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Grzegorz Gajewski
G Gajewski 
 

Number of games in database: 836
Years covered: 1996 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2547 (2492 rapid, 2544 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2659
Overall record: +248 -136 =257 (58.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 195 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (38) 
    E97 E62 E94 E91 E63
 Slav (31) 
    D11 D15 D10 D18 D12
 English (31) 
    A13 A15 A11 A10 A16
 Nimzo Indian (29) 
    E21 E32 E58 E50 E53
 Queen's Gambit Declined (28) 
    D38 D31 D39 D37 D30
 Queen's Pawn Game (28) 
    D02 A46 E00 E10 A40
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (116) 
    B42 B43 B90 B22 B40
 Nimzo Indian (46) 
    E52 E21 E34 E20 E32
 Sicilian Kan (41) 
    B42 B43 B41
 Queen's Pawn Game (40) 
    E10 D02 A45 E00 A46
 Queen's Gambit Declined (34) 
    D38 D30 D37 D35
 Ruy Lopez (31) 
    C92 C65 C80 C76 C78
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   V Kuznetsov vs G Gajewski, 2007 0-1
   T Nedev vs G Gajewski, 2007 0-1
   N Grandelius vs G Gajewski, 2010 0-1
   T Calistri vs G Gajewski, 2011 0-1
   G Gajewski vs J Gustafsson, 2008 1-0
   G Gajewski vs H Teske, 2003 1-0
   P Bobras vs G Gajewski, 2006 0-1
   G Gajewski vs A Leniart, 2012 1-0
   M Bartel vs G Gajewski, 2001 0-1
   G Gajewski vs M Llanes Hurtado, 2013 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Cappelle-la-Grande Open (2011)
   14th Sants Open-A (2012)
   Zagreb Open-A (2011)
   Cracovia Open-A 2008/09 (2008)
   Pardubice Open-A (2006)
   French Team Championship (2013)
   Polish Championship (2008)
   French Team Championship (2014)
   European Team Championship (2007)
   Bundesliga 2011/12 (2011)
   Reykjavik Open (2013)
   Reykjavik Open (2014)
   European Championship (2007)
   European Championship (2010)
   European Championship (2015)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Bundesliga 2023/24
   P Teclaf vs G Gajewski (Feb-25-24) 1/2-1/2
   G Gajewski vs R Kempinski (Feb-24-24) 1/2-1/2
   D Abel vs G Gajewski (Feb-23-24) 1-0
   G Gajewski vs G Kjartansson (Dec-03-23) 1/2-1/2
   V Dragnev vs G Gajewski (Dec-02-23) 1-0

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GRZEGORZ GAJEWSKI
(born Jul-19-1985, 39 years old) Poland

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He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2006.

In 2011 Gajewski won the Cappelle-la-Grande Open. In 2012 he won the 14th Open International de Sants, Hostafrancs i La Bordeta in Barcelona edging out Aleksandr Rakhmanov, Emilio Cordova, Kevin Spraggett and Samuel Shankland on tiebreak score, after all players scored 8 points from 10 games. Gajewski won the Polish Chess Championship in 2015.

Gajewski played for the Polish team in the Chess Olympiads of 2008 in Dresden, where he played on the fourth board scoring 6½ points from 10 games, and 2014 in Tromso. He also took part in the European Team Chess Championship in 2007, 2009, 2013 and 2015; Gajewski won the individual silver medal on board three in 2007.

He was a second to Viswanathan Anand in the World Chess Championship 2014, held in Sochi, Russia, and has worked as his second during several events since then. A strong opening theoretician, Gajewski is probably most known in the chess world by the gambit move 10...d5!? in the Ruy Lopez opening which he introduced in July 2007 during a tournament in Pardubice: V Kuznetsov vs G Gajewski, 2007.

Wikipedia article: Grzegorz Gajewski

Last updated: 2024-04-24 16:56:03

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 page 1 of 35; games 1-25 of 860  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G Gajewski vs P Cyluk  ½-½401996POL-chT2 U18B33 Sicilian
2. G Gajewski vs M Nikolov  1-0171997EU-ch U12B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
3. M Gagunashvili vs G Gajewski  0-1591999Artek ol U16C53 Giuoco Piano
4. G Gajewski vs K Pinkas  0-1402000Swidnica op-AC45 Scotch Game
5. D Rasic vs G Gajewski  0-1312000Hallsberg op U18A07 King's Indian Attack
6. G Gajewski vs D Szoen  1-0232001POL-ch U16C00 French Defense
7. G Kuzmin vs G Gajewski  1-0302001Cappelle OpenB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
8. M Grabarczyk vs G Gajewski  ½-½342001Polish ChampionshipE15 Queen's Indian
9. G Gajewski vs R Kempinski  0-1622001Polish ChampionshipB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
10. P Blehm vs G Gajewski  1-0282001Polish ChampionshipB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
11. G Gajewski vs Krasenkow  0-1392001Polish ChampionshipB08 Pirc, Classical
12. M Bartel vs G Gajewski  0-1402001Polish ChampionshipB50 Sicilian
13. L Cyborowski vs G Gajewski  1-0482001Polish ChampionshipB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
14. G Gajewski vs R Kuczynski  1-0302001Polish ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
15. K Urban vs G Gajewski  ½-½562001Polish ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
16. G Gajewski vs Macieja 0-1492001Polish ChampionshipA33 English, Symmetrical
17. P Jaracz vs G Gajewski  1-0402001Polish ChampionshipB30 Sicilian
18. G Gajewski vs B Socko  0-1342001Polish ChampionshipC00 French Defense
19. T Markowski vs G Gajewski  1-0242001Polish ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
20. G Gajewski vs J Gdanski  ½-½572001Polish ChampionshipC00 French Defense
21. G Gajewski vs G Daubenfeld 1-0152001EYCC B16B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
22. D Sypnicki vs G Gajewski  ½-½262001EYCC B16D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
23. G Gajewski vs S Macak  1-0252001EYCC B16C00 French Defense
24. N Mamedov vs G Gajewski  1-0412001EYCC B16B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
25. G Gajewski vs M Erwich  1-0492001EYCC B16A07 King's Indian Attack
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Jul-26-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Honza Cervenka: Wow! Gajewski with black sacced the piece in game with Zakhartsov and has 1h 55mins against 1h 11mins of his opponent. It looks like prepared stuff and so it can work. Is he going to have 6 points after six rounds in Pardubice? See the game on-line http://www.czechopen.net/live-games...
Jul-26-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Honza Cervenka: Hmmm, it is only a draw by repetition.
Oct-27-06  BIDMONFA: Grzegorz Gajewski

GAJEWSKI, Grzegorz
http://www.bidmonfa.com/gajewski_gr...
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Sep-17-07  Mameluk: A hot candidate for the novelty of the year and a game of the year perhaps:

Kuznetsov-Gajewski Czech open 2007
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6
5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 11. exd5 e4 12. Ng5 Nxd5 13. Nxe4 f5 14. Ng3 f4 15. Ne4 f3 16. d4 fxg2 17. Ng3 Qd6 18. Be4 Bb7 19. Nf5 Rxf5 20. Bxf5 Rf8 21. Re6 Rxf5 22. Rxd6 Bxd6 23. a4 Bg3 24. f3 Bf4 25. axb5 Bxc1 26. Rxa5 Nf4 27. Qe1 Bxf3 28. bxa6 Nxh3+ 29. Kh2 Bf4+ 30. Kxh3 g1=N+ 31. Qxg1 Rxa5 0-1

Feb-07-08  percyblakeney: The finish is worthy of a diagram, position before 30. ... g1=N+ 31. Qxg1 Rxa5:


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Nov-24-08  notyetagm: What is the <Gajewski Gambit> line of the Ruy Lopez?

Thanks

Nov-24-08  slomarko: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2


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in this standard position it was always played 10...c5 of course. however in 2007 in the game against Kuznetsov Gajewski came to the idea to play the Marshall style 10...d5!?


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the idea was soon picked by other players like Wojtaszek, Carlsen and Fressinet.

Nov-24-08  slomarko: the new move won the chessbase award for the novelty of the year. oh and the original game was a real beauty: V Kuznetsov vs G Gajewski, 2007
Nov-24-08  notyetagm: <slomarko: the new move won the chessbase award for the novelty of the year. oh and the original game was a real beauty: V Kuznetsov vs G Gajewski, 2007>

Thanks.

By any chance do you have a link to the chessbase article announcing Gajewski's move as the novelty of the year?

And do you know how it did in the Chess Informant competition for Best Novelty?

Nov-24-08  notyetagm: <slomarko: ... the idea was soon picked by other players like Wojtaszek, <<<Carlsen>>> and Fressinet.>

If Carlsen played it, then it *has* to be good. :-)

Nov-24-08  slomarko: sorry notyetagm i don' thave that info. i read in a polish forum that the russian chess magazine "64" also had an article about this gambit:

http://www.siwik.home.pl/pzsz/viewt...

Dec-05-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Gajewski came 2nd today in the strong Open 'Mediterranean 2017' Rijeka (CRO) 2009:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr236...

Jun-17-10  slomarko: Gajewski married Joanna Majdan. Congratulations!
Jul-19-10  Remizatorul: Only 5 photos here...
http://remizatorul.weebly.com/13/po...
Mar-06-11  Caissanist: Winner of the 2011 Capelle La Grande tournament: http://cappelle-chess.fr/fr2/defaul....
Mar-07-11  Kazzak: Hmmm. Have played through Mr. Gajewski's games. Inventive play and strong. It appears he's gone through an evolution in his development as a player.

This year's La Capelle had a formidable field, and two dosen players were in contention for the top spot, which Gajewski decided with half a point's margin. His La Capelle games are worth studying. Pgn at official site.

Mar-08-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Congratulations to Grzegorz Gajewski for his wonderful performance at the 27th Cappelle-la-Grande (2011).
Mar-09-11  pulsar: Congratulations to GM Grzegorz Gajewski for his recent tournament win!

IM Sabelo Brunello has covered the Gajewski Gambit in the Spanish on his book "Attacking the Spanish". Here's one useful review: http://www.thechessmind.net/blog/20....

Apr-21-11  wordfunph: <7.0 points from nine rounds, leaving the nearest opposition full point behind.>

http://tournaments.chessdom.com/new...

congrats!

Apr-26-11  Calar: Here is the link and the games for Zagreb Open 2011, won by Gajewski

Open A (2011)

Jul-19-14  waustad: If the first games I've looked are at all indicative, here is a player worth following for sure.
Jul-19-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <waustad> V Kuznetsov vs G Gajewski, 2007 is a remarkable orgy of sacrifices.
Jul-19-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Happy 29th birthday to GM Grzegorz Gajewski.
Nov-07-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: Who needs the Dane anyway? Poles work for half the price and on weekends too.
Nov-08-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: belated happy birthday to mr.g
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