Joanna Strzałka (born 7 September 1968) is a Polish chess player.
Chess career In the 1980s, Joanna Strzałka was one of the top Polish female juniors chess players. In 1983, she won in Katowice the title of Polish Youth Chess Championship in U17 girls age group,Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorów w Szachach 1983 - Szachy w Polsce and the following year she won in Poznań a bronze medal in this same age group.Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorów w Szachach 1984 - Szachy w Polsce Joanna Strzałka was also a two-time silver medalist of the Polish Junior Chess Championship (Augustów 1986,Młodzieżowe Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach 1986 - Szachy w Polsce Nowy Sącz 1988).Młodzieżowe Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach 1988 - Szachy w Polsce She advanced to the individual finals three times Polish Women's Chess Championship: 1986 (Konin – 10th placeMistrzostwa Polski Kobiet w Szachach 1986 - Szachy w Polsce), 1987 (Wrocław – 12th placeMistrzostwa Polski Kobiet w Szachach 1987 - Szachy w Polsce) and 1989 (Poznań – 15th placeMistrzostwa Polski Kobiet w Szachach 1989 - Szachy w Polsce). In 1989, she won a bronze medal in Miętne in Polish Women's Blitz Chess Championship.Mistrzostwa Polski w Szachach Błyskawicznych 1989 - Szachy w Polsce
Joanna Strzałka represented Poland at the European and World Junior Chess Championships in various girls age groups, in 1984 (Champigny-sur-Marne; U16 World Youth Chess Championship - 5th place), 1986 (Băile Herculane; U20 European Girls' Junior Chess Championship - 5th placeOlimpBase :: 7th European Girls' Junior Chess Championship, Băile Herculane 1986 and Vilnius; U20 World Girls' Junior Chess Championship - 9th place)OlimpBase :: 4th World Girls' Junior Chess Championship, Vilnius 1986 and 1987 (Baguio; U20 World Girls' Junior Chess Championship - 7th place).OlimpBase :: 5th World Girls' Junior Chess Championship, Baguio 1987
Joanna Strzałka reached her career highest rating on January 1, 1987, with a score of 2170, and was then 9th - 10th place (together with Barbara Kaczorowska) among Polish female chess players.FIDE rating history:: Strzalka, Joanna Since 1993, she has not participated in tournaments classified by FIDE.benoni.de/schach/elo: Strzalka, Joanna
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Joanna Strzałka - Szachy w Polsce