Radosław Wojtaszek
A six-time Polish champion, most recently in 2024. Wojtaszek reached a peak rating of 2750 in January 2017.
For years he was a key member of Viswanathan Anand’s team, working as his second in the world title matches against Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov, Boris Gelfand and twice against Magnus Carlsen.
In 2020 he won the Biel festival, a mixed event of 28 classical, rapid and blitz games, half a point ahead of Pentala Harikrishna.
Career highlights
- Six-time Polish Champion
- Viswanathan Anand's second in five World Championship matches
- Won the 2020 Biel festival
- Peak rating 2750 (January 2017)
Titles
- Biel Chess Festival: 2020
From the winners lists on our event pages.
Radosław Wojtaszek in The Chess Herald
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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.