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Marta Bartel
Marta Bartel
	Bartel in 2022
Country	Poland
Born	20 May 1988 (age 36); Zambrów, Poland
Title	Woman Grandmaster (2009)
FIDE rating	2192 (October 2019)
Peak rating	2379 (September 2014)

Marta Bartel (née Przeździecka; born 20 May 1988) is a Polish chess player who was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2009.

Career

Since 2000, Bartel has participated in the Polish Junior Championships in various age categories. Her first medal success was achieved in 2004 in Łeba when she finished second in the under 16 group. The same year, she participated in the European Youth Chess Championship and finished fifth in the U16 category. In 2005, she finished third in the under 20 division of the Polish Junior Championship in Środa Wielkopolska. The same year she appeared for the first time in the final of the Polish Women's Championship in Suwałki. In 2006, she caused a major upset by tying for first place in the Polish Women's Championship in Trzebinia, but lost the playoff to Jolanta Zawadzka.^[1] She followed this up with a fourth place in the Polish Junior Championship under 20 division in Środa Wielkopolska. She competed in the European Individual Women's Chess Championship in Kuşadası, finishing 16th of 96 players, the highest placed of the Polish players. In 2012, she was part of the Polish team which won the silver medal in the Students World Chess Cup in Guimarães.^[2] In 2014, she finished third in the Polish Students Women's Chess Championship's in Katowice.^[3] She also won two gold medals (2009, 2012) in the Polish Women's Team Chess Championships.^[4]

Bartel played for Poland in three Women's Chess Olympiads:^[5]

In 2006, at third board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+6, =1, -3),
In 2008, at reserve board in the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden (+1, =0, -2),
In 2014, won individual silver medal at fourth board in the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø (+4 =5 -0).

Bartel played for Poland in two World Team Chess Championships:^[6]

In 2007, at reserve board in the Women's World Team Chess Championship 2007 in Yekaterinburg (+4, =2, -1),
In 2015, at fourth board in the Women's World Team Chess Championship 2015 in Chengdu (+2, =2, -3).

Bartel played for Poland in two European Team Chess Championship:^[7]

In 2007, won team silver medal at reserve board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Heraklion (+2, =1, -1),
In 2013, at fourth board (Poland III) in the 10th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Warsaw (+3, =3, -3).

Personal life

Marta's sister Ewa Przezdziecka is also a chess player and holds the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM).^[8]

In 2013, Marta married International Grandmaster (GM) Mateusz Bartel.^[9]

References

^ "Mistrzostwa Polski Kobiet - Trzebinia 18-28.01.06" [Polish Women's Championship - Trzebinia - January 18-28, 2006]. szachy.lo.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^ "Akademickie Wicemistrzostwo Świata Dla Polski!" [Academic World Runner-up for Poland!]. pzszach.org.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^ "Akademickie Mistrzostwa Polski Kobiet 17-18.01.2014" [Polish Academic Women's Championships - January 17-18, 2014]. Chessarbiter.com (in Polish). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^ "Polish Team Chess Championship :: Marta Bartel". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^ "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Marta Bartel". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^ "World Women's Team Chess Championship :: Marta Bartel". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
^ "European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Marta Bartel". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^ "FIDE Chess Profile | Przezdziecka, Ewa". FIDE.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^ "Congratulations to the happy couple, they married just last week!". Chessbase.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2015.