IBCA World Individual Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2025

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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Aug 2025 to 26 Aug 2025 in Rzeszow, Poland. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2246, and top seed was Marcin Tazbir (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2529).

Daniel Eduardo Pulvett Marin (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2483) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Marcin Tazbir (6.5) and Predrag Nikac (6.5). Pulvett Marin won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Jozef Horbal (1829) beat Mihail-Dacian Pribeanu (FM, 2140), a +311-point gap.

Location

🇵🇱Rzeszow, Poland

Dates

18 Aug 2025 → 26 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 120 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇱GMMarcin Tazbir2529

Avg top 10

2,246

Participants

Titled players · 10

GM×1

IM×4

FM×2

CM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇵🇱Poland×14

🇩🇪Germany×5

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×5

🇪🇸Spain×4

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×4

🇷🇴Romania×3

🇮🇹Italy×2

🇮🇳India×2

Top 3

🥇
IMDaniel Eduardo Pulvett Marin
🇪🇸ESP·2483
7.0pts·2415perf-4.0
🥈
GMMarcin Tazbir
🇵🇱POL·2529
6.5pts·2363perf-12.5
🥉
IMPredrag Nikac
🇲🇪MNE·2231
6.5pts·2302perf+9.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Daniel Eduardo Pulvett Marin led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Pulvett Marin7Chojnowski6.5Eichstaedt6.5Nikac6.5Tazbir6.5Pribeanu6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Daniel Eduardo Pulvett Marin held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Daniel Eduardo Pulvett Marin 3 wins (R1–R3)Marcin Chojnowski 4 wins (R6–R9)

R5 · LATE SURGE

Marcin Chojnowski was #27 at R5, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMDaniel Eduardo Pulvett Marin	*	—	½	½
2Marcin Chojnowski	—	*	0	—
3CMMirko Eichstaedt	½	1	*	—
4IMPredrag Nikac	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pulvett Marin, Daniel EduardoIM	2483	ESP	+22N	+29B	+20N	=3B	+8N	+25B	=2B	=4N	=5B	7.0	46.0	50.5	37.50	2415	-4.0
2	Tazbir, MarcinGM	2529	POL	+38B	+12N	=13B	+26B	=3N	+11B	=1N	=8B	=7N	6.5	46.0	50.0	34.75	2363	-12.5
3	Nikac, PredragIM	2231	MNE	+49B	+18N	+23B	=1N	=2B	=9N	+17B	−5N	+11B	6.5	46.0	49.0	33.00	2302	+9.5
4	Eichstaedt, MirkoCM	2205	GER	+37N	+6B	−26N	+15B	=10N	+12B	=9N	=1B	+8N	6.5	45.5	49.5	36.00	2213	+5.2
5	Pribeanu, Mihail-DacianFM	2140	ROU	−44N	+33B	=49N	+22B	+6N	=10B	+26N	+3B	=1N	6.5	43.0	46.0	34.75	2161	+8.6
6	Chojnowski, Marcin	1935	POL	+53B	−4N	=30B	+40N	−5B	+45N	+27B	+17N	+9B	6.5	40.0	42.0	26.75	2107	+42.6
7	Mueller, Dominik	2247	GER	+36B	−23N	+31B	=18N	=12B	+32N	=13B	+14N	=2B	6.0	42.0	46.0	29.75	2117	-21.4
8	Dukaczewski, PiotrIM	2164	POL	+31B	=27N	+21B	=13N	−1B	+19N	+18B	=2N	−4B	5.5	45.0	49.5	27.75	2171	+2.2
9	Fernandez Lago, David	2080	ESP	=14N	+48B	=15N	+39B	+26N	=3B	=4B	=11N	−6N	5.5	44.5	48.0	26.75	2059	-0.6
10	Kishan, Gangolli	2026	IND	=41B	+35N	+17B	=19N	=4B	=5N	=24B	=13N	=12B	5.5	43.5	47.5	28.50	2054	+10.0
11	Stachanczyk, JacekIM	2122	POL	+40B	=21N	=27B	+16N	+19B	−2N	+25B	=9B	−3N	5.5	43.0	47.0	26.50	2152	+7.0
12	Mueller, Thorsten	1976	GER	+42N	−2B	+28N	+54B	=7N	−4N	+38B	=26B	=10N	5.5	41.5	43.5	22.50	2081	+20.4
13	Kimsanboyev, Axadxon	1993	UZB	+51N	+39B	=2N	=8B	−25N	+37B	=7N	=10B	=17N	5.5	41.0	44.0	25.25	2148	+35.6
14	Kuanyshuly, Nurgisa	1767	KAZ	=9B	−17N	+46B	=38N	+34B	=27N	+15N	−7B	+26N	5.5	39.5	43.0	25.00	2062	+132.0
15	Aryan B Joshi	1968	IND	+56B	=25N	=9B	−4N	=36B	+49N	−14B	+30N	+34B	5.5	38.0	38.0	19.00	2003	+10.2
16	Egeman, Emilia	1933	POL	=48N	=28B	+43N	−11B	−37N	=41B	+46N	+44B	+25N	5.5	33.5	37.0	21.50	1925	+0.2
17	Racis, Michal	2104	POL	=28N	+14B	−10N	+44B	+21N	+20B	−3N	−6B	=13B	5.0	44.0	47.5	24.00	2001	-44.4
18	Dima, Mihai	1962	ROU	+50N	−3B	+37N	=7B	=20N	+39B	−8N	=25N	=24B	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.25	2075	+26.2
19	Abiad Parra, VictorCM	1930	VEN	+43N	+24B	=25N	=10B	−11N	−8B	=29N	+37B	=20N	5.0	39.5	43.5	22.75	2061	+29.8
20	Jumadullayev, Kuanishbek	2082	KAZ	+30B	+34N	−1B	=27N	=18B	−17N	=36B	+38N	=19B	5.0	39.5	43.5	22.25	2035	-12.8
21	Hahnewald, Uwe	1933	GER	+58B	=11B	−8N	+35N	−17B	=29B	+28N	=24N	=23B	5.0	39.5	39.5	19.00	1968	+9.2
22	Migala, Andrzej	1884	POL	−1B	=46N	+47B	−5N	=41B	=33N	+31B	=27N	+36B	5.0	38.5	42.0	20.25	1932	+8.0
23	Falkowski, Dawid	1971	POL	+57N	+7B	−3N	−25B	=45N	=28B	+39N	=29B	=21N	5.0	38.5	38.5	18.75	2025	+11.6
24	Casadei, Marco	2011	ITA	+33B	−19N	=36B	+49N	=27B	=38N	=10N	=21B	=18N	5.0	37.5	40.5	21.50	1948	-15.2
25	Magnusson, JorgenFM	2237	SWE	+45N	=15B	=19B	+23N	+13B	−1N	−11N	=18B	−16B	4.5	44.0	47.5	21.75	2022	-45.4
26	Wolanski, Michal	1990	POL	+46B	+44N	+4B	−2N	−9B	+36N	−5B	=12N	−14B	4.5	43.5	47.0	20.25	1997	0.0
27	Salamon, Julia	1954	POL	+52N	=8B	=11N	=20B	=24N	=14B	−6N	=22B	=28N	4.5	42.5	45.5	21.00	1928	-8.8
28	Tryjanska, Emilia	1828	POL	=17B	=16N	−12B	=41N	+35B	=23N	−21B	+50N	=27B	4.5	39.0	42.0	19.50	1870	+10.2
29	Schellmann, FrankCM	1972	GER	+47B	−1N	=44B	−36N	+40B	=21N	=19B	=23N	=31B	4.5	38.0	41.5	19.00	1915	-15.4
30	Melnik, Stefan	1797	MKD	−20N	+55B	=6N	=32B	−39N	=42B	+40N	−15B	+47N	4.5	37.0	39.0	17.00	1836	+19.2
31	Nurhayev, Erlan	1831	KAZ	−8N	+50B	−7N	+42B	−32N	+54B	−22N	+41B	=29N	4.5	36.5	38.5	15.25	1870	+4.6
32	Vrioni, Bersan	1950	ITA	=35B	=41N	=40B	=30N	+31B	−7B	=44N	=36N	=33B	4.5	36.0	39.5	19.00	1831	-27.6
33	Hogan, Gary	1737	ENG	−24N	−5N	+53B	−45B	+50N	=22B	=43N	+39B	=32N	4.5	35.5	37.5	15.75	1845	+45.6
34	Morariu, Ionel	1933	ROU	+55N	−20B	−54N	+43B	−14N	+51B	=37N	+42B	−15N	4.5	33.0	35.0	15.00	1837	-16.8
35	Ikromalieva, Sabokhat	1574	UZB	=32N	−10B	+51N	−21B	−28N	−50B	+52N	+45B	+44N	4.5	32.5	35.5	15.25	1801	+46.6
36	Arnedo Vigueras, Miguel	1857	ESP	−7N	+42B	=24N	+29B	=15N	−26B	=20N	=32B	−22N	4.0	40.0	44.0	18.50	1937	+33.8
37	Lukasiewicz, Ignacy	1793	POL	−4B	+56N	−18B	+47N	+16B	−13N	=34B	−19N	=38B	4.0	39.5	39.5	13.25	1861	+28.4
38	Gulamov, Ilkhom	1910	UZB	−2N	=51B	+48N	=14B	+54N	=24B	−12N	−20B	=37N	4.0	38.0	40.0	14.25	1811	-44.8
39	Abdullayev, Amrillo	1914	UZB	+54B	−13N	+41B	−9N	+30B	−18N	−23B	−33N	+50B	4.0	37.0	39.0	13.50	1779	-29.0
40	Kulpinski, Piotr	1827	POL	−11N	+52B	=32N	−6B	−29N	+48N	−30B	+46B	=42N	4.0	36.5	39.5	14.25	1760	-14.0
41	Polnar, Josef	1777	CZE	=10N	=32B	−39N	=28B	=22N	=16N	=49B	−31N	+54B	4.0	36.5	38.5	16.00	1813	+6.0
42	Madjeric, Miroslav	1719	CRO	−12B	−36N	+52B	−31N	+55B	=30N	+45B	−34N	=40B	4.0	33.5	35.5	12.75	1737	+4.8
43	Drazetic, Novica	1751	CRO	−19B	+53N	−16B	−34N	−47B	+55N	=33B	+48B	=49N	4.0	31.5	33.5	11.25	1679	-15.4
44	Horbal, Jozef	1829	SVK	+5B	−26B	=29N	−17N	=51B	+47N	=32B	−16N	−35B	3.5	38.5	41.5	16.00	1819	-4.8
45	Spionkowski, Fabian	1823	POL	−25B	−47N	+56B	+33N	=23B	−6B	−42N	−35N	+53B	3.5	34.5	34.5	9.00	1694	-64.8
46	Sanchez Ruiz, Piedad Esmeralda	1733	ESP	−26N	=22B	−14N	+48B	−49B	+52N	−16B	−40N	+56B	3.5	34.0	34.0	9.00	1679	-13.4
47	Zhakov Aleksandr	1686	KGZ	−29N	+45B	−22N	−37B	+43N	−44B	+51N	=49B	−30B	3.5	32.0	35.0	12.00	1745	+25.6
48	Muratova, Aliya	1471	KAZ	=16B	−9N	−38B	−46N	+56N	−40B	+53B	−43N	+55B	3.5	30.5	30.5	6.75	1641	+30.6
49	Deville, Olivier	1833	FRA	−3N	F	=5B	−24B	+46N	−15B	=41N	=47N	=43B	3.0	38.5	38.5	12.50	1825	-6.8
50	Dilkova, Ilinka	1606	BUL	−18B	−31N	+55B	−51N	−33B	+35N	+54N	−28B	−39N	3.0	32.0	34.0	8.50	1561	-23.2
51	Polnarova, Tatana	1737	CZE	−13B	=38N	−35B	+50B	=44N	−34N	−47B	=53N	=52B	3.0	31.5	33.5	9.25	1607	-31.6
52	Horbalova, Ivana	1528	SVK	−27B	−40N	−42N	+56B	=53N	−46B	−35B	+55N	=51N	3.0	27.5	27.5	4.50	1551	+2.0
53	Lherbon De Lussats, Jean	1529	MNC	−6N	−43B	−33N	−55N	=52B	+56B	−48N	=51B	−45N	2.0	30.0	30.0	3.00	1448	-20.2
54	Read, Brandan	0	ENG	−39N	F	+34B	−12N	−38B	−31N	−50B	+56N	−41N	2.0	29.5	29.5	4.50	1624	0.0
55	Sharofova, Raykhona	1446	UZB	−34B	−30N	−50N	+53B	−42N	−43B	+56N	−52B	−48N	2.0	28.5	28.5	2.00	1429	-13.6
56	Galani, Mahendra	1593	AUT	−15N	−37B	−45N	−52N	−48B	−53N	−55B	−54B	−46N	0.0	27.0	29.0	0.00	861	-68.0
57	Berisha, Xhafer	1650	KOS	−23B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1171	-2.6
58	Mukashev, Ermek	0	KGZ	−21N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1132	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kuanyshuly, NurgisaKAZ
+132.0
5.5 pts · #15
2Ikromalieva, SabokhatUZB
+46.6
4.5 pts · #23
3Hogan, GaryENG
+45.6
4.5 pts · #27

Top rating losers

1Galani, MahendraAUT
-68.0
0.0 pts · #56
2Spionkowski, FabianPOL
-64.8
3.5 pts · #40
3Magnusson, JorgenFMSWE
-45.4
4.5 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R1+311 Elo gap
Horbal, Jozef1829 beat FMPribeanu, Mihail-Dacian2140
R9+304 Elo gap
Egeman, Emilia1933 beat FMMagnusson, Jorgen2237
R2+276 Elo gap
Falkowski, Dawid1971 beat Mueller, Dominik2247