Warsaw Chess Festival - Jan Macieja Memorial - group A

SwissBlitz

93 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 07 Jul 2025 in Warszawa, Poland. 69 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2496, and top seed was Pawel Teclaf (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2589).

Jan Klimkowski (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2436) won with 9.5/11, ahead of Valery Kazakouski (8.5) and Pawel Teclaf (8.5). Klimkowski shared the lead from round 9 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 11: Kamil Dzida (IM, 2067) beat Bartosz Socko (GM, 2514), a +447-point gap.

Location

🇵🇱Warszawa, Poland

Dates

07 Jul 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇱GMPawel Teclaf2589

Avg top 10

2,496

Participants

Titled players · 69

GM×24

IM×7

FM×16

CM×16

WGM×2

WIM×2

WFM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇵🇱Poland×67

🇮🇳India×6

🇩🇰Denmark×3

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇬🇪Georgia×2

🇱🇹Lithuania×2

🇨🇳China×2

🇲🇩Moldova×1

Top 3

🥇
GMJan Klimkowski
🇵🇱POL·2436
9.5pts·2643perf+25.7
🥈
GMValery Kazakouski
🇱🇹LTU·2493
8.5pts·2591perf+14.6
🥉
GMPawel Teclaf
🇵🇱POL·2589
8.5pts·2580perf+0.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

GM Jan Klimkowski led from R11; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R11.

Co-leaders

Klimkowski9.5Kosakowski8.5Teclaf8.5Kazakouski8.5Karolczuk8Tomczak8

R11 · LEADER CHANGE07 Jul

GM Jan Klimkowski takes the sole lead (9.5/11).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Jan Klimkowski 3+6 wins (R2–R4, R6–R11)GM Jakub Kosakowski 3 wins (R9–R11)GM Pawel Teclaf 3 wins (R9–R11)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMJan Klimkowski	*	—	—	1
2GMJakub Kosakowski	—	*	—	0
3GMPawel Teclaf	—	—	*	0
4GMValery Kazakouski	0	1	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Klimkowski, JanGM	2436	POL	=62N	+6B	+44N	+89B	−23N	+19B	+13N	+5B	+9N	+8B	+2B	9.5	70.5	73.0	64.25	2643	+25.7
2	Kazakouski, ValeryGM	2493	LTU	+47N	+55B	+31N	+9B	=7N	+23B	+3N	+4B	−8N	+24B	−1N	8.5	73.5	78.5	57.75	2591	+14.6
3	Teclaf, PawelGM	2589	POL	+50B	+18N	=48B	=14N	+20B	+17N	−2B	=21N	+22B	+7N	+9B	8.5	69.5	74.5	56.75	2580	+0.5
4	Kosakowski, JakubGM	2494	POL	+75B	=46N	+27B	+48N	=14B	=7B	+23N	−2N	+21B	+11N	+8B	8.5	68.0	72.0	53.50	2550	+8.9
5	Tomczak, JacekGM	2523	POL	+56B	+32N	+8B	−7N	+22B	+24N	−10B	−1N	+16B	+31N	+15B	8.0	71.0	76.0	51.50	2513	+0.4
6	Karolczuk, IwoIM	2270	POL	=68B	−1N	+62B	+27N	+53B	−22N	+65B	+48N	=14B	+17N	+21B	8.0	62.0	66.5	44.75	2470	+57.4
7	Vetoshko, VolodymyrGM	2463	UKR	+26N	+28B	+12N	+5B	=2B	=4N	+14B	−8N	+17N	−3B	=13N	7.5	76.5	83.0	54.75	2522	+10.0
8	Nie, XinyangIM	2330	CHN	+58N	+78B	−5N	+30B	+35N	=9B	+11N	+7B	+2B	−1N	−4N	7.5	74.5	78.5	48.75	2467	+43.6
9	Krzyzanowski, MarcinGM	2472	POL	+45B	+64N	+49B	−2N	+33B	=8N	+22B	+10N	−1B	+14N	−3N	7.5	71.5	76.0	45.75	2508	+7.0
10	Fridman, DanielGM	2537	GER	+38N	+52B	=15N	−23B	+63N	+12B	+5N	−9B	−24N	+32B	+26N	7.5	66.5	71.0	47.00	2431	-10.6
11	Fernandez, Daniel HowardGM	2437	ENG	+51B	=27N	+46B	=42N	=64B	+48N	−8B	+12N	+31N	−4B	+24N	7.5	63.5	68.0	43.75	2430	+0.4
12	Malek, JanGM	2346	POL	+25B	+37N	−7B	=54N	+34B	−10N	+64B	−11B	+43N	+42N	+22B	7.5	63.5	68.0	43.00	2414	+22.0
13	Leniart, ArkadiuszGM	2395	POL	+66B	=44N	−16B	+68N	+49B	+64N	−1B	=34N	+50B	+19N	=7B	7.5	61.5	66.0	40.00	2370	-1.4
14	Hamitevici, VladimirGM	2412	MDA	+63N	+30B	+19N	=3B	=4N	+31B	−7N	=24B	=6N	−9B	+34N	7.0	72.0	76.5	45.75	2454	+6.7
15	Kanarek, MarcelGM	2359	POL	+40N	+36B	=10B	−22N	+54B	−21N	+16B	=49N	+34B	+18B	−5N	7.0	65.5	70.5	43.25	2379	+3.8
16	Janeczko, Jakub	2110	POL	=29N	+62B	+13N	=24B	−31N	+38B	−15N	+52B	−5N	+53B	+33N	7.0	63.5	68.0	40.50	2441	+156.5
17	Peng, XiongjianGM	2366	CHN	−37B	+87N	+75B	+74N	+42B	−3B	+18N	+33N	−7B	−6B	+32N	7.0	62.5	65.0	35.00	2364	-2.2
18	Rudnev, Andrei	2234	FID	+81N	−3B	+57N	−63B	+43N	+36B	−17B	+39N	+33B	−15N	+31B	7.0	61.5	65.0	38.00	2341	+59.2
19	Gdanski, JacekGM	2305	POL	+88B	+90N	−14B	+69N	+21B	−1N	+51B	−31B	+38N	−13B	+39N	7.0	60.5	62.5	32.50	2327	+4.6
20	Kokoszczynski, JanFM	2327	POL	−73B	+25N	+39B	+72N	−3N	−26B	−62N	+57B	+40N	+38B	+23B	7.0	59.5	63.5	40.00	2267	-14.6
21	Krasenkow, MichalGM	2352	POL	−36N	+40B	+26N	+28B	−19N	+15B	+32N	=3B	−4N	+25B	−6N	6.5	70.5	76.5	42.75	2318	-3.6
22	Heberla, BartlomiejGM	2375	POL	+83N	+59B	=89N	+15B	−5N	+6B	−9N	+23B	−3N	+30B	−12N	6.5	68.0	70.5	37.75	2391	+3.2
23	Baum, JonaszIM	2336	POL	+65B	=73N	+68B	+10N	+1B	−2N	−4B	−22N	+63B	+29B	−20N	6.5	67.5	71.5	39.00	2372	+14.4
24	Cieslak, PatrykIM	2360	POL	+60B	+74N	=42B	=16N	+84B	−5B	+52N	=14N	+10B	−2N	−11B	6.5	65.0	68.0	34.25	2366	+5.6
25	Dzida, KamilIM	2067	POL	−12N	−20B	=71N	+47B	+44N	−43B	+80N	+28B	+64B	−21N	+53N	6.5	58.0	61.5	32.75	2299	+65.2
26	Rosh JainFM	2123	IND	−7B	+82N	−21B	+85N	+69B	+20N	−33B	+53N	=42B	+49N	−10B	6.5	58.0	61.0	30.75	2351	+106.4
27	Chitre ArushFM	2192	IND	+71N	=11B	−4N	−6B	+83N	−45B	−35N	+80B	+79N	+67B	+43N	6.5	57.0	60.5	28.75	2239	+25.6
28	Sriram, JhaGM	2191	IND	+93B	−7N	+37B	−21N	=65B	+67N	−48B	−25N	+58N	+63B	+64N	6.5	54.5	54.5	26.75	2234	+6.2
29	Macieja, BartlomiejGM	2430	POL	=16B	−68N	−69B	−62N	+60B	+77N	+87B	+45N	+56B	−23N	+37B	6.5	52.5	55.0	31.50	2178	-29.4
30	Karvatskyi, OleksiiFM	2188	UKR	+92B	−14N	+90B	−8N	+73B	−51N	+72B	=63N	+48B	−22N	+42B	6.5	51.0	51.0	22.75	2262	+17.6
31	Sengupta, DeepGM	2354	IND	+87B	+54N	−2B	+66N	+16B	−14N	+42B	+19N	−11B	−5B	−18N	6.0	67.0	69.5	31.50	2324	-3.9
32	Gahan M GFM	2221	IND	+79N	−5B	−36N	+40B	+57N	+35B	−21B	+51N	+49B	−10N	−17B	6.0	62.0	65.5	30.50	2269	+11.6
33	Radzimski, AntoniFM	2312	POL	−90B	+65N	+45B	+73N	−9N	+39B	+26N	−17B	−18N	+35B	−16B	6.0	61.0	63.0	32.50	2200	-31.0
34	Kutowski, MarcelFM	2264	POL	−35N	+77B	=83N	+44B	−12N	+80B	+43N	=13B	−15N	+36B	−14B	6.0	59.5	63.0	30.00	2245	-10.8
35	Kraczek, CezaryCM	2045	POL	+34B	−42N	+56B	+46N	−8B	−32N	+27B	−50N	+51B	−33N	+55N	6.0	58.0	63.0	33.00	2260	+64.1
36	Fiszer, BartoszCM	2071	POL	+21B	−15N	+32B	−64N	+74B	−18N	−50B	+54N	+75B	−34N	+52N	6.0	56.0	60.0	30.50	2266	+109.6
37	Savitha Shri BIM	2097	IND	+17N	−12B	−28N	−79B	+76N	+85B	+55N	−38B	+52N	+59B	−29N	6.0	56.0	59.0	29.00	2236	+37.8
38	Karwowski, KacperCM	2157	POL	−10B	−67N	+88B	+90N	+72B	−16N	+66B	+37N	−19B	−20N	+48B	6.0	55.0	57.0	24.00	2221	+15.6
39	Rekuc, PatrykFM	2135	POL	F	+86B	−20N	+61B	+79N	−33N	+74B	−18B	+55N	+50N	−19B	6.0	52.5	52.5	25.50	2259	+67.2
40	Kubicka, AnnaWIM	2095	POL	−15B	−21N	+76B	−32N	−90B	+91N	+86B	+41N	−20B	+54N	+50B	6.0	51.5	53.0	24.50	2223	+35.4
41	Niezhentsev, KyryloFM	2324	POL	−61N	+58B	−63N	−57B	+70N	−65N	+82B	−40B	+77N	+62B	+56N	6.0	48.0	51.5	26.50	2117	-56.0
42	Paszewski, MateuszFM	2285	POL	+70N	+35B	=24N	=11B	−17N	+63B	−31N	+62B	=26N	−12B	−30N	5.5	62.5	67.0	29.75	2227	-15.8
43	Terkiewicz, BrunoCM	2178	POL	−69B	+88N	+67B	=49N	−18B	+25N	−34B	+65N	−12B	+45N	−27B	5.5	57.5	60.0	26.00	2155	-13.6
44	Borischik, SergeyCM	2189	POL	+91N	=13B	−1B	−34N	−25B	+69N	−67B	+68N	−65B	+78N	+66B	5.5	56.0	57.5	22.75	2138	-14.4
45	Silich, YahorFM	2124	POL	−9N	+71B	−33N	=77B	+81N	+27N	−49B	−29B	+84N	−43B	+67N	5.5	53.5	56.5	24.00	2188	+15.8
46	Rudzinska, MichalinaWGM	2212	POL	+86N	=4B	−11N	−35B	−62N	+81B	−79N	+72N	−67B	+71B	+63N	5.5	51.0	54.0	23.75	2130	-25.0
47	Masternak, GrzegorzIM	2131	POL	−2B	−72N	−82B	−25N	+93B	−76N	+91B	+87N	+73B	=66N	+65B	5.5	43.5	43.5	14.75	2094	-13.2
48	Suder, JakubFM	2360	POL	+57N	+80B	=3N	−4B	+89N	−11B	+28N	−6B	−30N	=56B	−38N	5.0	65.0	67.5	24.25	2234	-35.2
49	Krawczyk, FlawianCM	2310	POL	+77N	+61B	−9N	=43B	−13N	+84B	+45N	=15B	−32N	−26B	−60N	5.0	59.5	62.5	23.75	2154	-42.6
50	Mickiewicz, Piotr	2159	POL	−3N	−70B	=81N	+71B	+77N	=53B	+36N	+35B	−13N	−39B	−40N	5.0	58.0	61.5	24.75	2144	-8.6
51	Lee, Hyo	2121	KOR	−11N	+91B	−52N	+70B	+55N	+30B	−19N	−32B	−35N	+58B	−59N	5.0	57.5	59.0	22.50	2140	+10.0
52	Malisauskas, VidmantasGM	2228	LTU	+72B	−10N	+51B	−84N	+66B	+56N	−24B	−16N	−37B	+75N	−36B	5.0	55.5	58.5	22.50	2123	-15.6
53	Socko, BartoszGM	2514	POL	F	+60N	=73B	+83B	−6N	=50N	+75B	−26B	+62N	−16N	−25B	5.0	54.0	57.5	21.50	2138	-40.2
54	Jedynak, RadoslawGM	2174	POL	+84N	−31B	+70N	=12B	−15N	=62B	−63N	−36B	+76N	−40B	+73N	5.0	54.0	57.0	21.50	2109	-18.8
55	Socko, MonikaGM	2216	POL	+82B	−2N	−66B	+87N	−51B	+73N	−37B	+67N	−39B	+57N	−35B	5.0	53.0	55.5	19.50	2085	-19.5
56	Bachor, Tomasz	2155	POL	−5N	+81B	−35N	+78B	+58N	−52B	=84N	+79B	−29N	=48N	−41B	5.0	52.5	55.5	20.00	2157	-2.0
57	Smetek, Michal	2096	POL	−48B	+92N	−18B	+41N	−32B	−72N	+68B	−20N	+85N	−55B	+76B	5.0	51.5	51.5	17.50	2131	+9.4
58	Lecki, Leonard	2063	POL	−8B	−41N	+93B	+75N	−56B	−66N	+69B	+74N	−28B	−51N	+72B	5.0	51.0	51.0	16.50	2111	+27.6
59	Tytynnik, ArtemFM	2164	UKR	F	−22N	−72B	−65N	−67B	+70B	+61N	+73N	+66B	−37N	+51B	5.0	48.5	48.5	23.00	2102	-17.2
60	Taranowicz, Michal	2095	POL	−24N	−53B	−79N	−76B	−29N	F	+92B	+82N	+72B	+74N	+49B	5.0	42.0	42.0	16.50	2195	+21.6
61	Malicka, MariaFM	2059	POL	+41B	−49N	−74B	−39N	−85B	+92N	−59B	−69N	+91B	+86N	+75B	5.0	42.0	42.0	14.50	2088	+7.8
62	Golis, WiktorFM	2113	POL	=1B	−16N	−6N	+29B	+46B	=54N	+20B	−42N	−53B	−41N	=68B	4.5	65.0	69.5	28.50	2219	+50.4
63	Korszanski, StanislawCM	2110	POL	−14B	+76N	+41B	+18N	−10B	−42N	+54B	=30B	−23N	−28N	−46B	4.5	63.0	67.0	25.25	2198	+23.3
64	Zawadzka, JolantaWGM	2211	POL	F	−9B	+78N	+36B	=11N	−13B	−12N	+84B	−25N	+65N	−28B	4.5	61.5	64.5	21.25	2176	-10.4
65	Nagly, Wojciech	2065	POL	−23N	−33B	+91N	+59B	=28N	+41B	−6N	−43B	+44N	−64B	−47N	4.5	59.0	60.5	21.25	2147	+42.4
66	Endeladze, Ramaz	2109	GEO	−13N	+85B	+55N	−31B	−52N	+58B	−38N	+76B	−59N	=47B	−44N	4.5	54.5	57.5	19.75	2112	-1.0
67	Alvarado, CarlosCM	2044	PER	−89N	+38B	−43N	=80B	+59N	−28B	+44N	−55B	+46N	−27N	−45B	4.5	54.5	57.0	23.75	2119	+21.2
68	Jedrusik, Adam	2046	POL	=6N	+29B	−23N	−13B	−80N	+83B	−57N	−44B	+88N	=84B	=62N	4.5	53.5	56.0	20.25	2130	+18.8
69	Grochol, KamilCM	2007	POL	+43N	−89B	+29N	−19B	−26N	−44B	−58N	+61B	−78N	=81B	+88N	4.5	51.0	53.5	21.25	2092	+20.8
70	Padalka, ArtemCM	2046	POL	−42B	+50N	−54B	−51N	−41B	−59N	F	=71B	+80N	+79B	+74N	4.5	47.0	47.0	18.25	2127	+20.2
71	Goderdzishvili, GigaCM	2030	GEO	−27B	−45N	=25B	−50N	+88B	−82N	=77B	=70N	+87B	−46N	+90N	4.5	46.0	48.0	14.50	2034	+0.6
72	Cornelisse, LoreleiWFM	2040	NED	−52N	+47B	+59N	−20B	−38N	+57B	−30N	−46B	−60N	+85B	−58N	4.0	55.5	58.5	18.50	2051	+2.4
73	Tsiapko, Andrii	2061	POL	+20N	=23B	=53N	−33B	−30N	−55B	+90N	−59B	−47N	+82B	−54B	4.0	55.0	57.0	18.25	2117	+18.3
74	Malik, MaciejCM	2185	POL	+85N	−24B	+61N	−17B	−36N	+78B	−39N	−58B	+81N	−60B	−70B	4.0	52.5	55.5	15.50	2019	-49.2
75	Klim, FilipCM	2140	POL	−4N	+79B	−17N	−58B	+86N	+90B	−53N	+85B	−36N	−52B	−61N	4.0	51.0	53.0	11.50	2076	-46.4
76	Zurkowski, Andrzej	2031	POL	F	−63B	−40N	+60N	−37B	+47B	+78N	−66N	−54B	+77B	−57N	4.0	50.0	54.0	18.50	2030	-0.2
77	Kanarkiewicz, Michal	2052	POL	−49B	−34N	+92B	=45N	−50B	−29B	=71N	+83N	−41B	−76N	+86B	4.0	49.0	49.0	11.50	2064	+0.4
78	Starosta, MartynaWIM	2066	POL	F	−8N	−64B	−56N	+82B	−74N	−76B	+86N	+69B	−44B	+84N	4.0	44.5	44.5	14.00	2047	-6.6
79	Kowalski, Witold	2039	POL	−32B	−75N	+60B	+37N	−39B	=87N	+46B	−56N	−27B	−70N	−83N	3.5	52.0	54.5	17.75	2002	-20.3
80	Trybus, Daniel	2152	POL	F	−48N	−84B	=67N	+68B	−34N	−25B	−27N	−70B	+91N	+81B	3.5	49.0	50.5	11.75	1999	-41.8
81	Brudzynski, Wojciech	2043	POL	−18B	−56N	=50B	+82N	−45B	−46N	=88B	+90N	−74B	=69N	−80N	3.5	46.0	48.0	11.50	1992	-26.4
82	Moe, Arthur Helsted	2039	DEN	−55N	−26B	+47N	−81B	−78N	+71B	−41N	−60B	+90B	−73N	=91B	3.5	46.0	47.5	12.75	1973	-20.6
83	Mizzi, JackCM	2098	MLT	−22B	+93N	=34B	−53N	−27B	−68N	−85N	−77B	F	+87N	+79B	3.5	41.5	41.5	9.00	2050	-16.8
84	Krogulski, Maksymilian	2007	POL	−54B	F	+80N	+52B	−24N	−49N	=56B	−64N	−45B	=68N	−78B	3.0	48.5	48.5	13.25	2034	+7.2
85	Kazmierowski, Tymon	2019	POL	−74B	−66N	F	−26B	+61N	−37N	+83B	−75N	−57B	−72N	+92B	3.0	42.5	42.5	8.50	1948	-37.2
86	Matskevich, VarvaraWFM	2036	POL	−46B	−39N	−87B	+93N	−75B	+88N	−40N	−78B	+92N	−61B	−77N	3.0	39.5	39.5	2.50	1911	-70.4
87	Klepek, WitoldCM	2091	POL	−31N	−17B	+86N	−55B	+92N	=79B	−29N	−47B	−71N	−83B	F	2.5	44.5	44.5	4.75	1980	-31.0
88	Chmura, Eryk	2051	POL	−19N	−43B	−38N	+91B	−71N	−86B	=81N	F	−68B	+92N	−69B	2.5	40.0	40.0	3.25	1891	-69.0
89	Dobosiewicz, DawidFM	2244	POL	+67B	+69N	=22B	−1N	−48B	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5	25.5	30.0	12.25	2244	+1.2
90	Knudsen, Martin	2057	DEN	+33N	−19B	−30N	−38B	+40N	−75N	−73B	−81B	−82N	F	−71B	2.0	51.0	51.0	12.00	1897	-39.6
91	Turlej, Lukasz	2020	POL	−44B	−51N	−65B	−88N	F	−40B	−47N	+92B	−61N	−80B	=82N	1.5	41.0	41.0	1.75	1796	-50.6
92	Moe, Anton Helsted	2020	DEN	−30N	−57B	−77N	F	−87B	−61B	−60N	−91N	−86B	−88B	−85N	0.0	38.0	38.0	0.00	1271	-86.6
93	Szewczyk, MariuszCM	2021	POL	−28N	−83B	−58N	−86B	−47N	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	20.5	23.5	0.00	1304	-38.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Janeczko, JakubPOL
+156.5
7.0 pts · #15
2Fiszer, BartoszCMPOL
+109.6
6.0 pts · #40
3Rosh JainFMIND
+106.4
6.5 pts · #23

Top rating losers

1Moe, Anton HelstedDEN
-86.6
0.0 pts · #92
2Matskevich, VarvaraWFMPOL
-70.4
3.0 pts · #86
3Chmura, ErykPOL
-69.0
2.5 pts · #88

Biggest upsets

R11+447 Elo gap
IMDzida, Kamil2067 beat GMSocko, Bartosz2514
R3+423 Elo gap
CMGrochol, Kamil2007 beat GMMacieja, Bartlomiej2430
R10+404 Elo gap
Janeczko, Jakub2110 beat GMSocko, Bartosz2514