Dariusz Swiercz
| Dariusz Świercz | |
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Świercz in 2014, Warsaw
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| Country | Poland |
| Born |
31 May 1994 Tarnowskie Góry, Poland |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating |
2645 (March 2017) (No. 79 in the March 2016 FIDE World Rankings) |
| Peak rating | 2665 (March 2016) |
| Peak ranking | No. 79 (March 2016) |
Dariusz Świercz (born 31 May 1994) is a Polish chess grandmaster. He is one of the youngest grandmasters in history and the youngest Polish grandmaster of all time, achieving the title at the age of 14 years and seven months in 2009.
Świercz won the 2011 World Junior Chess Championship at the age of 17 and is currently the only Polish male chess player to accomplish this title. The following year he also won the Under-18 World Championship.
Świercz learnt how to play chess at the age of three years from his grandfather. He became a FIDE Master in 2004 at the age of eleven, an International Master in 2008 at thirteen and a Grandmaster in 2009 at the age of 14.
Świercz had his first major debut in the Polish national team in 2012, competing in his home country’s team on the 4th board at the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. With a result of 7 points from 10 games, and a rating performance of 2705, he took 5th place in the board evaluation.
Świercz plays for clubs in:
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