V Bieszczadzki Festiwal Szachowy 2025 - OPEN

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69 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Bystre, Poland. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2117, and top seed was Petro Golubka (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2316).

Petro Golubka (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2316) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Jerzy Kyc (7.5) and Mateusz Kusiak (6.5). Golubka won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Kacper Jakimiuk (1617) beat Marcin Piotrowicz (2071), a +454-point gap.

Location

🇵🇱Bystre, Poland

Dates

20 Jul 2025 → 27 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇦GMPetro Golubka2316

Avg top 10

2,117

Participants

Titled players · 6

GM×1

FM×1

CM×3

WFM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇵🇱Poland×64

🇨🇦Canada×1

Top 3

🥇
GMPetro Golubka
🇨🇦CAN·2316
8.5pts·2495perf+12.7
🥈
FMJerzy Kyc
🇵🇱POL·2265
7.5pts·2274perf+6.2
🥉
CMMateusz Kusiak
🇵🇱POL·2127
6.5pts·2115perf+6.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Petro Golubka led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Golubka8.5Kyc7.5Kusiak6.5Kraczek6.5Zieba6.5Tokarz6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Petro Golubka never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Petro Golubka beat FM Jerzy Kyc (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Petro Golubka 7 wins (R1–R7)FM Jerzy Kyc 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMPetro Golubka	*	1	½	—
2FMJerzy Kyc	0	*	—	1
3CMMateusz Kusiak	½	—	*	1
4CMCezary Kraczek	—	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Golubka, PetroGM	2316	CAN	+20B	+26N	+13B	+19N	+5B	+2N	+18B	=3N	+8B	8.5	47.0	51.5	48.25	2495	+12.7
2	Kyc, JerzyFM	2265	POL	+24N	+15B	+6N	+4B	=7N	−1B	+13N	+18B	+21N	7.5	48.5	53.5	42.00	2274	+6.2
3	Kusiak, MateuszCM	2127	POL	+34N	+23B	−7N	+21B	=13N	+9B	+4N	=1B	=6N	6.5	49.0	53.5	37.25	2115	+6.5
4	Kraczek, CezaryCM	2059	POL	+36B	+37N	+10B	−2N	=8B	+12N	−3B	+26N	+7N	6.5	46.5	50.5	33.50	2058	+9.5
5	Zieba, HubertCM	2211	POL	+38B	+16N	=9B	+48N	−1N	=14B	+10N	=7B	+18N	6.5	46.5	50.0	32.75	2115	-24.7
6	Tokarz, IzabelaWFM	2020	POL	+32B	+25N	−2B	+37N	−10B	+27N	+16B	+19N	=3B	6.5	44.5	48.5	31.75	2017	+12.0
7	Futyma, Dawid	1942	POL	+33B	+29N	+3B	+9N	=2B	−18N	+19B	=5N	−4B	6.0	47.5	52.0	33.50	2115	+81.7
8	Drygas, Wojciech	1924	POL	+49N	−43B	+20N	+39B	=4N	=28N	+17B	+11B	−1N	6.0	44.0	47.5	29.50	1948	+9.4
9	Tokarz, Gabriela	1972	POL	+52N	+47B	=5N	−7B	+31N	−3N	+22B	=20B	+23N	6.0	42.0	45.5	27.25	1914	-13.2
10	Folta, Kacper	1778	POL	+66N	+30B	−4N	+40B	+6N	−19N	−5B	+47B	+20N	6.0	41.5	42.5	24.50	1926	+49.2
11	Urych, Krzysztof	1909	POL	+41B	+17N	−19B	=29N	=27B	+54N	+25B	−8N	+24B	6.0	39.5	43.0	27.50	1820	-27.0
12	Korda, Filip	1845	POL	+64N	=40B	−14N	+68B	+29N	−4B	+23N	=13B	+25B	6.0	37.5	38.0	21.25	1874	+12.8
13	Stachowicz, Hubert	2015	POL	+61N	+39B	−1N	+25B	=3B	+26N	−2B	=12N	=16B	5.5	47.5	50.0	25.00	1974	-9.2
14	Woznicki, Tomasz	1983	POL	+57B	=27N	+12B	−28N	+22B	=5N	−21B	=17N	+46B	5.5	40.5	43.5	25.75	1834	-23.6
15	Taradajko, Seweryn	1769	POL	+50B	−2N	+38B	+17N	−19B	=22N	=35B	=46N	+26B	5.5	39.5	43.0	24.00	1810	+10.8
16	Kopacz, Mikolaj	1738	POL	+55N	−5B	=36N	+42B	=46N	+39B	−6N	+29B	=13N	5.5	38.5	42.0	22.50	1807	+18.0
17	Jakimiuk, Kacper	1617	POL	+68N	−11B	+56N	−15B	+30N	+48B	−8N	=14B	+28N	5.5	38.5	39.0	18.75	1849	+60.8
18	Siennicki, Gustaw	2060	POL	+45N	+21B	F	+27N	+28B	+7B	−1N	−2N	−5B	5.0	46.5	46.5	24.00	2079	+17.2
19	Gaj, Szymon	2025	POL	+63N	+31B	+11N	−1B	+15N	+10B	−7N	−6B	—	5.0	43.0	45.0	24.00	1978	-6.8
20	Pomianek, Piotr	1588	POL	−1N	+66B	−8B	+50N	+41B	+40N	=28B	=9N	−10B	5.0	42.5	43.5	17.75	1762	+47.2
21	Zgorzelski, Marek	1734	POL	F	−18N	+32B	−3N	+34B	+43B	+14N	+28N	−2B	5.0	42.0	42.0	23.00	1976	+44.4
22	Kosiorowski, Grzegorz	0	POL	−48N	+24B	+47N	+23B	−14N	=15B	−9N	+31B	=29N	5.0	39.5	43.0	23.00	1785	0.0
23	Wojtun, Maksymilian	1754	POL	+62B	−3N	+58B	−22N	+24B	+46N	−12B	+35N	−9B	5.0	39.5	42.0	18.50	1800	+14.8
24	Zgorzelski, Michal	1564	POL	−2B	−22N	+45N	+51B	−23N	+60B	+48N	+39B	−11N	5.0	38.5	41.0	17.50	1780	+60.8
25	Szumiec, Jan	1695	POL	+56N	−6B	+61N	−13N	+58B	+36B	−11N	+43B	−12N	5.0	38.0	40.5	16.50	1749	+18.0
26	Zielinski, Jakub	1755	POL	+51N	−1B	+34N	=46B	+33N	−13B	+31N	−4B	−15N	4.5	43.0	46.5	18.75	1744	-12.0
27	Czada, Mateusz	1674	POL	+53N	=14B	+42N	−18B	=11N	−6B	=29N	=36B	=30N	4.5	40.0	43.5	19.75	1735	+9.2
28	Piotrowicz, Marcin	2071	POL	=58B	+54N	+43N	+14B	−18N	=8B	=20N	−21B	−17B	4.5	39.5	42.5	20.00	1784	-112.8
29	Swiszcz, Kacper	1654	POL	+69N	−7B	+52N	=11B	−12B	+63N	=27B	−16N	=22B	4.5	38.5	39.0	13.75	1675	+4.0
30	Krasulak, Pawel	0	POL	+35B	−10N	−46B	+32N	−17B	−58N	+55B	+57N	=27B	4.5	35.0	38.0	17.75	1554	0.0
31	Hladki, Arkadiusz	1701	POL	+65B	−19N	=33B	+63N	−9B	+38N	−26B	−22N	+42N	4.5	35.0	36.5	13.75	1655	-18.4
32	Jakubowicz, Kacper	1495	POL	−6N	+60B	−21N	−30B	+56N	+44B	−43N	+37B	=47N	4.5	34.5	37.0	15.25	1581	+16.4
33	Komenda, Lech	1450	POL	−7N	+53B	=31N	+35B	−26B	−37N	−40B	+59N	+61B	4.5	34.0	36.5	15.75	1573	+17.4
34	Ericha, Jusuf	1554	POL	−3B	+50N	−26B	+59N	−21N	+51B	−39N	+60B	=48N	4.5	33.5	36.0	14.25	1425	-21.6
35	Kaminski, Bartosz	1593	POL	−30N	+64B	F	−33N	+57B	+42B	=15N	−23B	+44N	4.5	32.0	32.0	15.25	1524	-17.6
36	Nawrocki, Szymon	1533	POL	−4N	+55B	=16B	=38N	+37B	−25N	=54B	=27N	−40B	4.0	37.0	40.5	16.25	1605	+22.4
37	Taradajko, Helena	1710	POL	+60N	−4B	+44N	−6B	−36N	+33B	−46B	−32N	+57B	4.0	36.5	39.0	14.00	1502	-88.4
38	Szczygiel, Wojciech	1556	POL	−5N	+51B	−15N	=36B	+65N	−31B	+49N	−48B	=45N	4.0	35.0	36.5	12.50	1522	-10.4
39	Strojek, Kazimierz	1692	POL	+59B	−13N	+41B	−8N	+52B	−16N	+34B	−24N	—	4.0	34.0	37.0	15.00	1617	-14.8
40	Niedorys, Karolina	1604	POL	+44B	=12N	F	−10N	F	−20B	+33N	=42B	+36N	4.0	33.5	33.5	17.50	1640	+8.4
41	Kokocinska, Maja	1429	POL	−11N	+69B	−39N	+47B	−20N	=49B	=45N	+56B	−43N	4.0	33.0	33.5	10.75	1465	+2.8
42	Michalski, Kacper	0	POL	+54B	=58N	−27B	−16N	+61B	−35N	+63B	=40N	−31B	4.0	32.0	34.0	11.50	1564	0.0
43	Wasik, Roman	1632	POL	+67B	+8N	−28B	F	F	−21N	+32B	−25N	+41B	4.0	30.0	30.0	15.50	1718	+11.2
44	Kwiatkowski, Mateusz	0	POL	−40N	+49B	−37B	+62N	−54B	−32N	+64B	+58N	−35B	4.0	29.5	31.0	10.50	1415	0.0
45	Nalezna, Gabriela	1533	POL	−18B	=62N	−24B	−57N	+66B	+65N	=41B	=53N	=38B	4.0	28.5	29.5	9.50	1349	-24.8
46	Dutka, Stanislaw	1596	POL	F	−48B	+30N	=26N	=16B	−23B	+37N	=15B	−14N	3.5	38.0	38.0	16.25	1694	+29.6
47	Betlej, Oskar	1655	POL	F	−9N	−22B	−41N	+55B	+52N	+58B	−10N	=32B	3.5	35.5	35.5	12.25	1556	-34.8
48	Fic, Wieslaw	1833	POL	+22B	+46N	F	−5B	F	−17N	−24B	+38N	=34B	3.5	34.0	34.0	14.75	1625	-33.4
49	Podstawski, Olgierd	1430	POL	−8B	−44N	+62B	−54N	+59B	=41N	−38B	+50N	−53B	3.5	31.5	34.0	11.00	1281	-27.6
50	Bieniek, Mikolaj	0	POL	−15N	−34B	+53N	−20B	F	=59N	+65B	−49B	+56N	3.5	30.5	32.0	9.50	785	0.0
51	Deren, Rafal	0	POL	−26B	−38N	+67B	−24N	+53B	−34N	=57B	−52N	+64B	3.5	29.5	30.5	7.50	1155	0.0
52	Kokocinski, Jaroslaw	1451	POL	−9B	+67N	−29B	+69N	−39N	−47B	−56N	+51B	=60N	3.5	28.0	28.5	6.25	912	-15.2
53	Pomianek, Dominik	0	POL	−27B	−33N	−50B	F	−51N	+67B	+62N	=45B	+49N	3.5	27.0	27.0	9.00	1436	0.0
54	Danek, Wiktoria	1596	POL	−42N	−28B	+55N	+49B	+44N	−11B	=36N	—	—	3.5	26.0	29.5	13.00	1631	-1.2
55	Wcislo, Jakub	0	POL	−16B	−36N	−54B	+67N	−47N	+68B	−30N	=62B	+66N	3.5	25.5	26.0	3.75	831	0.0
56	Kanikula, Maxymilian	0	POL	−25B	+57N	−17B	−58N	−32B	+66N	+52B	−41N	−50B	3.0	32.0	33.0	7.50	1371	0.0
57	Puzio, Robert	1466	POL	−14N	−56B	=60N	+45B	−35N	+69B	=51N	−30B	−37N	3.0	31.5	32.0	7.50	1490	+0.8
58	Miga, Pawel	1553	POL	=28N	=42B	−23N	+56B	−25N	+30B	−47N	−44B	—	3.0	30.5	33.5	11.75	1443	-19.6
59	Komenda, Jozef	0	POL	−39N	−61B	+66N	−34B	−49N	=50B	+68N	−33B	=65N	3.0	25.0	25.5	4.00	720	0.0
60	Zasadny, Bartosz	0	POL	−37B	−32N	=57B	=64N	F	−24N	+61B	−34N	=52B	2.5	30.5	32.0	6.50	1376	0.0
61	Kokocinska, Emilia	1479	POL	−13B	+59N	−25B	F	−42N	=62B	−60N	+67B	−33N	2.5	28.0	28.0	5.25	877	-34.0
62	Pomianek, Pawel	0	POL	−23N	=45B	−49N	−44B	+64B	=61N	−53B	=55N	F	2.5	27.5	28.5	6.50	1357	0.0
63	Mikula, Nikodem	1513	POL	−19B	+65N	F	−31B	+68N	−29B	−42N	—	—	2.0	20.0	20.0	2.00	956	-26.0
64	Drazek, Tymon	0	POL	−12B	−35N	−65B	=60B	−62N	F	−44N	+68B	−51N	1.5	25.0	25.0	1.75	922	0.0
65	Jacek, Anna	0	POL	−31N	−63B	+64N	F	−38B	−45B	−50N	F	=59B	1.5	22.5	22.5	3.00	776	0.0
66	FIDE 91109060	0	—	−10B	−20N	−59B	F	−45N	−56B	F	+69N	−55B	1.0	25.0	25.0	0.50	834	0.0
67	FIDE 545031355	0	—	−43N	−52B	−51N	−55B	F	−53N	+69B	−61N	F	1.0	23.5	23.5	0.50	722	0.0
68	FIDE 21097135	0	—	−17B	F	F	−12N	−63B	−55N	−59B	−64N	=69B	0.5	22.0	22.0	0.25	858	0.0
69	FIDE 91138140	0	—	−29B	−41N	F	−52B	F	−57N	−67N	−66B	=68N	0.5	17.5	17.5	0.25	700	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Futyma, DawidPOL
+81.7
6.0 pts · #8
2Zgorzelski, MichalPOL
+60.8
5.0 pts · #29
3Jakimiuk, KacperPOL
+60.8
5.5 pts · #35

Top rating losers

1Piotrowicz, MarcinPOL
-112.8
4.5 pts · #17
2Taradajko, HelenaPOL
-88.4
4.0 pts · #44
3Betlej, OskarPOL
-34.8
3.5 pts · #33

Biggest upsets

R9+454 Elo gap
Jakimiuk, Kacper1617 beat Piotrowicz, Marcin2071
R8+337 Elo gap
Zgorzelski, Marek1734 beat Piotrowicz, Marcin2071
R2+292 Elo gap
Wasik, Roman1632 beat Drygas, Wojciech1924