Paweł Teclaf

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Paweł Teclaf
Teclaf in 2021
Country	Poland
Born	(2003-06-18) 18 June 2003 (age 21) Kartuzy, Poland
Title	Grandmaster (2023)
FIDE rating	2568 (November 2024)
Peak rating	2586 (August 2023)

Paweł Teclaf (born 18 June 2003) is a Polish chess player. He was awarded the titles of International Master by FIDE in 2019,^[1] and Grandmaster in 2023.^[2]

He qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021 where he was defeated by Gukesh D in the first round.^[3]

In December 2021, he became a media sensation after a video of him went viral at the World Blitz Championship. In the video, Teclaf played against GM Tigran L. Petrosian, blundered into a mating net and fell off his chair due to disappointment from the loss. He became known as the chair boy.

• Pawel Teclaf rating card at FIDE
• Paweł Teclaf chess games at 365Chess.com
• Pawel Teclaf player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• [1] Viral video of teclaf on youtube