Kazimierz Makarczyk

Kazimierz Makarczyk (born 1 January 1901, Warsaw – died 27 May 1972, Łódź) was a Polish chess master.

In 1922, he took 3rd in Warsaw (Academic-ch). In 1926, he took 10th in Warsaw (1st POL-ch). The event was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1927, he took 3rd, behind Akiba Rubinstein and Savielly Tartakower, in Łódź (2nd POL-ch). In 1927, he tied for 2nd-3rd in Warsaw (Stanisław Kohn won). In 1928, he tied for 2nd-3rd in Warsaw (Abram Blass won). In 1929, he tied for 3rd-4th in Warsaw (Leon Kremer won). In 1930, he took 2 nd, behind Paulin Frydman in Warsaw. In 1930, he won (4.5 : 3.5) a match against Teodor Regedziński in Łódź. In 1935, he tied for 8-9th in Warsaw (3rd POL-ch). The event was won by Tartakower. In 1937, he took 7th in Bad Saarow.

Makarczyk played for Poland in five official and one unofficial Chess Olympiads.
* In 1928, he played at first board at 2nd Olympiad in The Hague (+5 –5 =6).
* In 1930, he played at fourth board at 3rd Olympiad in Hamburg (+5 –3 =5).
* In 1931, he played at fourth board at 4th Olympiad in Prague (+5 –1 =6).
* In 1933, he played at reserve board at 5th Olympiad in Folkestone (+4 –2 =7).
* In 1935, he played at reserve board at 6th Olympiad in Warsaw (+6 –1 =7).
* In 1936, he played at second board at unofficial Olympiad in Munich (+6 –7 =5).He won five team medals: one gold (1930), two silver (1931, 1936), and two bronze (1928, 1935).

After World War II, he lived in Łódź. In 1946, he tied for 10-11th in Sopot (5th POL-ch). The event was won by Bogdan Śliwa. In 1948, Makarczyk won in Cracow (6th POL-ch). In January 1949, he lost (0 :2 ) to Jan Foltys in a match POL – CSR in Katowice. In July 1949, he lost (0 :2 ) to László Szabó in a match POL – HUN in Warsaw. In 1949, he tied for 13-14th in Poznan (7th POL-ch). In 1950, he took 3rd in Bielsko (8th POL-ch). In 1951, he tied for 9-10th in Łódź (9th POL-ch). In 1951, he took 5th in Sopot (Erno Gereben won). In 1952, he tied for 3rd-4th with Szily, behind Milev and Balanel, in Miedzyzdroje. In 1952, he tied for 1st with Śliwa in Katowice (10 th POL-ch), but lost a play-off match later to him.

Makarczyk did not play in the 10th Chess Olympiad at Helsinki 1952, because of a negative decision by the Polish communistic chess authorities.

In 1953, he tied for 3 rd-5th in Cracow (11th POL-ch). In 1954, he tied for 6-7th in Łódź (12th POL-ch).

Awarded the IM title in 1950. After 1954, he was a chess trainer.

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