Druzynowy Puchar Polski w Szachach Blyskawicznych 2025 - Final
KnockoutBlitz
66 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 30 May 2025 in Katowice, Poland. 40 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2420, and top seed was Bartosz Socko (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2528).
Igor Kowalski (🇵🇱 POL, IM, 2331) won with 8.0/8, ahead of Jakub Seemann (7.0) and Jan Klimkowski (7.0). Kowalski shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Dariusz Dziewonski (FM, 2061) beat Bartlomiej Niedbala (IM, 2430), a +369-point gap.
Location
🇵🇱Katowice, Poland
Dates
30 May 2025
Time control
Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Knockout · 8 rounds
Titled players · 40
GM×6
IM×6
FM×9
CM×15
WIM×1
WFM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇱Poland×66
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsIM Igor Kowalski led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7–R8 · LEAD HELD
IM Igor Kowalski never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Igor Kowalski 8 wins (R1–R8)GM Jan Klimkowski 6 wins (R1–R6)GM Jakub Seemann 5 wins (R1–R5)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kowalski, IgorIM | 2331 | POL | +46B | +46N | +34B | +34N | +13B | +13N | +6B | +6N | 8.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 3070 | +35.0 |
| 2 | Seemann, JakubGM | 2379 | POL | +48N | +48B | +29N | +29B | +8N | −8B | +14N | +14B | 7.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 16.00 | 2361 | +3.0 |
| 3 | Klimkowski, JanGM | 2453 | POL | +47B | +47N | +40B | +40N | +21B | +21N | =9B | =9N | 7.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 10.50 | 2377 | -1.1 |
| 4 | Psyk, Radoslaw | 2473 | POL | +49N | +49B | +22N | +22B | =11B | +11N | =10N | =10B | 6.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 15.00 | 2545 | +6.6 |
| 5 | Mis, MieszkoIM | 2301 | POL | =41N | +41B | +23N | +23B | +9B | −9N | +21N | +21B | 6.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 14.25 | 2372 | +8.1 |
| 6 | Piorun, KacperGM | 2528 | POL | +52N | +52B | +30N | +30B | +12N | +12B | −1N | −1B | 6.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 11.00 | 2295 | -12.6 |
| 7 | Socko, BartoszGM | 2528 | POL | +50B | +50N | −16B | +16N | +10B | =10N | +11B | =11N | 6.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 16.50 | 2459 | -3.1 |
| 8 | Warchol, KamilFM | 2115 | POL | +51N | +51B | +36N | +27B | −2B | +2N | −24N | +15B | 6.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 13.00 | 2284 | +72.4 |
| 9 | Kokoszczynski, JanFM | 2271 | POL | +53N | +53B | +25N | =25B | −5N | +5B | =3N | =3B | 5.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 16.50 | 2275 | +8.6 |
| 10 | Zylka, StanislawIM | 2291 | POL | +54B | +54N | +19B | =19N | −7N | =7B | =4B | =4N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 13.25 | 2429 | +30.0 |
| 11 | Heberla, BartlomiejGM | 2399 | POL | +55N | +55B | +35N | −35B | =4N | −4B | −7N | =7B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 7.25 | 2301 | -8.6 |
| 12 | Dziewonski, DariuszFM | 2061 | POL | +56N | +56B | −31N | =31B | −6B | −6N | =13N | +13B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 2324 | +90.4 |
| 13 | Niedbala, BartlomiejIM | 2430 | POL | +57B | +57N | −17B | +17N | −1N | −1B | =12B | −12N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 5.00 | 2120 | -29.0 |
| 14 | Chylewski, PatrykIM | 2240 | POL | +58B | +58N | =26B | −26N | +24B | −15N | −2B | −2N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 3.00 | 2022 | -40.0 |
| 15 | Budzisz, AdrianCM | 2126 | POL | F | +62N | +18B | F | F | +14B | F | −8N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 2225 | +12.2 |
| 16 | Suder, JakubFM | 2357 | POL | +61B | +61N | +7N | −7B | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 2512 | +16.8 |
| 17 | Radzimski, AntoniFM | 2258 | POL | +60N | +60B | +13N | −13B | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 2336 | +24.8 |
| 18 | Wikar, MartynaWIM | 2048 | POL | +59N | +59B | −15N | +24B | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 2142 | +10.6 |
| 19 | Cieslak, PatrykIM | 2324 | POL | +63N | +63B | −10N | =10B | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 2275 | -4.4 |
| 20 | Bachor, Tomasz | 2115 | POL | F | +37N | +21N | =21B | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.00 | 2347 | +16.8 |
| 21 | Pniaczek, MarekFM | 2135 | POL | =43B | +43N | −20B | =20N | −3N | −3B | −5B | −5N | 2.0 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 2.00 | 2021 | -25.6 |
| 22 | Krawczyk, FlawianCM | 2272 | POL | +66B | +66N | −4B | −4N | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 2244 | -4.8 |
| 23 | Golis, WiktorFM | 2184 | POL | +64B | +64N | −5B | −5N | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 2066 | -18.4 |
| 24 | Hasterok, Mateusz | 2079 | POL | +62B | F | F | −18N | −14N | F | +8B | — | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 2021 | -4.0 |
| 25 | Kukula, Karol | 1919 | POL | =42B | +42N | −9B | =9N | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 2186 | +25.2 |
| 26 | Zabron, Maksym | 1977 | POL | −32N | =32B | =14N | +14B | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 2154 | +17.6 |
| 27 | Jarocka, LiwiaFM | 2106 | POL | +65N | +65B | F | −8N | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 2095 | -0.6 |
| 28 | Nakonechnyi, OleksiiCM | 2227 | POL | +35N | +35B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2914 | +28.0 |
| 29 | Jamrozik, Maciej | 1820 | POL | +45N | =45B | −2B | −2N | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 0.75 | 2083 | +25.4 |
| 30 | Pietrzak, Tomasz | 1983 | POL | =44N | +44B | −6B | −6N | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 0.75 | 2209 | +13.2 |
| 31 | Socko, MonikaGM | 2250 | POL | −37B | F | +12B | =12N | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 2025 | -8.3 |
| 32 | Krawczyk, WojciechCM | 2069 | POL | +26B | =26N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 2170 | +5.2 |
| 33 | Zarnowski, KrzysztofCM | 2043 | POL | =40N | +40B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2026 | -0.8 |
| 34 | Grochol, KamilCM | 2044 | POL | −38N | +38B | −1N | −1B | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 2027 | -2.4 |
| 35 | Lizak, JakubCM | 2114 | POL | −28B | −28N | −11B | +11N | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 2120 | -0.4 |
| 36 | Masternak, Aleksander | 2092 | POL | −39B | +39N | −8B | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1843 | -19.8 |
| 37 | Szmyd, ArkadiuszCM | 1952 | POL | +31N | −20B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 2183 | +11.4 |
| 38 | Golenia, WojciechFM | 2112 | POL | +34B | −34N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2043 | -4.0 |
| 39 | Zawierucha, Aleksander | 1894 | POL | +36N | −36B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2092 | +10.4 |
| 40 | Soliwoda, Zygmunt | 1825 | POL | =33B | −33N | −3N | −3B | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 0.75 | 1927 | +0.4 |
| 41 | Czeremcha, Piotr | 1886 | POL | =5B | −5N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 3.25 | 2108 | +14.4 |
| 42 | Golenia, Jan | 2101 | POL | =25N | −25B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1726 | -19.6 |
| 43 | Barchuk, IrinaWFM | 1985 | POL | =21N | −21B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1942 | -2.0 |
| 44 | Babiarz, ArkadiuszCM | 2062 | POL | =30B | −30N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1790 | -14.4 |
| 45 | Giefert, Sara | 1961 | POL | −29B | =29N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1627 | -17.6 |
| 46 | Matuszczyk, Przemyslaw | 2078 | POL | −1N | −1B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 1527 | -7.6 |
| 47 | Smolinski, Wojciech | 1799 | POL | −3N | −3B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1654 | -0.6 |
| 48 | Duda, Aleksandra | 1846 | POL | −2B | −2N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1579 | -2.4 |
| 49 | Malik, MaciejCM | 2213 | POL | −4B | −4N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 1672 | -7.2 |
| 50 | Brzezina, PawelCM | 1906 | POL | −7N | −7B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1728 | -0.8 |
| 51 | Rutkowski, Feliks | 1782 | POL | −8B | −8N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1315 | -9.6 |
| 52 | Oborski, Artur | 1940 | POL | −6B | −6N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1728 | -0.8 |
| 53 | Fritz, Antoni | 1851 | POL | −9B | −9N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1471 | -2.8 |
| 54 | Terkiewicz, BrunoCM | 2011 | POL | −10N | −10B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1491 | -11.2 |
| 55 | Posluszny, Tomasz | 2089 | POL | −11B | −11N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1599 | -5.6 |
| 56 | Padalka, ArtemCM | 2088 | POL | −12B | −12N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1262 | -21.6 |
| 57 | Karut, Kacper | 1982 | POL | −13N | −13B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1629 | -2.4 |
| 58 | Seemann, Adam | 1765 | POL | −14N | −14B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1440 | -3.5 |
| 59 | Obrochta, Lena | 1795 | POL | −18B | −18N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1248 | -7.6 |
| 60 | Gaszka, ZuzannaWFM | 1857 | POL | −17B | −17N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1458 | -6.4 |
| 61 | Klepek, WitoldCM | 2111 | POL | −16N | −16B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1557 | -7.6 |
| 62 | Modzelewski, Filip | 1467 | POL | −24N | −15B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1303 | -1.2 |
| 63 | Stanisz, PatrykCM | 2069 | POL | −19B | −19N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1524 | -7.6 |
| 64 | Figa, Karolina | 1831 | POL | −23N | −23B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1384 | -8.8 |
| 65 | Kaminski, Piotr | 1898 | POL | −27B | −27N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1306 | -9.2 |
| 66 | Wojs, AlicjaWFM | 2015 | POL | −22N | −22B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1472 | -14.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dziewonski, DariuszFMPOL+90.44.0 pts · #12
- 2Warchol, KamilFMPOL+72.46.0 pts · #8
- 3Kowalski, IgorIMPOL+35.08.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Chylewski, PatrykIMPOL-40.03.5 pts · #13
- 2Niedbala, BartlomiejIMPOL-29.03.5 pts · #14
- 3Pniaczek, MarekFMPOL-25.62.0 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R8+369 Elo gap
- R1+298 Elo gap
- R4+285 Elo gap