Dariusz Świercz (born 31 May 1994) is a Polish-American chess player playing for the United States. He was the youngest Polish player of all time to qualify for the title Grandmaster; he was 14 years and seven months when he achieved this title in 2009. In 2018 he switched his national federation to the United States.[1]
Świercz learned how to play chess at the age of three from his grandfather. He became a FIDE Master in 2004 at the age of eleven, an International Master in 2008 at thirteen and a Grandmaster in 2009 at the age of 14.
Team
Świercz had his first major debut as part of the Polish national team in 2012, competing on his home country's team on the 4th board at the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. With a result of 7 points from 10 games, and a rating performance of 2705, he took 5th place in the board evaluation.
Clubs
Świercz plays for clubs in:
Czech Republic Extraliga – TJ Tatran Litovel (2010–2014) | AD Mahrla Praha (2014–Present)
In July 2009, member of the Polish youth side that won the silver medal in the European youth team championship U18 – BOYS
In August 2010, he finished 3rd at the World Junior Chess Championships – U20[2]
In November 2010, he finished 1st at The Cultural Village tournament[3] which acted as a qualifier for remaining places in the GM Group C Tata Steel Chess tournament.
In April 2013 he helped his team TJ Tatran Litovel to 3rd place in the 2012/13 season of the Czech Extraliga[11]
In August 2013 he reached the 2nd Round being knocked out by the 4th seed in the Chess World Cup 2013
In September 2013 he helped his team KSz Polonia Wrocław to 3rd place in the 2013 season of the Polish Ekstraliga[12]
In January 2014 he finished 1st in the XXIV Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA - 2013, Blitz [13]
In April/May 2015 he helped his team WorldTradingLab Club 64 Modena to 2nd place in the 47th Italian Team Championship [14] Where he also got the most points for the Tournament [15]