John Fedorowicz
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John Peter Fedorowicz from the Bronx area of New York is an American
International Grandmaster
of chess
, and a chess writer.
He learned to play chess in 1972, inspired by the Fischer-Spassky World Championship Match coverage on TV and as an enthusiastic youngster, made rapid progress to become co-winner of the 1977 U.S. Junior Championship and outright winner in 1978.
Fedorowicz, or "The Fed" as he is affectionately known on the chess circuit, continued to impress and in 1984 tied for third place in the U.S. Championships, tied for second place at Hastings in 1984-85 and tied for second place at Dortmund in 1986. He represented the U.S. at the 1986 Dubai Chess Olympiad
and scored well, earning himself the grandmaster title the same year.
Since becoming a grandmaster, he has established himself as one of the United States' leading players, chalking up victories at Cannes 1987, Sesimbra 1987 and Wijk Aan Zee 1990. He has also won open tournaments, including the New York Open 1989 and the U.S. Open and the World Open in Philadelphia. At Stockholm in 1990, he finished second to Alexei Shirov
.
Fedorowicz has captained the U.S. Olympiad team on two occasions and has frequently acted as a second or advisor to World Championship candidate Gata Kamsky
. He has written or co-written a number of chess books and many articles for magazines and on-line publishers.
By way of hobbies he enjoys reading, cooking, playing and watching sports and a number of other board games, including Monopoly, Risk and Scrabble. As an active 'New Yorker', he spends much of his time in the community, teaching chess to children, giving private lessons and attending chess camps.
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International Grandmaster
International Grandmaster
The title Grandmaster is awarded to strong chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain....
of chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
, and a chess writer.
He learned to play chess in 1972, inspired by the Fischer-Spassky World Championship Match coverage on TV and as an enthusiastic youngster, made rapid progress to become co-winner of the 1977 U.S. Junior Championship and outright winner in 1978.
Fedorowicz, or "The Fed" as he is affectionately known on the chess circuit, continued to impress and in 1984 tied for third place in the U.S. Championships, tied for second place at Hastings in 1984-85 and tied for second place at Dortmund in 1986. He represented the U.S. at the 1986 Dubai Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
and scored well, earning himself the grandmaster title the same year.
Since becoming a grandmaster, he has established himself as one of the United States' leading players, chalking up victories at Cannes 1987, Sesimbra 1987 and Wijk Aan Zee 1990. He has also won open tournaments, including the New York Open 1989 and the U.S. Open and the World Open in Philadelphia. At Stockholm in 1990, he finished second to Alexei Shirov
Alexei Shirov
Alexei Dmitrievich Shirov is a Soviet-born Latvian chess grandmaster. He has consistently ranked among the world's top players since the early 1990s, and reached a ranking as high as number four in 1998...
.
Fedorowicz has captained the U.S. Olympiad team on two occasions and has frequently acted as a second or advisor to World Championship candidate Gata Kamsky
Gata Kamsky
Gata Kamsky is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster, and the current World Rapid Chess Champion. He is also the current United States Chess Champion. As of September 2011, he is rated No. 1 in the United States and No...
. He has written or co-written a number of chess books and many articles for magazines and on-line publishers.
By way of hobbies he enjoys reading, cooking, playing and watching sports and a number of other board games, including Monopoly, Risk and Scrabble. As an active 'New Yorker', he spends much of his time in the community, teaching chess to children, giving private lessons and attending chess camps.