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Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (Latvian: Aleksandrs Voitkevičs; January 15, 1963 – July 14, 2006) was a Polish chess grandmaster. He was born in Latvia. In his early teens he was already a strong player; a student of ex-world champion Mikhail Tal whom he assisted in the 1979 Interzonal tournament in Riga. He won the Latvian Chess Championship in 1981. His promising chess career was interrupted when he refused to join the Soviet Army. For several years he went undercover but in 1986 he was sentenced to two years in prison. After one year he received an amnesty after the meeting of Presidents Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Following his release he moved from Riga to Warsaw where he won two Polish Chess Championships. He played for Poland in the Chess Olympiads of 1990 and 1992.

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  • Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (en)
  • Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (ca)
  • Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (de)
  • Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (it)
  • Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (fr)
  • Alek Wojtkiewicz (nl)
  • Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (pl)
  • Войткевич, Александр (ru)
  • Олександр Войткевич (uk)
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  • Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (en letó: Aleksandrs Voitkevičs; Riga, 15 de gener de 1963 – Baltimore, 14 de juliol de 2006) fou un jugador d'escacs polonès que tenia el títol de Gran Mestre des de 1989. (ca)
  • Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (* 15. Januar 1963 in Riga; † 14. Juli 2006 in Baltimore) war ein polnisch-amerikanischer Schachmeister. Er war Meister Lettlands in 1981. (de)
  • Aleksander Wojtkiewicz est un joueur d'échecs polonais puis américain né le 15 janvier 1963 à Riga en Union Soviétique et mort le 14 juillet 2006 à Baltimore. (fr)
  • Aleksander Wojtkiewicz, łot. Aleksandrs Voitkēvičs, ros. Александр Войткевич (ur. 15 stycznia 1963 w Rydze, zm. 14 lipca 2006 w Baltimore) – polski szachista, reprezentant Stanów Zjednoczonych od 2002 roku. (pl)
  • Олександр Войткевич (пол. Aleksander Wojtkiewicz, латис. Aleksandrs Voitkēvičs, 15 січня 1963, Рига — 14 липня 2006 Балтимор) – радянський і польський шахіст, з 2002 виступав за США. (uk)
  • Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (Latvian: Aleksandrs Voitkevičs; January 15, 1963 – July 14, 2006) was a Polish chess grandmaster. He was born in Latvia. In his early teens he was already a strong player; a student of ex-world champion Mikhail Tal whom he assisted in the 1979 Interzonal tournament in Riga. He won the Latvian Chess Championship in 1981. His promising chess career was interrupted when he refused to join the Soviet Army. For several years he went undercover but in 1986 he was sentenced to two years in prison. After one year he received an amnesty after the meeting of Presidents Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Following his release he moved from Riga to Warsaw where he won two Polish Chess Championships. He played for Poland in the Chess Olympiads of 1990 and 1992. (en)
  • Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (Riga, 15 gennaio 1963 – Baltimora, 14 luglio 2006) è stato uno scacchista polacco, Grande maestro. Di nazionalità polacca, ma nato in Lettonia, il suo nome era pronunziato Aleksandrs Voitkevičs. Da giovanissimo era già un forte giocatore e assistette l'ex campione del mondo e suo concittadino Michail Tal' durante il torneo interzonale di Riga. La sua promettente carriera scacchistica fu interrotta quando rifiutò di essere arruolato nell'esercito russo. Per molti anni visse in incognito e nel 1986 gli furono comminati due anni di carcere. Dopo un anno, quando i presidenti Reagan e Gorbačëv si incontrarono, gli fu concessa l'amnistia. (it)
  • Aleksander (Alek) Wojtkiewicz, Lets: Aleksandrs Voitkēvičs, (Riga, 15 januari 1963 - Baltimore (Maryland), 14 juli 2006) was een Lets-Pools schaker die in 2004 voorgoed vertrok naar de Verenigde Staten. In 1981 was hij (9 pt. uit 12) kampioen van Letland. Hij was, sinds 1989, een grootmeester (GM), zijn FIDE-rating bij zijn dood was 2562. Het 30e World open dat in juli 2002 in Philadelphia verspeeld werd, eindigde in een gelijke stand van negen spelers aan de top met 7 punten uit negen ronden. Na de tie-break werd Wojtkiewicz vijfde. (nl)
  • Алекса́ндр Войтке́вич (15 января 1963, Рига, Латвийская ССР — 14 июля 2006, Балтимор, США) — американский шахматист, гроссмейстер (1990), победитель многих американских и международных турниров. Он был поляком по национальности, но родился и вырос в Риге. В юности был учеником Михаила Таля и ассистировал последнему во время межзонального турнира 1979 года в Риге. В 1981 году победил в чемпионате Латвии. Шахматная карьера Войткевича была прервана его нежеланием служить в Советской Армии. Он скрывался от милиции несколько лет, но в 1986 году был арестован и приговорён к двум годам тюремного заключения. Спустя год он был амнистирован и переехал в Варшаву. В скором времени после этого он выиграл два чемпионата Польши по шахматам. (ru)
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