Kamil Plichta (born 19 July 1990 in Siedlce) is a Polish chess FIDE Master.[1]

Kamil Plichta
Kamil Plichta in 2022
Personal information
Born (1990-07-19) 19 July 1990 (age 35)
Siedlce, Poland
Chess career
CountryPoland
TitleFIDE Master (2014)
Peak rating2401 (November 2023)

Chess career

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In 2014, Plichta ranked in 3rd place in Poznań Chess Festival tournament.[2] In 2017, he won Vasylyshyn Memorial with result 7.5 from 9 and achieving an International Master (IM) norm.[3]

Plichta is particularly strong in Rapid and Blitz Chess. In 2018, in Szczawno-Zdrój Kamil Plichta won the bronze medal of the Polish Blitz Chess Championship.[4] In 2019, in Zgierz he won the bronze medal of the Polish Rapid Chess Championship.[5] Also with chess clubs Biały Król Wisznia Mała and Gostmat 83 Gostynin Kamil Plichta won two medals in Polish Teams Blitz Chess Championships: silver (2018) and bronze (2015).

In November 2022, Plichta beat the World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen.[6] in the online blitz chess tournament MrDodgy Invitational 3.

Plichta reached the highest rating in his career in November 2023, with a FIDE classical rating of 2401.[7]

Plichta is a prolific author on Chessable.[8] He has won the award for Best Author Support in 2021, 2023 and 2024[9]

Chessable Publications

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References

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