Career
FIDE International Master (1964). In the 1960s and 1970s Doda belonged to the leading Polish chess players. In 1953 he made his debut in the Polish Chess Championship.
Performances at the Chess Olympiad in Varna and in the tournament in Berlin in 1962 Doda fulfilled the norm of the title International Master that FIDE granted him in 1964.
Zbigniew Doda played for Poland in Chess Olympiads:
In 1960, at fourth board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+7, =3, -3),
In 1962, at third board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+7, =5, -3),
In 1964, at first board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+2, =7, -4),
In 1966, at second board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana (+8, =2, -3),
In 1968, at third board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+5, =6, -2),
In 1970, at second board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+4, =4, -4),
In 1974, at second board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+3, =6, -4),
Zbigniew Doda played for Poland in European Team Chess Championship:
In 1973, at fifth board in the 5th European Team Chess Championship in Bath (+2, =1, -3).