Polanica-Zdrój,[2] while in 1976 in Toruń she took 1st place and won the title of national champion in the under-20 category.[3] In the same year, Iwona Bos-Swiecik made her debut in the final of the Polish Women's Chess Championships. Until 1991, she played in the final tournaments 13 times, winning bronze medals twice: in the 1981 in Poznań[4] and in the 1990 in Konin.[5] In 1987 and 1988 she took top positions in international female chess tournaments in Nałęczów (4th and 3rd place, respectively). Iwona Bos-Swiecik played for Netherlands in the Women's Chess Olympiad:[6]
Iwona Bos-Swiecik has represented the Netherlands since 1992. In 1993, she won the Dutch Women's Chess Championship, and in 1998 and 1999 she took 4th place twice in the championships.[7] She last played in the Dutch Women's Chess Championship final in 2002. She achieved the best rating in her career on 1 January 1991, with a score of 2245 points, she shared 3rd - 4th place (after Agnieszka Brustman and Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska, together with Grażyna Szmacińska) among Polish female chess players.[8] References
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