X Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy im. Lecha Kaczynskiego w Bydgoszczy - OPEN A
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52 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. 35 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2438, and top seed was Pawel Teclaf (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2570).
Grzegorz Nasuta (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2498) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Volodymyr Vetoshko (7.5) and Pawel Teclaf (7.0). Nasuta shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Giga Goderdzishvili (CM, 2158) beat Lukasz Jarmula (GM, 2438), a +280-point gap.
Location
🇵🇱Bydgoszcz, Poland
Dates
19 Jul 2025 → 27 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 35
GM×6
IM×2
FM×9
CM×13
WFM×4
WCM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇵🇱Poland×43
🇮🇳India×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇩🇰Denmark×2
🇬🇪Georgia×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇱🇹Lithuania×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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4
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Nasuta takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Volodymyr Vetoshko drew with GM Grzegorz Nasuta (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Volodymyr Vetoshko 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Grzegorz Nasuta 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMVolodymyr Vetoshko | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2GMGrzegorz Nasuta | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3GMPawel Teclaf | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Radoslaw Psyk | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nasuta, GrzegorzGM | 2498 | POL | +39B | +16N | +15B | =2N | +6B | =3N | =7B | +5N | +14B | 7.5 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 40.00 | 2603 | +12.6 |
| 2 | Vetoshko, VolodymyrGM | 2517 | UKR | +38N | +37B | +7N | =1B | =3N | +8B | =4N | +6B | +17N | 7.5 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 38.75 | 2624 | +12.0 |
| 3 | Teclaf, PawelGM | 2570 | POL | +41B | +31N | =6B | +14N | =2B | =1B | +8N | +7N | =4B | 7.0 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 36.75 | 2567 | +1.3 |
| 4 | Psyk, Radoslaw | 2451 | POL | =33B | +20N | +9B | =5N | =22B | =14N | =2B | +19N | =3N | 6.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 32.50 | 2406 | -2.2 |
| 5 | Sengupta, DeepGM | 2497 | IND | +22N | =11B | +32N | =4B | −8N | +38B | +10N | −1B | +18N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 28.25 | 2379 | -10.2 |
| 6 | Turski, BartlomiejFM | 2390 | POL | +13B | +26N | =3N | +11B | −1N | =22B | =23B | −2N | +24B | 5.5 | 46.5 | 51.0 | 28.00 | 2371 | -0.6 |
| 7 | Gibala, AdamFM | 2282 | POL | +43B | +50N | −2B | =24N | +40B | +9N | =1N | −3B | =11N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 46.0 | 22.75 | 2316 | +18.4 |
| 8 | Hnydiuk, AleksanderIM | 2314 | POL | +52B | =9N | =24B | +15N | +5B | −2N | −3B | +40N | =22B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 44.0 | 22.25 | 2324 | +2.1 |
| 9 | Krol, Jan | 2027 | POL | +42N | =8B | −4N | +37B | +31N | −7B | +34N | =11B | =10N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 23.25 | 2316 | +126.2 |
| 10 | Diachek, AndriiFM | 2226 | POL | =49B | =33N | =26B | +21N | =18B | +24N | −5B | +15N | =9B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 25.00 | 2220 | -3.2 |
| 11 | Goderdzishvili, GigaCM | 2158 | GEO | +29B | =5N | +51B | −6N | =23B | +44N | =14B | =9N | =7B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 41.0 | 22.25 | 2321 | +37.8 |
| 12 | Wieczorek, ZbigniewFM | 2105 | POL | −25B | =41N | +47B | =16N | +20B | =17B | +42N | =22N | =19B | 5.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 22.50 | 2246 | +34.6 |
| 13 | Kondys, PiotrCM | 2116 | POL | −6N | −45B | −27N | +52B | =48N | +36B | +39B | +37N | +23B | 5.5 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 17.25 | 2204 | +21.2 |
| 14 | Rudolf, MichalFM | 2295 | POL | =35N | +21B | +44N | −3B | +34N | =4B | =11N | =18B | −1N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 22.25 | 2275 | -1.9 |
| 15 | Ratajczak, Hubert | 2051 | POL | +30B | +25N | −1N | −8B | =32N | +37B | =17N | −10B | +42N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 20.50 | 2316 | +117.2 |
| 16 | Iwanczuk, Krzysztof | 2171 | POL | +27N | −1B | =28N | =12B | −26N | +50B | +44B | =23N | =20B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 18.75 | 2175 | -0.4 |
| 17 | Malisauskas, VidmantasGM | 2335 | LTU | −26B | +52N | +39B | =40N | =24B | =12N | =15B | +30N | −2B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 17.75 | 2215 | -13.5 |
| 18 | Zareba, PiotrCM | 2119 | POL | −51B | +29N | =31B | +32B | =10N | =23N | +25B | =14N | −5B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 22.50 | 2324 | +86.6 |
| 19 | Smietanska, WiktoriaCM | 2200 | POL | =46N | =28B | +45N | =34B | =38N | +26B | =22N | −4B | =12N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 19.75 | 2168 | -16.8 |
| 20 | Karut, Kacper | 2149 | POL | =47N | −4B | =35N | +50B | −12N | +29B | =32N | +42B | =16N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 17.25 | 2153 | +0.8 |
| 21 | Perets, DmytroFM | 2116 | UKR | =23B | −14N | +49B | −10B | +46N | −25N | =33B | +43N | +40B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 15.75 | 2228 | +48.3 |
| 22 | Dobosiewicz, DawidFM | 2127 | POL | −5B | +48N | +25B | F | =4N | =6N | =19B | =12B | =8N | 4.5 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 20.75 | 2323 | +77.2 |
| 23 | Lewtak, DamianIM | 2366 | POL | =21N | +35B | =34N | =38B | =11N | =18B | =6N | =16B | −13N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 20.75 | 2162 | -23.0 |
| 24 | Neuhoff, LaertesFM | 2156 | GER | =44N | +47B | =8N | =7B | =17N | −10B | =28N | +32B | −6N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 18.25 | 2183 | +13.7 |
| 25 | Kucza, KarolFM | 2316 | POL | +12N | −15B | −22N | =27B | +36N | +21B | −18N | =34B | =28N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 42.0 | 21.00 | 2087 | -51.4 |
| 26 | Hury, TymoteuszCM | 2115 | POL | +17N | −6B | =10N | =31B | +16B | −19N | −40B | =27N | +39B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 20.50 | 2205 | +21.0 |
| 27 | Krasniewski, MaciejCM | 2010 | POL | −16B | −39N | +13B | =25N | =35N | +31B | −37N | =26B | +38N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 38.0 | 19.50 | 2164 | +67.6 |
| 28 | Trochimczuk, Szymon | 2059 | POL | =32B | =19N | =16B | =41N | =39B | =40N | =24B | =31N | =25B | 4.5 | 34.0 | 37.5 | 18.75 | 2194 | +63.6 |
| 29 | Sniedziewski, Emil | 1942 | POL | −11N | −18B | +52B | −39N | +47B | −20N | +41B | =33N | +37B | 4.5 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 12.00 | 2107 | +76.8 |
| 30 | Sygulski, PiotrCM | 2211 | POL | −15N | −44B | =36N | F | +45B | +35B | +38N | −17B | +34N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 16.50 | 2129 | -15.0 |
| 31 | Babiarz, ArkadiuszCM | 2207 | POL | +36B | −3B | =18N | =26N | −9B | −27N | +50N | =28B | =35B | 4.0 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 14.50 | 2066 | -34.8 |
| 32 | Mrozowski, PatrykCM | 2245 | POL | =28N | +46B | −5B | −18N | =15B | +41N | =20B | −24N | =33B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 15.25 | 2106 | -33.2 |
| 33 | Kaliszuk, Kamil | 2126 | POL | =4N | =10B | =37N | =44B | =42N | −34B | =21N | =29B | =32N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 17.50 | 2116 | -2.8 |
| 34 | Zarnowski, KrzysztofCM | 2152 | POL | +45B | =51N | =23B | =19N | −14B | +33N | −9B | =25N | −30B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 14.75 | 2170 | +3.8 |
| 35 | Majcher, IgorCM | 2091 | POL | =14B | −23N | =20B | =43N | =27B | −30N | +45N | =38B | =31N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 15.75 | 2114 | +10.0 |
| 36 | Werblinski, Wojciech | 2041 | POL | −31N | −38B | =30B | +45N | −25B | −13N | +47N | +46B | =41B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 12.00 | 2064 | +10.8 |
| 37 | Pietruszewski, MarcinCM | 2169 | POL | +48B | −2N | =33B | −9N | +43B | −15N | +27B | −13B | −29N | 3.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 12.50 | 2013 | -39.6 |
| 38 | Kulig, PawelCM | 2145 | POL | −2B | +36N | +50B | =23N | =19B | −5N | −30B | =35N | −27B | 3.5 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 12.25 | 2129 | -8.4 |
| 39 | Skrzypinski, Jan | 2144 | POL | −1N | +27B | −17N | +29B | =28N | −42B | −13N | +44B | −26N | 3.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 14.25 | 2053 | -46.0 |
| 40 | Kucharski, Bartlomiej | 2157 | POL | F | =49N | +43B | =17B | −7N | =28B | +26N | −8B | −21N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 13.75 | 2128 | -7.4 |
| 41 | Paprocki, Jaroslaw | 2148 | POL | −3N | =12B | +46N | =28B | −44N | −32B | −29N | +49B | =36N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 11.50 | 2027 | -32.2 |
| 42 | Swara Lakshmi S NairWFM | 2187 | IND | −9B | −43N | +48B | +49N | =33B | +39N | −12B | −20N | −15B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 10.00 | 1999 | -45.8 |
| 43 | Czachor, Grzegorz | 2090 | POL | −7N | +42B | −40N | =35B | −37N | +48B | =46N | −21B | =50N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 10.00 | 2025 | -16.4 |
| 44 | Matskevich, VarvaraWFM | 1938 | POL | =24B | +30N | −14B | =33N | +41B | −11B | −16N | −39N | F | 3.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 12.25 | 2089 | +54.8 |
| 45 | Mrozowski, Nikodem | 1937 | POL | −34N | +13N | −19B | −36B | −30N | +49N | −35B | +48B | −47N | 3.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 10.00 | 1951 | +3.4 |
| 46 | Steffensen, Elena | 2032 | DEN | =19B | −32N | −41B | +47N | −21B | =52N | =43B | −36N | −48N | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 7.00 | 1917 | -27.8 |
| 47 | Lazniewska, ZofiaWFM | 1854 | POL | =20B | −24N | −12N | −46B | −29N | F | −36B | +52N | +45B | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 6.00 | 1916 | +20.4 |
| 48 | Bociek, Piotr | 1964 | POL | −37N | −22B | −42N | F | =13B | −43N | +52B | −45N | +46B | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.75 | 1953 | -5.2 |
| 49 | Kaminska, ZuzannaWCM | 2053 | POL | =10N | =40B | −21N | −42B | −50N | −45B | F | −41N | +52B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.00 | 1909 | -59.6 |
| 50 | Wolak, Jan | 1946 | POL | F | −7B | −38N | −20N | +49B | −16N | −31B | F | =43B | 1.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 3.75 | 1927 | -6.0 |
| 51 | Jarmula, LukaszGM | 2438 | POL | +18N | =34B | −11N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 2143 | -10.5 |
| 52 | Guindy, Esmat SusanneWFM | 2092 | DEN | −8N | −17B | −29N | −13N | F | =46B | −48N | −47B | −49N | 0.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 1.25 | 1632 | -73.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Krol, JanPOL+126.25.5 pts · #7
- 2Ratajczak, HubertPOL+117.25.0 pts · #14
- 3Zareba, PiotrCMPOL+86.65.0 pts · #21
Top rating losers
- 1Guindy, Esmat SusanneWFMDEN-73.80.5 pts · #52
- 2Kaminska, ZuzannaWCMPOL-59.62.0 pts · #49
- 3Kucza, KarolFMPOL-51.44.5 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R3+280 Elo gap
- R2+273 Elo gap
- R2+265 Elo gap