XVII Miedzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy im. Jana Zukertorta
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Lublin, Poland. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1879, and top seed was Michal Praszak (🇵🇱 POL, 2052).
Franciszek Baran (🇵🇱 POL, 1787) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Wojciech Krzyzanowski (6.0) and Milosz Madejski (5.5). Baran won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Piotr Starega (1759) beat Michal Praszak (2052), a +293-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFranciszek Baran led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Franciszek Baran never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Franciszek Baran opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Antoni Serewa); the title is out of reach before R9.
Franciszek Baran beat Wojciech Krzyzanowski (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇵🇱Baran, Franciszek | 1787 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.50 | 36.0 | +148.0 | 2109 |
| 2 | 🇵🇱Krzyzanowski, Wojciech | 1860 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 21.50 | 37.0 | +34.8 | 2006 |
| 3 | 🇵🇱Madejski, Milosz | 1836 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 19.00 | 37.5 | +62.8 | 1964 |
| 4 | 🇵🇱Serewa, Antoni | 1868 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.00 | 38.0 | +12.6 | 1923 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱FMKoziej, Maciej | 2003 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 18.00 | 38.5 | -32.0 | 1865 |
| 6 | 🇵🇱Chwalewski, Marek | 1807 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | — | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 14.75 | 39.5 | +6.4 | 1845 |
| 7 | 🇵🇱Bien, Janusz | 1943 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | — | 3.5 | 13.25 | 39.5 | -30.0 | 1806 |
| 9 | 🇵🇱Mazus, Jakub | 1875 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | — | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.50 | 40.0 | -17.6 | 1801 |
| 8 | 🇵🇱Starega, Piotr | 1759 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 12.00 | 40.0 | +2.4 | 1767 |
| 10 | 🇵🇱Praszak, Michal | 2052 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 7.50 | 41.0 | -80.8 | 1656 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Baran, FranciszekPOL+148.07.0 pts · #1
- 2Madejski, MiloszPOL+62.85.5 pts · #3
- 3Krzyzanowski, WojciechPOL+34.86.0 pts · #2
- 1Praszak, MichalPOL-80.82.0 pts · #10
- 2Koziej, MaciejFMPOL-32.04.5 pts · #5
- 3Bien, JanuszPOL-30.03.5 pts · #7
- R1+293 Elo gap
- R5+265 Elo gap
- R9+245 Elo gap