Czesciowka na kandydata (9) FIDE
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Plock, Poland. Top 10 Elo average was 1922, and top seed was Krystian Jedryczka (🇵🇱 POL, 2084).
Mariusz Darowicki (🇵🇱 POL, 2039) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Miroslaw Gawronski (4.0) and Tomasz Grochulski (3.5). Darowicki shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Szymon Kobierecki (1577) beat Sebastian Lesik (1923), a +346-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Mariusz Darowicki held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Darowicki takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
Mariusz Darowicki beat Miroslaw Gawronski (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mariusz Darowicki | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Miroslaw Gawronski | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Dominik Fudala | — | — | * | — |
| 4Tomasz Grochulski | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darowicki, Mariusz | 2039 | POL | +3N | +15B | +2N | =5B | =6N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 12.00 | 2175 | +17.0 |
| 2 | Gawronski, Miroslaw | 1986 | POL | +13B | +8N | −1B | +11N | +5N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 2135 | +18.6 |
| 3 | Grochulski, Tomasz | 1722 | POL | −1B | +10N | +8B | +7N | =9B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 10.00 | 1942 | +56.4 |
| 4 | Fudala, Dominik | 1808 | POL | +14B | =6N | =7B | =9N | +10B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 1838 | +6.8 |
| 5 | Jedryczka, Krystian | 2084 | POL | +11B | =7N | +6B | =1N | −2B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 2003 | -4.7 |
| 6 | Michalska, Aleksandra | 1961 | POL | +12N | =4B | −5N | +13B | =1B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1940 | -1.0 |
| 7 | Kaminski, Mariusz | 1901 | POL | +18N | =5B | =4N | −3B | +11N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 1864 | -3.4 |
| 8 | Czech, Franciszek | 1864 | POL | +16N | −2B | −3N | +12B | +14N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1753 | -21.6 |
| 9 | Kowalski, Dawid | 1581 | POL | −15N | +16B | +17N | =4B | =3N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1848 | +66.4 |
| 10 | Kobierecki, Szymon | 1577 | POL | =17N | −3B | +18N | +15B | −4N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1783 | +48.4 |
| 11 | Kowalczyk, Michal | 1768 | POL | −5N | +17B | +12N | −2B | −7B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1836 | +7.4 |
| 12 | Zimochocki, Roman | 1688 | POL | −6B | +14N | −11B | −8N | +15N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1716 | +2.8 |
| 13 | Grochulski, Krzysztof | 1721 | POL | −2N | +18B | =15N | −6N | =16B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1727 | -0.8 |
| 14 | Motylewski, Grzegorz | 1425 | POL | −4N | −12B | +16N | +18B | −8B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1617 | +40.8 |
| 15 | Lesik, Sebastian | 1923 | POL | +9B | −1N | =13B | −10N | −12B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1573 | -86.0 |
| 16 | Jezikowska, Nadzieja | 1545 | POL | −8B | −9N | −14B | F | =13N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1326 | -20.2 |
| 17 | Rakowiecki, Andrzej | 1881 | POL | =10B | −11N | −9B | — | — | 0.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1370 | -37.0 |
| 18 | Chazarkiewicz, Jakub | 1578 | POL | −7B | −13N | −10B | −14N | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 857 | -33.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kowalski, DawidPOL+66.43.0 pts · #8
- 2Grochulski, TomaszPOL+56.43.5 pts · #4
- 3Kobierecki, SzymonPOL+48.42.5 pts · #10
- 1Lesik, SebastianPOL-86.01.5 pts · #15
- 2Rakowiecki, AndrzejPOL-37.00.5 pts · #16
- 3Chazarkiewicz, JakubPOL-33.00.0 pts · #18
- R4+346 Elo gap
- R3+300 Elo gap
- R5+235 Elo gap