Chess Workshop with Grandmaster Bartosz Soćko
About the event
Chess Workshop with Grandmaster Bartosz Soćko
Date and time: March 13 (Friday), 17:00
Place: Dom Społeczny, ul. Obozowa 85, Warsaw
Admission: free — registration required: https://szacholandia.pl/warsztaty/
We invite you to an Open Chess Workshop with one of Poland’s most outstanding chess players — Grandmaster Bartosz Soćko. He will share his path to the grandmaster title, present interesting combinations and signature games, and finally play against brave participants chosen from the audience. This is a unique opportunity to learn and get inspired by one of Poland’s most decorated Polish grandmasters.
About the grandmaster:
- He earned the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1999.
- As a junior he won the Polish Junior Championship twice (1994, 1995).
- Three-time Polish Champion in the senior competition (2008, 2013, 2023).
- Three-time gold medalist in rapid chess (1998, 2002, 2004).
- Two-time gold medalist in blitz chess (2011, 2012).
- Twelve-time team Polish Champion.
- Longtime representative of Poland at Chess Olympiads; medalist at team European and World Championships.
- Winner of many prestigious international tournaments.
- Qualified for the World Cup in 2011.
- Former coach of the Polish National Chess Team.
- Highest FIDE rating: 2663 (2014).
Organizers:
- Wolskie Centrum Kultury
- Szacholandia.pl
- Klub Sportowy SZACHOLANDIA
Hashtagi:
- #turniejszachowy
- #szachy
- #szachywarszawa
- #szachydladzieci
Event accessibility:
- Venue: Dom Społeczny, ul. Obozowa 85
- Transport: nearest public transport stop DEOTYMY (approx. 50 m).
- The entrance from Obozowa street has a pavement with irregular steps; from Deotymy street — a cobbled drive.
- The building has no elevator or ramps for wheelchairs.
- The facility has an accessible toilet for people with disabilities.
- There are no designated parking spaces for people with disabilities near the building.
- Above the main entrance there is a TOTUPOINT marker.
- Assistance dogs and guide dogs may enter the building and all its rooms.
- There are no Braille markings or high-contrast markings or large-print materials for blind and partially sighted people.
- An induction loop is available at the reception.
- PJM interpreter online
- During the event you can borrow noise-reducing headphones for children and adults.
- Accessibility contact: m.michnowska@wck-wola.pl
We invite you!
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