The chess games of Dariusz Swiercz

Dariusz Swiercz
Number of games in database: 319
Years covered: 2001 to 2013
Last FIDE rating: 2631
Overall record: +128 -56 =98 (62.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      37 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Sicilian (34)
    B90 B47 B33 B42 B44
Ruy Lopez (20)
    C78 C67 C84 C80 C72
Nimzo Indian (14)
    E56 E41 E40 E21 E47
King's Indian (13)
    E98 E91 E63 E96 E61
English (8)
    A15 A17 A10 A16
Sicilian Najdorf (8)
    B90 B96 B98 B97 B94

With the Black pieces:

Sicilian (60)
    B90 B97 B43 B96 B92
Sicilian Najdorf (33)
    B90 B97 B96 B92 B91
Queen's Gambit Declined (13)
    D38 D31 D06 D30
English (12)
    A10 A13 A15 A17 A16
French Defense (12)
    C11 C05 C12 C00
Queen's Pawn Game (11)
    E10 A40 D02 A45 A46

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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   D Swiercz vs S Vidit, 2008 1/2-1/2
   D Swiercz vs I Caspi, 2011 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   World Junior Championship (2008)
   European Individual Championship (2008)
   48th World Junior Championship (2009)
   World Junior Championship (2010)
   European Individual Championships (2010)
   World Junior Championships (2011)
   Tata Steel (Group C) (2011)
   12th European Individual Championship (2011)
   World Youth Championship (2012)
   Chess Olympiad (2012)
   Chigorin Memorial (2012)
   Tradewise Gibraltar (2013)

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DARIUSZ SWIERCZ
(born May-31-1994) Poland

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World U18 Champion (2012). Born in Tarnowskie Góry, Dariusz learned chess at 3, was an FM by 2004, an IM in 2008, and a GM in 2009 at the age of 14 years 7 months and 29 days.

Age based competitions: Polish U10 champion 2002; European U9 champion 2003; 3rd in the U10 European Boys championship; Polish U12 champion 2005 and 2006; Polish U14 champion 2007; European Union U14 champion 2007; 2nd at the 17th European Youth Championship 2007; 3rd in the 2008 World Youth Championship U14; and 3rd in the World Junior Championship (2010). He won the World Junior Championships (2011) on count back from Robert Hovhannisyan, both scoring 10.5/13 and in November 2012, he won the 2012 World U18 Championship.

Tournaments: His best results were 2nd in the Zabranska Jesien 2004; 1st in the Polonia Club Tournament; 1st at the Zabrzanskie Lato 2006; 1st in the City of Sydney Championship in 2007; =4th in the 2007 Crakovia Open; 2nd in the Marianske Lazne 2008 - GM (A1) tournament; 6.5/11 in the 9th European Individual Championships 2008; =2nd at the 44th Rubinstein Memorial. He was =3rd in the World Junior Championship (2010) and won the Cultural Village Tournament 2010 with 7/10, thereby gaining an invitation to the Tata Steel (Group C) (2011) event at Wijk aan Zee (formerly Corus), where he came =4th with 7.5/13. He scored 6.5/9, one point off the lead in the powerful 2010 Chigorin Memorial in St Petersburg defeating GM Dmitry Bocharov and losing only to GM Denis Khismatullin. In 2011, he has come =4th in the Polish Championship, scored 6/11 in the 12th European Individual Championship (2011), and come =1st alongside compatriot Tomasz Markowski in the Miguel Najdorf International Chess Festival in Warsaw. He also scored 7/10 in the International Open in Barcelona held in August 2011 and 6/9 at the International Bavarian Open in October.

The beginning of 2012 was slow for Swiercz, scoring only 3/9 at the Moscow Open D and shedding 18 rating points, but he has made up lost ground in the 2011-12 Czech Extraliga, in the 13th European Individual Championship (2012) where he scored 6/11, the IV International Grandmasters' Tournament the Lublin Union Memorial (3/5), and at the Golden Sands (2012) (6.5/9). He represented Poland on board 4, scoring 7/10 (TPR 2705) and placing 5th overall on that board. He scored 6.5/9 at the Chigorin Memorial (2012), adding a few points to his ratings card but then lost a few points with a slightly under-strength 6.5/10 result at Tradewise Gibraltar (2013).

As of 1 May 2013, Swiercz's rating was 2631 making him the 8th ranked Junior (U20) in the world and number 5 in Poland overall. His rapid and blitz ratings are 2588 and 2571 respectively.

Photo: http://www.bidmonfa.com/swiercz_dar... ICC: daro94

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. V Kulakov vs D Swiercz	1-0	73	2001	EYCC B10	D02 Queen's Pawn Game
2. D Swiercz vs W So	1-0	73	2003	Wch U10	B33 Sicilian
3. M Tazbir vs D Swiercz	1-0	26	2005	6th European Individual Championship	B41 Sicilian, Kan
4. Ftacnik vs D Swiercz	1-0	29	2005	6th European Individual Championship	D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
5. D Swiercz vs H Asauskas	0-1	59	2005	6th European Individual Championship	C44 King's Pawn Game
6. D Swiercz vs A Shomoev	½-½	32	2005	6th European Individual Championship	B54 Sicilian
7. M Ondozi vs D Swiercz	½-½	35	2005	6th European Individual Championship	B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
8. Robson vs D Swiercz	1-0	40	2005	Wch U12	B42 Sicilian, Kan
9. D Swiercz vs M Bakalarz	0-1	24	2005	6th European Individual Championship	C02 French, Advance
10. W Moranda vs D Swiercz	1-0	35	2005	6th European Individual Championship	B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
11. P Maletin vs D Swiercz	0-1	54	2008	European Individual Championship	A10 English
12. D Swiercz vs J E Garcia	1-0	45	2008	Open 14-wycc	B07 Pirc
13. Le Quang Liem vs D Swiercz	½-½	58	2008	World Junior Championship	A81 Dutch
14. N Paikidze vs D Swiercz	0-1	37	2008	World's Youth Stars	A40 Queen's Pawn Game
15. K Akshayraj vs D Swiercz	1-0	40	2008	World Junior Championship	A45 Queen's Pawn Game
16. D Swiercz vs I Rozum	1-0	62	2008	EU-ch U18 18th	A10 English
17. R Buhmann vs D Swiercz	½-½	70	2008	European Individual Championship	A04 Reti Opening
18. D Swiercz vs U Bajarani	½-½	63	2008	Open 14-wycc	A09 Reti Opening
19. D Swiercz vs A Gupta	0-1	53	2008	World Junior Championship	C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
20. D Swiercz vs B Tereick	1-0	24	2008	EU-ch U18 18th	A09 Reti Opening
21. D Swiercz vs A Iljin	1-0	36	2008	European Individual Championship	D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
22. G Nakauchi vs D Swiercz	0-1	63	2008	Open 14-wycc	A81 Dutch
23. D Swiercz vs E Gurcan	1-0	25	2008	World Junior Championship	B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
24. R Van Kampen vs D Swiercz	½-½	60	2008	Open 14-wycc	B30 Sicilian
25. D Swiercz vs O Abdulov	1-0	36	2008	World Junior Championship	B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation


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Nov-13-09		Tabanus: GM Dariusz Swiercz, Poland, born 31 May 1994. Current rating 2493, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?... Regarding the 2500 rating requirement, he may have benefited from FIDE handbook's 1.52a, ”Such a rating need not be published. It can be obtained in the middle of a rating period, or even in the middle of a tournament.“ IM in 2008. GM in 2009. Polish youth champion. ICC: daro94 European Union U14 champion 2007: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr732... European U14 vice champion in 2007. Placed 3rd in the World U14 Ch 2008: http://chess-results.com/tnr15978.a... Biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius... http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius... (in Polish) Pictures: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4OFxuVR4k... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...

May-20-10		Tabanus: 10th today in the II Lublin Union Memorial (Poland) 9-18 May 2010: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr322...

Jun-23-10		twinlark: Hi Tabanus! These teenage GM prodigies are springing up like weeds these days! There were five in the twentieth century younger than Bobby Fischer, and nearly twenty in the decade since.

Aug-06-10		BIDMONFA: Dariusz Swiercz SWIERCZ, Dariusz http://www.bidmonfa.com/swiercz_dar... _

Aug-06-10		polarmis: He's started with 3/3 at the World Junior Chess Championship. It'll be interesting to see if he can push on now from the 2500 mark - in a recent interview the President of the Polish Chess Federation outlined Darek's new sponsorship program funded by Microsoft: http://www.chessintranslation.com/2...

Aug-18-10		Tabanus: Placed 3rd in World Junior Ch (Poland) 2-17 August 2010: http://www.chessarbiter.to.pl/turni...

Nov-23-10		slomarko: Interesting game today by Swiercz: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e6 9. Be3 h5 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. Be2 b5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rad1 b4 14. Na4 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bf2 Qc7 17. Bg3 Qa5 18. c4 bxc3 19. Nxc3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Rd8 21. Bh4 Be7 22. Bxe7 Kxe7 23. Kh1 Nf6 24. Qb2 Ba8 25. Nb3 Rb8 26. c4 Qb4 27. Qe5 Rhd8 28. Qc7+ Ke8 29. c5 Bd5 30. Bxa6 Ra8 31. Be2 Rxa2 32. Nd4 Qb8 33. Bb5+ Kf8 34. Qxb8 Rxb8 35. Rfe1 Rc8 36. c6 Ne8 37. Ra1 Rd2 38. Red1 Rxd1+ 39. Rxd1 Nc7 40. Bf1 Rb8 41. Kg1 Rb2 42. h4 Ke7 43. Kh2 g6 44. Kg3 Kd6 45. Rc1 e5 46. Nc2 Rb3 47. Ne1 Rb6 48. Nd3 Bxc6 49. Re1 f6 50. Rd1 Bd5 51. Nf2 Ke6 52. Bd3 f5 53. Rc1 Ne8 54. Nh3 Nf6 55. Rc7 Kd6 56. Rg7 Kc5 57. Kh2 Kd4 58. Bf1 Ne8 59. Re7 Re6 60. Rd7 Rd6 61. Ra7 Nf6 62. Ra4+ Ke3 63. Ra3+ Kd2 64. Rd3+ Ke1 65. Kg1 e4 66. Rd4 Rb6 67. Nf4 click for larger view black position is already a bit dangerous, he should have moved the bishop somewhere instead.... 67...gf3?? is already losing. 68. gxf3 Bxf3 69. Be2! click for larger view no defense 69...Bxe2 70.Ng2#

Nov-24-10		slomarko: Dariusz won the Cultural Village tournament and qualified for the Corus C tournament. Congratulations! http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessne...

Nov-26-10		polarmis: Thanks, Slomarko - I'd actually seen the first few rounds of this tournament and then forgotten about it (after three draws I thought the chances of him reaching Wijk were slim). Anyway, I've now written a bit about Świercz at the bottom of this post: http://www.chessintranslation.com/2... It's funny that in the final round Darek's trainer beat the other player who could have finished first!

Nov-26-10		slomarko: polarmis, very good article! I have followed the tournament and I have to say that Darek was a bit lucky. For example in the game against that Indian guy he was a pawn down and I think close to losing at one point but managed to save it. In the last round his position also looked a bit suspect to me. But anyway he never lost faith and fought on and as for everything in life in chess you need a bit of luck :D

Feb-15-11		polarmis: Nice game today at the Polish Championship today: http://www.mp2011.pl/node/421 click for larger view Marcel Kanarek has just played 21. Nc3. The combination that Swiercz plays isn't hard to see, but just glancing at the position you wouldn't really expect the c3-knight to be taken by the h6-rook in only 3 moves!

Aug-08-11		notyetagm: Dariusz Swiercz Can you recall what issue of CT you wrote of the ending to the game <Swiercz-Burg Cultural Village Tournament 2010>? Reply Jeff Hall to Alexander show details Jan 17 The game was played in late November 2010. <It's the great self-blocking 69 Bf1-e2! Bf3xBe2 70 Nf4-g2#.> I cannot find it in my issues of Chess Today. If yoo don't have time, it's no problem. I was just hoping that you had a faster way of searching back issues then I did. Thanks

Aug-15-11		TugasKamagong: Finished in a tie with Hovhannisyan, but winner after the tiebreak. Great show, 2011 WJC in Chennai. Congratulations, Darek!

Aug-15-11		siamesedream: Congrats to Darek for winning Gold!

Aug-15-11		twinlark: Well done and congratulations on winning the World Junior Championship.

Aug-15-11		uribe: Congratulations! Please post a picture of the newly crowned world junior champion.

Feb-25-12		Penguincw: Dariusz Swiercz won today with a slick combination. Swiercz-Leniart 60.d4! Black to move. click for larger view The last move is a fork with the bishop and rook. If 60...xd4 then 61.b8= g1= xg1 xg1... click for larger view and it's a win... ENDGAME STATS vs. Superior (White) 43.6% Draw: Happens 56.4% click for larger view less than half of the time. This is someone rated lower than you, and you have white. It has to be a win. Plus, you're at -1. Instead, what was played was 60...g1= 61.xg1 xg1 62.xe5 1-0. click for larger view Brilliant! Very natural is to grab the rook, but I can't say it's a win. ENDGAME STATS vs. Superior (White): 48.4% Draw: Happens 51% Inferior (Black): 0.6% Endgame Explorer: BPP vs BP However, grabbing the bishop is winning. The rook can not sac itself for the pawn, because the king covers b1 and the black pawn stops black from getting to g8. Also, checks can only last very long. 62...g2+ 63.b3 and black can not check on g3 because of the bishop. Lastly, black can not even gain the a3 pawn because a1 and g3 are both covered. ENDGAME STATS vs. One example: V Takhtarov vs V Vepkhvishvili, 1970 The superior side (in that game black) eventually won. :)

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