Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy w Kowalewie Pomorskim - Grupa A
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Jul 2025 to 12 Jul 2025 in Kowalewo Pomorskie, Poland. Top 10 Elo average was 1783, and top seed was Mariusz Darowicki (🇵🇱 POL, 2019).
Maciej Zareba (🇵🇱 POL, 1809) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Pawel Fukowski (4.0) and Przemyslaw Szmidt (3.5). Zareba won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Kacper Grajewski (1631) beat Mariusz Darowicki (2019), a +388-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMaciej Zareba led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Maciej Zareba never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Maciej Zareba beat Pawel Fukowski (Black).
Maciej Zareba 5 wins (R1–R5)Pawel Fukowski 3 wins (R3–R5)Przemyslaw Szmidt 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maciej Zareba | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Pawel Fukowski | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Przemyslaw Szmidt | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Antoni Stando | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zareba, Maciej | 1809 | POL | +6B | +2N | +8B | +3B | +4N | 5.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 16.00 | 2659 | +57.8 |
| 2 | Fukowski, Pawel | 2011 | POL | +14N | −1B | +11N | +9B | +5N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1923 | -6.6 |
| 3 | Szmidt, Przemyslaw | 1907 | POL | +12B | +5N | +9B | −1N | =8B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 1873 | -2.2 |
| 4 | Darowicki, Mariusz | 2019 | POL | −9B | +6N | +10B | +8N | −1B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1787 | -24.0 |
| 5 | Gappa, Adam | 1744 | POL | +11N | −3B | +7N | +10N | −2B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1766 | +9.2 |
| 6 | Wojcikowski, Kacper | 1482 | POL | −1N | −4B | +14N | +11B | +9N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1744 | +63.2 |
| 7 | Stando, Antoni | 1502 | POL | −8B | +13N | −5B | +12N | +10B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1716 | +53.6 |
| 8 | Szuminski, Jakub | 1877 | POL | +7N | +10B | −1N | −4B | =3N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 5.75 | 1775 | -23.2 |
| 9 | Grajewski, Kacper | 1631 | POL | +4N | +14B | −3N | −2N | −6B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1737 | +8.8 |
| 10 | Wantoch-Rekowska, Laura | 1636 | POL | +13B | −8N | −4N | −5B | −7N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1470 | -44.8 |
| 11 | Malinowski, Witold | 1413 | POL | −5B | +12N | −2B | −6N | −13B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1361 | -16.4 |
| 12 | Dybowski, Leon | 1566 | POL | −3N | −11B | +13N | −7B | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1364 | -43.6 |
| 13 | Gesicki, Zbigniew | 1407 | POL | −10N | −7B | −12B | F | +11N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1335 | -7.4 |
| 14 | Muzal, Konrad | 1628 | POL | −2B | −9N | −6B | F | — | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 908 | -25.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Wojcikowski, KacperPOL+63.23.0 pts · #6
- 2Zareba, MaciejPOL+57.85.0 pts · #1
- 3Stando, AntoniPOL+53.63.0 pts · #4
- 1Wantoch-Rekowska, LauraPOL-44.81.0 pts · #10
- 2Dybowski, LeonPOL-43.61.0 pts · #12
- 3Muzal, KonradPOL-25.40.0 pts · #14
- R1+388 Elo gap
- R5+210 Elo gap
- R2+202 Elo gap