Aleksander Sznapik

Aleksander Sznapik (born 10 February 1951, Warsaw) a Polish chess master.

He won four times Polish Chess Championship (1976, 1980, 1984, 1991), and was a Sub-Champion in 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981. [Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). "Szachy od A do Z". Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN 83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN 83-217-2745-x (2. N-Z)] He won at Warsaw 1979 and shared first at Copenhagen ("Politiken Cup") in 1984 and 1989, shared second at Biel Masters Open Tournament 1987 (Lev Gutman won). [http://www.chessmetrics.com]

Sznapik represented Poland in nine Chess Olympiads (1972 and 1978–1992), thrice playing on first board. [http://www.olimpbase.org]

He was awarded the International Master title in 1977.

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