Juzefs Petkēvičs
- Birth Date:
- 19.12.1940
- Death date:
- 01.05.2024
- Length of life:
- 83
- Days since birth:
- 30480
- Years since birth:
- 83
- Days since death:
- 31
- Years since death:
- 0
- Person's maiden name:
- Józef Pietkiewicz
- Extra names:
- Ю́зеф Петкевич, Ю́зеф Изодо́рович Петке́вич
- Categories:
- Chess player, Grand Master
- Nationality:
- latvian, pole
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Juzefs Petkēvičs (Polish: Józef Pietkiewicz, Russian: Ю́зеф Изодо́рович Петке́вич; 19 December 1940 – 1 May 2024) was a Latvian chess Grandmaster of Polish origin.
Born into a Polish family (his uncle was a Catholic bishop), he came first in the Riga Championship of 1967, winning all thirteen games. He tied for 1st-3rd at Pärnu 1967. He thrice shared 1st in Latvian Chess Championship (1969, 1974, 1985).
Petkēvičs played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:
- In 1994, at first reserve board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+1 –1 =4);
- In 1996, at second reserve board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan (+4 –1 =2);
- In 1998, at first reserve board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista (+2 –0 =3).
He won the 12th World Senior Chess Championship at Naumburg 2002.
Petkēvičs was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1980, and the GM title in 2002.
Source: wikipedia.org
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