Klaudiusz Urban

Klaudiusz Urban
Urban in 2016
Country	Poland
Born	(1968-11-02) 2 November 1968 (age 56) Poznań, Poland
Title	International Master (1991)
FIDE rating	2425 (January 2025)
Peak rating	2520 (October 2004)

Klaudiusz Urban (born 2 November 1968) is a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1996. FIDE International Master (1991).

Chess career

In Polish Junior Chess Championship (U-20), Urban won silver (1989) and bronze (1987) medals. Many times played in the Polish Chess Championship's finals. In a very successful debut in 1991 he won silver medal,[1] but in 1996 won gold medal.[2] In Polish Team Chess Championships, Urban won three medals: gold (1988) and two bronze (1998, 2001).[3] He was awarded the International Master title in 1991.

Urban played for Poland in Chess Olympiads:[4]

• In 1992, at second reserve board in the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila (+3, =4, -0),
• In 1996, at second reserve board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan (+5, =5, -1),
• In 1998, at second reserve board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista (+2, =6, -0).

Urban played for Poland in European Team Chess Championship:[5]

• In 1992, at reserve board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship in Debrecen (+3, =3, -1),
• In 1997, at third board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship in Pula (+1, =5, -3).

References

1. POL-ch 48th 1991 – 365Chess.com Tournaments
2. POL-ch 53rd 1996 – 365Chess.com Tournaments
3. OlimpBase :: Polish Team Chess Championship :: Klaudiusz Urban
4. OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Klaudiusz Urban
5. OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Klaudiusz Urban

External links

• Klaudiusz Urban rating card at FIDE
• Klaudiusz Urban player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Klaudiusz Urban chess games at 365Chess.com