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Karina Cyfka
K Cyfka 
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 

Number of games in database: 489
Years covered: 1998 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2411 (2330 rapid, 2304 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2419
Overall record: +151 -106 =138 (55.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 94 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (52) 
    B25 B23 B32 B20 B54
 Queen's Gambit Declined (27) 
    D37 D30 D38 D35 D39
 Queen's Pawn Game (15) 
    A46 A40 E10 A50 A45
 Caro-Kann (12) 
    B18 B12 B13 B10
 Queen's Indian (11) 
    E15 E12 E16
 King's Indian Attack (11) 
    A07
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (51) 
    C84 C78 C77 C91 C75
 Queen's Pawn Game (31) 
    A41 A45 E00 E10 A46
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (23) 
    C84 C91 C86 C89 C95
 King's Indian (17) 
    E62 E76 E81 E97 E69
 Two Knights (15) 
    C55 C57
 Scotch Game (14) 
    C45
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   K Cyfka vs A Lach, 2012 1-0
   K Cyfka vs K Novak, 2001 1-0
   S Shaydullina vs K Cyfka, 2012 0-1
   L Javakhishvili vs K Cyfka, 2018 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Batumi Olympiad (Women) (2018)
   European Team Championship (Women) (2013)
   EU-ch U14 Girls (2001)
   European Team Championship (Women) (2011)
   World Junior Championship (Girls) (2005)
   European Championship (Women) (2018)
   23rd European Women Chess Championship (2023)
   European Championship (Women) (2014)
   European Championship (Women) (2017)
   European Championship (Women) (2005)
   European Championship (Women) (2011)
   European Championship (Women) (2012)
   European Championship (Women) (2015)
   Baku Olympiad (Women) (2016)
   4NCL Div 1a 2018/19 (2018)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 FIDE World Cup Women
   B Khotenashvili vs K Cyfka (Aug-03-23) 1-0
   K Cyfka vs B Khotenashvili (Aug-02-23) 1/2-1/2
   M Castrillon Gomez vs K Cyfka (Aug-01-23) 0-1, rapid
   K Cyfka vs M Castrillon Gomez (Aug-01-23) 1-0, rapid
   K Cyfka vs M Castrillon Gomez (Jul-31-23) 1/2-1/2

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KARINA CYFKA
(born Oct-28-1987, 37 years old) Poland

[what is this?]

International Master (2015).

Karina Cyfka (also known as Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska), née Szczepkowska, was born in Rybnik. She earned her Woman International Master title in 2006 and her Woman Grandmaster title in 2010. She won the Polish Women's Championship in 2020.

Wikipedia article: Karina Cyfka

Last updated: 2022-05-26 14:47:07

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 page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 500  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Zawadzka vs K Cyfka  1-0351998POL-ch U12 GirlsC45 Scotch Game
2. K Cyfka vs J Zawadzka  0-1441999Wisla Hugart op (Women)B23 Sicilian, Closed
3. K Cyfka vs J Zawadzka  0-1361999POL-ch U12 GirlsB23 Sicilian, Closed
4. K Cyfka vs K Szymanowska  0-1472001ch-Pol u20 WomenB30 Sicilian
5. K Starr vs K Cyfka  0-1522001ch-Pol u20 WomenA02 Bird's Opening
6. K Cyfka vs B Zawadzka  ½-½222001ch-Pol u20 WomenB56 Sicilian
7. A Chmielinska vs K Cyfka  ½-½522001ch-Pol u20 WomenC45 Scotch Game
8. K Cyfka vs A Matras-Clement  0-1162001ch-Pol u20 WomenC29 Vienna Gambit
9. A Mackiewicz vs K Cyfka  0-1582001ch-Pol u20 WomenB33 Sicilian
10. K Cyfka vs D Pokojska  0-1432001ch-Pol u20 WomenB23 Sicilian, Closed
11. K Cyfka vs K Toma  ½-½452001ch-Pol u20 WomenB32 Sicilian
12. M Reszka vs K Cyfka  0-1362001ch-Pol u20 WomenC77 Ruy Lopez
13. K Cyfka vs E Jakubiec  ½-½602001ch-Pol u20 WomenB32 Sicilian
14. J Zawadzka vs K Cyfka  ½-½642001ch-Pol u20 WomenB33 Sicilian
15. A Khudaverdieva vs K Cyfka  0-1552001EU-ch U14 GirlsE97 King's Indian
16. K Cyfka vs I Lacau-Rodean  1-0662001EU-ch U14 GirlsB23 Sicilian, Closed
17. V Savtchenko vs K Cyfka  ½-½482001EU-ch U14 GirlsC45 Scotch Game
18. K Cyfka vs A Darbinyan  1-0432001EU-ch U14 GirlsB01 Scandinavian
19. D Kika vs K Cyfka  1-0492001EU-ch U14 GirlsB33 Sicilian
20. K Cyfka vs J Gilbert  ½-½552001EU-ch U14 GirlsB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
21. L Rogule vs K Cyfka  1-0342001EU-ch U14 GirlsA16 English
22. K Cyfka vs K Novak  1-0672001EU-ch U14 GirlsB23 Sicilian, Closed
23. K Shulepina vs K Cyfka  1-0422001EU-ch U14 GirlsE92 King's Indian
24. J Zawadzka vs K Cyfka  ½-½772003POL-ch U20 GirlsB06 Robatsch
25. K Cyfka vs A Pourkashiyan  1-0332003Wch U16 GirlsC22 Center Game
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Aug-03-08  whiteshark: What's her secret? Hot chocolate and elderberry juice? http://www.zawadzka.eu/images/r_gal...
Aug-29-08  SickedChess: pic http://www.1liga.siwik.pl/images/ka...
Oct-28-09  Moonstone: happy birthday karina!
Jan-10-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Awarded the Woman Grand Master (WGM) title at FIDE's Presidential Board meeting 1/2010:

http://www.fide.com/component/conte..., congratulations!

Dec-14-12  waustad: Today in the European Blitz championships she beat Marcus Ragger 2-0.
Dec-26-12  waustad: She's playing at Wolfsberg Austria in a few hours.
Dec-26-12  Kikoman: Wolfsberg Open 2012 http://www.schach-wolfsberg.at/
Jan-02-13  waustad: She came in 3rd, half a point behind the leaders. Losing to Eva Moser in round 4 proved to be somewhat of a Swiss gambit since she only had to play one of the GMs, Zdenko Kozul who she beat in the 3rd round! http://chess-results.com/tnr88543.a...
Jan-12-13  Kikoman: A full standings in the tournament. ^^

http://www.schach-wolfsberg.at/erge...

Apr-09-13  waustad: She's in a match now: WGM Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska vs. IM Eva Repková The web site for this is: http://www.chess2013festival.sk/?pa...
Apr-09-13  waustad: Karina S-H leads 1.2 - .5 after the first two rounds. The third games will be played at 8:30 CET. Maybe I'll watch some if I'm still up.
Apr-10-13  waustad: KSH won the third game, but it isn't posted on the live link like the first two. It does seem strange having a 3 game match, but that is what they did.
Apr-25-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Doesn't she resemble another Polish beauty, Paulina P., the 1980s swimsuit model?

chess beauty:

<http://www.google.com/search?aq=hts...>

swimsuit Paulina:

<http://www.google.com/search?aq=hts...>

I'm headed for Poland, next train.

Apr-26-13  waustad: I saw something that looked like Karina came in ahead of Monika Socko in the Polish womens championships but have seen pictures of her coming in 3rd. I'm confused.
Apr-27-13  whiteshark: <waustad> Four players were tied 1st place after the championship, thereafter was a rapid double round robin among them. There again three players had equal points, after which SB points of the regular tournament decided the placing:

1 Monika Socko
2 Jolanta Zawadzka
3 Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska

Source: cb report http://www.chessbase.de/Home/TabId/...

tournament page: http://www.imp2013.pl/

evidence: http://www.imp2013.pl/index.php/8-c...

Anyhow: Congratulations!

Oct-29-13  cro777: WGM Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska tied for third with Sopiko Guramishvili at the 3rd Women International Chess Tournament, Memorial of Krystyna Ho³uj-Radzikowska, which was held from 28th September to 6th October 2013 at the Chess Club KSz Polonia Wroc³aw, in Wroc³aw, Poland.

http://chess-news.ru/sites/default/...

Jul-10-14  kia0708: no picture of this lady ?
Jan-02-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: <http://en.chessbase.com/Portals/4/f...>
Apr-18-15  waustad: Her team in the Frauenbundesliga officially has her playing first board today, even though she is in China with the Polish national team. They are conceding on two boards, though it probably doesn't matter. They've pretty much clinched being dropped after this season.
May-19-15  waustad: Her loss today in the European Women's Individual Championship was probably the biggest upset in the first round. Going down the list (at least of the broadcast games), the better known player almost always won.
Jun-06-15  sonia91: <International Master (2015). >

Her IM title application wasn't approved at the last presidential board:

http://www.fide.com/component/conte...

Apr-11-17  waustad: She is listed in the roster of players for the European Women's Championship without the hyphen and second last name.
Nov-25-17  BIDMONFA: Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska

SZCZEPKOWSKA, Karina
http://www.bidmonfa.com/szczepkowsk...
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Dec-19-18  whiteshark: According to FIDE (and E.Paehtz gossip) it's now again just <Karina Szczepkowska>.
Oct-23-20  schnarre: ..Anything new about her?
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