{"id":2437,"date":"2023-05-26T15:03:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/?p=2437"},"modified":"2023-06-22T11:08:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T11:08:18","slug":"chess-author-of-the-month-wojciech-moranda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/chess-author-of-the-month-wojciech-moranda\/","title":{"rendered":"Chess Author of the Month: Wojciech Moranda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Get to know our Forward Chess author of the month for May 2023, Grandmaster Wojciech Moranda<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your chess career!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I learned the basics of chess at the age of five from my sister and became a GM at the age of 21. Although I treated the game mostly as an entertaining hobby for most of my life (I have been professionally active as an attorney-at-law until my early thirties), just a couple of years ago I decided that it is exactly playing, teaching, and writing about chess that makes me truly happy. So one day I just terminated my employment contract with a big bank nearly overnight and embarked on an adventure that I have never once regretted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. What is your favorite chess game that you\u2019ve played?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have played many memorable games during my already 30-year-long career, but the one that stands out as a trademark for my playing style over the course of recent years is Moranda-Wojtaszek, Bydgoszcz 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Wojciech Moranda (2618) vs Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2694) credit: Polski Zwi\u0105zek Szachowy<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

It is certainly not an everyday type of occurrence for me to beat an opponent as strong as Radek in such a tactical slugfest, but on that day literally every element of the game worked for me like a charm. Whenever I am in a bad mood, revisiting that game always cheers me up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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