XXI MIEDZYNARODOWY FESTIWAL SZACHOWY PERLA BALTYKU - GRUPA C

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88 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Jun 2025 to 08 Jul 2025 in Lazy, Poland. 11 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2073, and top seed was Robert Tustanowski (🇵🇱 POL, 2222).

Robert Tustanowski (🇵🇱 POL, 2222) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sergej Shilov (7.5) and Miroslaw Mielczarski (7.0). Tustanowski shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Aleksander Marczak (1442) beat Kazimierz Winiarski (1809), a +367-point gap.

Location

🇵🇱Lazy, Poland

Dates

30 Jun 2025 → 08 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇱Robert Tustanowski2222

Avg top 10

2,073

Participants

Titled players · 11

FM×8

CM×3

Federations · 4 represented

🇵🇱Poland×82

🇩🇪Germany×4

🇫🇷France×1

🇸🇰Slovakia×1

Top 3

🥇
Robert Tustanowski
🇵🇱POL·2222
7.5pts·2251perf+6.8
🥈
FMSergej Shilov
🇵🇱POL·2123
7.5pts·2171perf+12.2
🥉
Miroslaw Mielczarski
🇵🇱POL·2017
7.0pts·2139perf+27.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Shilov7.5Tustanowski7.5Mielczarski7Krainski6.5Mulet6.5Slawinski6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Tustanowski takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Sergej Shilov 6 wins (R4–R9)Robert Tustanowski 3 wins (R1–R3)Miroslaw Mielczarski 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMSergej Shilov	*	—	—	—
2Robert Tustanowski	—	*	—	1
3Miroslaw Mielczarski	—	—	*	0
4FMAleksander Krainski	—	0	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tustanowski, Robert	2222	POL	+23N	+7B	+12N	=8B	=11N	+16B	+4B	=6N	+5B	7.5	49.5	54.5	45.25	2251	+6.8
2	Shilov, SergejFM	2123	POL	=34B	+73N	−32B	+58N	+10N	+33B	+8N	+16B	+6N	7.5	41.5	44.5	37.75	2171	+12.2
3	Mielczarski, Miroslaw	2017	POL	+59N	+33B	=14N	=10B	+7N	−5N	+29B	+22B	+9N	7.0	45.0	49.0	36.75	2139	+27.4
4	Slawinski, Miroslaw	1948	POL	+68N	+25B	+9N	+5N	−6B	+18B	−1N	+13B	=8N	6.5	49.0	52.5	35.50	2163	+52.0
5	Krainski, AleksanderFM	2074	POL	+37N	+29B	+20N	−4B	+14N	+3B	=22N	+9B	−1N	6.5	48.0	52.5	36.00	2128	+14.2
6	Mulet, PiotrFM	2034	POL	+51B	+35N	+40B	+24N	+4N	+8B	−9N	=1B	−2B	6.5	47.5	51.5	34.25	2138	+26.0
7	Wolak, Marek	1898	POL	+78B	−1N	+51B	+72N	−3B	+34N	=11B	+19N	+17B	6.5	43.0	46.0	28.50	2005	+27.6
8	Bugajski, RobertFM	2023	POL	+42B	+48N	+19B	=1N	+15B	−6N	−2B	+14N	=4B	6.0	49.0	53.0	32.00	2069	+12.6
9	Szczesniak, KonradCM	2043	POL	+52B	+26N	−4B	+27N	+32B	+11N	+6B	−5N	−3B	6.0	47.0	51.0	31.00	2059	+5.0
10	Mazalon, MariuszFM	1984	POL	+50B	+41N	=15B	=3N	−2B	+27N	=14B	=17N	+23B	6.0	45.5	49.5	30.25	1991	+3.4
11	Czaja, Roman	2006	POL	=36N	+49B	+38N	+21N	=1B	−9B	=7N	+46B	=12N	6.0	45.0	49.0	30.75	2051	+12.2
12	Krajewicz, Pawel	1962	POL	+79B	+17N	−1B	−48N	+42B	+35N	=15B	+32N	=11B	6.0	42.0	45.0	27.75	1989	+7.0
13	Sokolowski, RyszardFM	2062	POL	−69B	+56N	+52B	−15N	+49B	+26N	+19B	−4N	+22B	6.0	39.5	43.0	27.50	1950	-21.2
14	Kapral, Krzysztof	1880	POL	+74B	+47N	=3B	+28N	−5B	=17N	=10N	−8B	+36N	5.5	45.0	48.0	26.25	1995	+29.6
15	Gawronski, Lukasz	1844	POL	+85B	+22N	=10N	+13B	−8N	=24B	=12N	=18B	=16N	5.5	45.0	47.0	27.00	2023	+44.4
16	Rogowski, JaroslawFM	2039	POL	+45B	+27N	−24B	+26N	+48B	−1N	+44B	−2N	=15B	5.5	44.5	48.5	25.75	2005	-6.0
17	Chabowski, Aleksander	1790	POL	+88N	−12B	+86N	+20B	=18N	=14B	+24N	=10B	−7N	5.5	42.0	42.5	21.50	1916	+59.2
18	Betkowski, Andrzej	2006	POL	+54B	=31N	+34B	=32N	=17B	−4N	+33B	=15N	=24N	5.5	41.0	45.0	25.75	1912	-20.0
19	Kapica, Wlodzimierz	1904	POL	+60N	+86B	−8N	=23B	+53N	+25B	−13N	−7B	+32N	5.5	41.0	43.0	22.00	1890	-1.6
20	Poniewierski, Piotr	1933	POL	+56B	+69N	−5B	−17N	+50B	=32N	=25B	=61N	+35B	5.5	38.0	41.5	22.75	1867	-12.6
21	Swierczewski, Marek	2040	POL	=49N	+67B	+44N	−11B	−25N	=54B	+76B	=35N	+33B	5.5	36.0	39.0	21.75	1899	-28.6
22	Sciborowski, MiroslawFM	1963	POL	+53N	−15B	+69N	=33B	+31N	+23B	=5B	−3N	−13N	5.0	43.5	47.0	23.00	1919	-9.6
23	Majdziak, Witold	1787	POL	−1B	+78N	+73B	=19N	+28B	−22N	=40B	+43N	−10N	5.0	41.0	44.0	20.50	1925	+31.4
24	Lukasiewicz, Anna	1914	POL	+57N	+65B	+16N	−6B	F	=15N	−17B	+25N	=18B	5.0	41.0	41.0	23.50	1951	+8.8
25	Kruczynski, Marek	1841	POL	+83B	−4N	+63B	=40N	+21B	−19N	=20N	−24B	+51N	5.0	40.0	42.5	20.50	1878	+10.4
26	Siewert, Roman	1882	POL	+55N	−9B	+39N	−16B	+59N	−13B	=37N	+67B	=31N	5.0	39.5	43.0	20.75	1873	-1.8
27	Wierzbicka, Ewa	1868	POL	+61N	−16B	+54N	−9B	+55N	−10B	=51N	+53B	=30B	5.0	38.5	42.5	20.50	1863	+0.2
28	Zowada, Kazimierz	2036	POL	+70N	=38B	+31N	−14B	−23N	+67B	−46N	=37B	+58N	5.0	36.5	40.0	20.50	1852	-41.2
29	Aleksandrowicz, Marek	1894	POL	+81N	−5N	+42B	=30N	=34B	+36B	−3N	+39B	—	5.0	36.5	39.5	21.25	1923	+7.4
30	Zakrzewicz, Krzysztof	2052	POL	=67N	=76B	+37N	=29B	−33N	−39B	+70N	+52B	=27N	5.0	34.5	37.5	20.25	1825	-47.8
31	Jozwik, Jacek	1829	POL	+82N	=18B	−28B	+75N	−22B	=76N	+63B	=40N	=26B	5.0	34.5	37.0	18.00	1854	+7.2
32	Stadnicki, Andrzej	1845	POL	=84N	+36B	+2N	=18B	−9N	=20B	+38N	−12B	−19B	4.5	45.0	47.0	23.00	1899	+13.0
33	Cyra, Dariusz	1846	POL	+71B	−3N	+79B	=22N	+30B	−2N	−18N	+55B	−21N	4.5	43.0	46.0	18.00	1892	+11.2
34	Harasim, Wieslaw	1782	POL	=2N	+84B	−18N	+38B	=29N	−7B	−61B	=50N	+56B	4.5	41.0	43.0	18.75	1809	+5.2
35	Czarnik, Jozef	1855	GER	+87N	−6B	=53N	+68B	=44N	−12B	+54N	=21B	−20N	4.5	39.5	41.5	16.50	1831	-5.0
36	Steczko, Jozef	1686	POL	=11B	−32N	+83B	+43N	=40B	−29N	+48B	=44N	−14B	4.5	38.5	41.0	18.50	1854	+38.0
37	Kobus, Stanislaw	1755	POL	−5B	+81N	−30B	=57N	=60B	+79N	=26B	=28N	=43B	4.5	37.0	40.0	17.25	1836	+16.4
38	Uscinski, Marek	1889	POL	+75B	=28N	−11B	−34N	+56B	+63N	−32B	=49N	=45B	4.5	36.0	39.0	17.25	1783	-24.0
39	Wrzos, Waldemar	1709	POL	−47B	+74N	−26B	=64N	+83B	+30N	=43B	−29N	=41B	4.5	35.0	37.5	16.75	1807	+20.6
40	Milanowski, Jan	1908	POL	+66B	+72N	−6N	=25B	=36N	=46B	=23N	=31B	—	4.5	34.0	37.0	18.50	1817	-15.8
41	Czaplinski, Piotr	1815	POL	+80N	−10B	=61N	−53B	=57N	+66B	=55N	=51B	=39N	4.5	34.0	37.0	16.75	1673	-32.2
42	Czarnolewski, Piotr	1698	POL	−8N	+77B	−29N	+86B	−12N	−55B	=64N	+74B	+65N	4.5	34.0	36.0	13.25	1683	-6.8
43	Klucznik, Andre	1898	FRA	−65N	=57B	+84N	−36B	+68N	+53B	=39N	−23B	=37N	4.5	33.5	35.5	16.00	1679	-49.2
44	Heinsohn, Michael	1899	GER	=63B	+64N	−21B	+50N	=35B	+48N	−16N	=36B	—	4.5	31.5	35.0	17.75	1838	-9.8
45	Rajtar, Jaroslaw	1732	POL	−16N	−61B	+87N	=65B	=64N	=60B	=75N	+66B	=38N	4.5	31.5	33.5	14.75	1690	-11.4
46	Palka, Miroslav	1858	SVK	=64B	=63N	−50B	+79N	+72B	=40N	+28B	−11N	—	4.5	29.5	32.5	16.75	1796	-9.8
47	Plesiuk, AndrzejCM	2033	POL	+39N	−14B	+76N	F	F	F	+50B	=56N	+49B	4.5	25.0	25.0	17.50	1930	-11.2
48	Fikus, Zygmunt	1842	POL	+77N	−8B	+65N	+12B	−16N	−44B	−36N	=54B	=53N	4.0	38.0	41.0	16.50	1749	-20.6
49	Wasik, Jozef	1734	POL	=21B	−11N	=66B	+74N	−13N	=57B	+60N	=38B	−47N	4.0	38.0	41.0	15.75	1799	+11.8
50	Gospodarczyk, Wlodzimierz	1673	POL	−10N	+80B	+46N	−44B	−20N	+58B	−47N	=34B	=62N	4.0	37.5	40.5	15.75	1802	+27.8
51	Szreder, Leopold	1714	POL	−6N	+87B	−7N	−55B	+82N	+65B	=27B	=41N	−25B	4.0	37.5	39.5	12.75	1708	-2.2
52	Przerwa, Waldemar	1734	POL	−9N	+55B	−13N	−54B	=74N	+64B	+57N	−30N	=60B	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.00	1726	-5.0
53	Plesiuk, Jan	1672	POL	−22B	+85N	=35B	+41N	−19B	−43N	+72B	−27N	=48B	4.0	36.0	38.0	13.75	1755	+18.4
54	Wierzejski, Daniel	1690	POL	−18N	+82B	−27B	+52N	=76B	=21N	−35B	=48N	=55N	4.0	35.5	38.0	14.75	1756	+13.8
55	Klama, Andrzej	1594	POL	−26B	−52N	+85B	+51N	−27B	+42N	=41B	−33N	=54B	4.0	35.5	37.5	14.75	1710	+25.8
56	Janik, Grzegorz	1664	POL	−20N	−13B	=77N	+84B	−38N	+74B	+62N	=47B	−34N	4.0	35.0	37.0	12.75	1755	+17.0
57	Pycka, Zbigniew	1660	POL	−24B	=43N	=62N	=37B	=41B	=49N	−52B	=71N	+73B	4.0	34.0	37.0	15.50	1699	+9.0
58	Winiarski, Kazimierz	1809	POL	−73B	+60N	=75B	−2B	=65N	−50N	+78B	+63N	−28B	4.0	33.5	36.5	13.75	1669	-32.2
59	Kulejewski, Lech	1691	POL	−3B	=71N	=64B	+73N	−26B	=62B	−67N	+77B	=75N	4.0	32.5	35.5	13.00	1645	-12.0
60	Sliwonik, Robert	1644	POL	−19B	−58B	=82N	+77B	=37N	=45N	−49B	+72N	=52N	4.0	32.5	35.0	13.75	1645	0.0
61	Ziobrowska, Danuta	1590	POL	−27B	+45N	=41B	−76N	F	+69B	+34N	=20B	—	4.0	30.5	30.5	17.50	1856	+47.2
62	Ciechanski, JacentyCM	1821	POL	−72B	=66N	=57B	−63N	+78B	=59N	−56B	+79N	=50B	4.0	29.0	32.0	13.75	1598	-52.2
63	Janocha, Jan	1641	POL	=44N	=46B	−25N	+62B	+69N	−38B	−31N	−58B	=70B	3.5	35.0	38.5	13.75	1745	+22.8
64	Huchwajda, Grzegorz	1584	POL	=46N	−44B	=59N	=39B	=45B	−52N	=42B	=70N	=68B	3.5	34.0	37.5	14.50	1667	+17.6
65	Piasecki, Stanislaw	1630	POL	+43B	−24N	−48B	=45N	=58B	−51N	+73B	=76N	−42B	3.5	33.5	36.5	13.25	1677	+9.2
66	Chodorowski, Wlodzimierz	1649	POL	−40N	=62B	=49N	−69B	+88B	−41N	+80B	−45N	=71B	3.5	31.5	32.0	9.25	1611	-9.4
67	Kasianczuk, Krzysztof	1744	POL	=30B	−21N	−72B	+71N	+75B	−28N	+59B	−26N	—	3.5	31.0	34.0	13.00	1754	-0.8
68	Kedziera, Izydor	1666	POL	−4B	=83N	+71B	−35N	−43B	F	=77N	+86B	=64N	3.5	31.0	33.0	10.00	1597	-15.2
69	Wesoly, Helge	1750	GER	+13N	−20B	−22B	+66N	−63B	−61N	+81N	=75B	—	3.5	30.5	33.5	14.00	1713	-10.2
70	Sobotka, Jan	1731	POL	−28B	−75N	−74B	+80B	+85N	=72N	−30B	=64B	=63N	3.5	29.0	31.0	10.00	1590	-36.0
71	Budrewicz, Henryk	1564	POL	−33N	=59B	−68N	−67B	=77N	=82B	+85N	=57B	=66N	3.5	28.5	30.5	10.50	1566	-1.6
72	Petrykowski, Pawel	1504	POL	+62N	−40B	+67N	−7B	−46N	=70B	−53N	−60B	=81N	3.0	34.5	37.5	10.75	1639	+24.8
73	Marczak, Aleksander	1442	POL	+58N	−2B	−23N	−59B	−81N	+85B	−65N	+83B	−57N	3.0	33.5	35.5	8.50	1550	+19.6
74	Marszalek, Jakub	1590	POL	−14N	−39B	+70N	−49B	=52B	−56N	+83B	−42N	=80B	3.0	33.0	35.5	9.50	1559	-8.4
75	Wieczorek, Janusz	1607	POL	−38N	+70B	=58N	−31B	−67N	F	=45B	=69N	=59B	3.0	32.5	36.0	11.50	1685	+14.4
76	Bartczak, Hanna	1759	POL	F	=30N	−47B	+61B	=54N	=31B	−21N	=65B	—	3.0	31.5	31.5	12.75	1788	+2.6
77	Kurzawa, Marcin	1530	POL	−48B	−42N	=56B	−60N	=71B	+88N	=68B	−59N	=84B	3.0	29.5	30.0	7.00	1511	-5.2
78	Pawlak, Grzegorz	1613	POL	−7N	−23B	=80N	=82B	−62N	+86B	−58N	−87B	+85N	3.0	29.0	31.0	6.75	1484	-27.8
79	Krueger, Thomas	1669	GER	−12N	+88B	−33N	−46B	+86N	−37B	+87N	−62B	—	3.0	27.5	28.0	4.50	1589	-15.8
80	Nowak, Malgorzata	1486	POL	−41B	−50N	=78B	−70N	+84N	=81B	−66N	=82B	=74N	3.0	27.0	29.0	7.75	1510	+3.4
81	Slawinska, Ewa	1607	POL	−29B	−37B	=88N	−83N	+73B	=80N	−69B	=84N	=72B	3.0	26.5	27.0	7.25	1463	-35.4
82	Forysinski, Piotr	1515	POL	−31B	−54N	=60B	=78N	−51B	=71N	=84B	=80N	−86N	2.5	28.5	30.5	7.75	1495	-3.2
83	Popiolek, Henryk	1515	POL	−25N	=68B	−36N	+81B	−39N	−87B	−74N	−73N	+88B	2.5	28.5	29.0	5.25	1449	-17.6
84	Kulik, Waldemar	1541	POL	=32B	−34N	−43B	−56N	−80B	F	=82N	=81B	=77N	2.0	29.0	29.0	6.50	1471	-16.8
85	Szopa, Andrzej	1531	POL	−15N	−53B	−55N	+87B	−70B	−73N	−71B	+88N	−78B	2.0	28.5	29.0	2.50	1386	-66.4
86	Rucinski, Wladyslaw	0	POL	F	−19N	−17B	−42N	−79B	−78N	+88B	−68N	+82B	2.0	28.0	28.0	3.00	1462	0.0
87	Mucha, Marek	1583	POL	−35B	−51N	−45B	−85N	F	+83N	−79B	+78N	—	2.0	23.5	23.5	5.50	1503	-15.8
88	Trzeciak, Miroslawa	1425	POL	−17B	−79N	=81B	F	−66N	−77B	−86N	−85B	−83N	0.5	24.5	24.5	1.50	1191	-48.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Chabowski, AleksanderPOL
+59.2
5.5 pts · #45
2Slawinski, MiroslawPOL
+52.0
6.5 pts · #6
3Ziobrowska, DanutaPOL
+47.2
4.0 pts · #61

Top rating losers

1Szopa, AndrzejPOL
-66.4
2.0 pts · #85
2Ciechanski, JacentyCMPOL
-52.2
4.0 pts · #58
3Klucznik, AndreFRA
-49.2
4.5 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R1+367 Elo gap
Marczak, Aleksander1442 beat Winiarski, Kazimierz1809
R6+343 Elo gap
Wrzos, Waldemar1709 beat Zakrzewicz, Krzysztof2052
R1+317 Elo gap
Petrykowski, Pawel1504 beat CMCiechanski, Jacenty1821