Kamil Plichta

Kamil Plichta (born 19 July 1990 in Siedlce) is a Polish chess FIDE Master (2014).

Chess career
In 2014, Kamil Plichta ranked in 3rd place in Poznań Chess Festival tournament. In 2017, he won Vasylyshyn Memorial with result 7.5 from 9 and achieving an International Master (IM) norm.

Kamil Plichta is particularly strong in Rapid and Blitz Chess. In 2018, in Szczawno-Zdrój Kamil Plichta won the bronze medal of the Polish Blitz Chess Championship. In 2019, in Zgierz he won the bronze medal of the Polish Rapid Chess Championship. Also with chess clubs Biały Król Wisznia Mała and Gostmat 83 Gostynin Kamil Plichta won two medals in Polish Teams Blitz Chess Championships: silver (2018) and bronze (2015).

In November 2022, Kamil Plichta beat the World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. in the online blitz chess tournament MrDodgy Invitational 3.

Kamil Plichta reached the highest rating in his career in November 2023, with a FIDE classical rating of 2401.