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61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - opening Blitz

SwissBlitz

116 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 15 Aug 2025 in Polanica-Zdroj, Poland. 22 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2446, and top seed was David Navara (🇨🇿 CZE, GM, 2635).

David Navara (🇨🇿 CZE, GM, 2635) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Karol Kucza (9.0) and Lukasz Licznerski (9.0). Navara won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Stanislaw Panasiuk (1639) beat Andrzej Krzywda (CM, 2126), a +487-point gap.

Location
🇵🇱Polanica-Zdroj, Poland
Dates
15 Aug 2025
Time control
Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇿GMDavid Navara2635
Avg top 10
2,446
Participants
116
Titled players · 22
GM×5
IM×5
FM×3
CM×6
WIM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇵🇱Poland×107
🇫🇷France×3
🇺🇦Ukraine×3
🇮🇳India×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R11; 4 players tied at 9.0/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders
56
28
14
6
3
3
1
1
2
1
4
35.58.511R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11Klimkowski takes lead
Kucza9Licznerski9Navara9Aravindh9Klimkowski8.5Hulka8.5— ex-leaders:Navaraled R7–R8, #15
R10 · LEADER CHANGE16 Aug

GM Jan Klimkowski takes the sole lead (8.5/10).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 9.0/11. Navara takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (79.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Karol Kucza 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)IM Lukasz Licznerski 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R9–R11)GM David Navara 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMKarol Kucza*
0
1
2IMLukasz Licznerski*
0
3GMDavid Navara
1
1
*
0
4GMChithambaram VR. Aravindh
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Navara, DavidGM2635CZE+38B+48N+16B+2N+5B=7N+10B+3N=6B4B+15N9.079.585.568.252644+2.8
2Kucza, KarolFM2297POL+57N+53B+18N1B+11N+21B+16N+4B5N+12B+7B9.076.081.564.002510+57.8
3Licznerski, LukaszIM2439POL+47N+29B+19N+20B7N+8B+12N1B+26N+15B+5N9.075.081.064.002507+11.6
4Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.GM2626IND+39N+45B+26N+15B6N+28B+7B2N+16B+1N+10B9.075.081.063.502594-0.2
5Klimkowski, JanGM2462POL+67B+31N+34B+14N1N+26B+13B+6N+2B=7N3B8.578.083.061.002492+7.7
6Hulka, ValentynFM2373UKR+43B+110N+30B+64N+4B10N+14B5B=1N+11N+37B8.572.575.555.002455+30.2
7Teclaf, PawelGM2589POL+81B+33N+27B+13N+3B=1B4N+10N+14B=5B2N8.080.084.557.752535-3.0
8Matela, Krzysztof2090POL+108B+72N10B+59N+53B3N+29B=12B=13N+20N+19B8.068.071.047.002243+32.4
9Hury, TymoteuszCM1935POL+74B10N+99B+73N+37B14N27B+38N+34B+26B+17N8.063.567.045.502122+54.4
10Bartel, MateuszGM2497POL+94N+9B+8N=11B+15N+6B1N7B+28N+24B4N7.578.582.552.752440-2.8
11Butkiewicz, LukaszIM2216POL+82N+70B+17N=10N2B+30N+20B15B+40N6B+18N7.570.575.046.752223+5.4
12Kaliszuk, Kamil2203POL+50B+55N64B+46N+23B+27N3B=8N+31B2N+28B7.570.075.048.002165-2.8
13Sabuk, PiotrIM2247POL+60N+41B+65N7B+18N+19B5N28B=8B+35N+32N7.569.574.547.502212-3.4
14Cukrowski, FilipIM2180POL+80N+52B+44N5B+65N+9B6N+21B7N=28B+36N7.569.574.045.752202+11.8
15Stachowiak, KamilIM2296POL+69B+100N+54B4N10B+53N+23B+11N+18B3N1B7.072.075.541.002286+2.2
16Mickiewicz, Piotr2151POL+96N+66B1N+41B+32N+17B2B+27N4N18B+40N7.071.075.041.002158+4.2
17Ostojski, Dawid1825POL+107B+37N11B+34N+56B16N19B+25N+27B+33N9B7.067.570.541.002143+79.0
18Pilzak, MarcinCM2006POL+85B+68N2B+38N13B+64N+37B+22B15N+16N11B7.067.071.540.502131+39.4
19Jedras, Piotr2030POL+97N+51B3B+72N+64B13N+17N26B+54N+22B8N7.066.570.539.502069+14.4
20Dwilewicz, KatarzynaWIM2164POL+99B+59N+42B3N=30B+33N11N=54B+45N8B+46N7.066.570.039.502083-16.8
21Wnuk, Piotr2041POL+77B44N+67B+40N+52B2N+41B14N+46B37N+39B7.063.068.039.502022-3.4
22Krzywda, AndrzejCM2126POL42B+93N+39B52N+69B+55N+65B18N+29B19N+41N7.059.563.538.001967-36.4
23Rychlik, Michal2007POL+86B42N+69B+44B12N+66B15N64N+58B+38N+43B7.059.063.538.001938-14.4
24Zerebiec, Maurycy2239POL+58B54N+56B53N+67B41N+39B+52N+65B10N+45B7.058.063.038.502067-21.8
25Mielczarek, Daniel2007POL51N+106B60N+49N+58B+59B26N17B+92N+67B+47N7.057.060.535.501848-35.2
26Piotrowski, PrzemyslawFM2139POL+92N+40B4B+54N+84B5N+25B+19N3B9N=29B6.571.075.037.252133-1.0
27Hasterok, Mateusz2100POL+49N+36B7N+66B+29N12B+9N16B17N=54B+52N6.567.572.540.252029-16.6
28Smietanska, WiktoriaCM2113POL+87B64N+94B+55N+31B4N+32B+13N10B=14N12N6.567.071.038.252131+6.5
29Koralczyk, Aleksander1927POL+101B3N+61B+93N27B+42N8N+47B22N+76B=26N6.563.567.033.251918+2.3
30Sroka, Janusz2005POL+106N+88B6N+60B=20N11B+47N40B35N+57B+55N6.562.566.034.001941-13.0
31Wites, Adam1935POL+79N5B+92N+75B28N=71B+44N+35B12N36B+56B6.562.066.034.501935+2.1
32Gbiorczyk, MikolajCM1985POL68B+86N+58B+42N16B+39N28N=36B+64B+44N13B6.561.065.536.251910-15.2
33Mareau, Timothe1953FRA+71N7B=96N+43B+35N20B40N+82B+57N17B+61N6.561.065.035.001884-16.4
34Derejczyk, Mateusz2061POL+75N+73B5N17B47N+83N+81B+66B9N=52B+54N6.560.064.532.251911-52.5
35Bednarski, Jan1818POL+113B=56N37B+101N33B+99N+48B31N+30B13B+65N6.556.558.529.251991+85.6
36Sniedziewski, Emil1812POL+114B27N93B83N+74B+97N+49B=32N+84B+31N14B6.555.057.031.251830+9.0
37Zareba, PiotrCM2145POLF17B+35N+70B9N+52B18N+41B+53N+21B6N6.066.066.035.502025-26.6
38Strawa, Jakub1806POL1N+71B+90N18B+51N65B+89N9B+68N23B+76N6.061.566.030.001780-3.6
39Kolodziej, Dariusz1805POL4B+98N22N+88B+68N32B24N+73B+75N+53B21N6.061.565.529.001890+21.4
40Komendecki, Grzegorz1825POL+95B26N+109B21B+87N=48N+33B+30N11B=43N16B6.061.564.530.501939+40.5
41Pawlicz, Filip1894POL+112B13N+108B16N+50B+24B21N37N+69B+42N22B6.061.564.029.501954+24.9
42Panasiuk, Stanislaw1639POL+22N+23B20N32B+70N29B59N+78B+66N41B+67N6.060.565.534.001915+116.5
43Nowakowski, Michal1758POL6N=63B+57N33N+93B+80B45N+95B+55N=40B23N6.059.063.029.251810+12.0
44Galant, Ireneusz1818POL+104N+21B14B23N=83B+101N31B+71N+56B32B=48N6.059.062.529.751883+17.0
45Zareba, Radoslaw1963POL+83B4N50B+97N=99B+86N+43B=46N20B+64N24N6.059.062.528.751873-16.6
46Haladaj, Adam1903POLF+85N+49B12B=82N+75B+71N=45B21N+50N20B6.058.561.531.751883-1.1
47Alexeev, Nikita1758UKR3B74N+105B+102N+34B+84N30B29N+85B+65N25B6.058.061.527.501875+30.6
48Tobys, Marcin1996POL+89N1B82N+108B+60N=40B35N57B+87N+80B=44B6.056.559.528.001782-46.4
49Mich, Kajetan1627POL27B+95N46N25B+78N+70B36N+81B67N+66B+84N6.055.059.028.001847+102.4
50Kowtun, Adam1684POL12N+103B+45N65B41N+90B66N+89B+59N46B+64B6.055.058.529.001833+30.3
51Przygodzka, Emilia1595POL+25B19N55B+110N38B81N+107B58N+93B+94N+69B6.051.554.526.001802+48.6
52Stefaniuk, Zbigniew1848POL+105B14N+68B+22B21N37N+58B24B+60N=34N27B5.563.567.029.751937+23.4
53Wieckowski, Michal1908POL+102B2N+87B+24B8N15B+60N+69N37B39N=58B5.563.567.028.251920+1.7
54Kaluzny, Lukasz1871POL+91N+24B15N26B=80N+82B+56B=20N19B=27N34B5.562.066.530.501996+32.8
55Kaminska, ZuzannaWCM1834POL+76N12B+51N28B+92N22B=87N+80B43B+62N30B5.559.063.027.251785-11.6
56Fojudzki, Tomasz2121POL+61N=35B24N+96B17N+57B54N+92B44N+82B31N5.558.062.026.751829-71.0
57Galazka, Michal1731POL2B=101N43B+95N+63B56N+83B+48N33B30N+85B5.558.061.526.251770+5.0
58Wozniak, Gabriel1695POL24N+76B32N+116B25N+104B52N+51B23N+78B=53N5.558.058.522.751739+9.2
59Plywacz, Mateusz1830POL+103N20B+88N8B+73B25N+42B65N50B=85N+83N5.557.561.025.751754-20.8
60Mazurkiewicz, Lukasz1704POL13B+102N+25B30N48B+107N53B+97N52B=68N+88B5.555.058.024.501772+12.6
61Jozwiak, Oliwier1636POL56B+107N29N+104B66N110B+79N=100B+95N+84B33B5.547.050.021.751741+27.3
62Piechel, Mikolaj1438POL66N92B+85B=112N86B63N+77B+83N+96N55B+80N5.547.049.523.751630+51.2
63Koda, Pawel1480POL100B=43N101B+77N57N+62B80N96B+108B+99N+82N5.545.548.524.501658+48.4
64Ciesla, Adam1825POL+115N+28B+12N6B19N18B+75N+23B32N45B50N5.067.068.027.001897+37.2
65Sliwerski, Radoslaw2000POL+98B+109N13B+50N14B+38N22N+59B24N47B35B5.063.066.024.501863-33.8
66Zak, Pawel1833POL+62B16N+74B27N+61B23N+50B34N42B49N+98B5.061.065.026.001730-27.4
67Rojecki, Dawid1760POL5N+111B21N+109B24N+68B=84B=76N+49B25N42B5.059.062.021.751739-5.1
68Janeczek, Maksymilian1556POL+32N18B52N+100N39B67N+72B+99N38B=60B=70N5.055.058.523.751790+59.8
69Griman, Hubert1706POL15N+91B23N+111B22N+102B+110N53B41N+75B51N5.054.557.519.001741+5.8
70Bogenryter, Hubert1881POL+78B11N+97B37N42B49N+74B85N=98B+86N=68B5.053.557.523.001651-59.4
71Renault, Leon1529POL33B38N+113B+81N+94B=31N46B44B80N+100N=77B5.052.554.519.751741+74.3
72Ewiak, Filip1821POL+116N8B+79N19B75N87B68N+101N+89B+92B73N5.051.552.017.501611-21.7
73Jasinski, Bartlomiej1635POLF34N+110B9B59N100N+93B39N+79B+81N+72B5.051.051.021.501805+36.0
74Belau, Tomasz1529POL9N+47B66N80B36N+103B70N+104B81N+107B+96N5.050.553.520.001627+17.2
75Gatner, Leon1622POL34B+113N+100B31N+72B46N64B+94N39B69N+109B5.050.552.517.501749+50.0
76Bernas, Krzysztof1445POL55B58N=86B85N+77B+112N+99B=67B+100N29N38B5.049.552.019.251668+97.7
77Kaluzny, Jan1611POL21N90B=91N63B76N+115B62N+107N+102B+95B=71N5.047.548.516.251451-38.0
78Majcher, Jakub1479POL70N80B81B+114N49B+98N+108B42N+97B58N+94B5.046.548.517.001616+57.2
79Witkowski, Michal1527POL31B+81N72B94N110B+105N61B+113N73N+106B+92N5.044.546.517.501648+44.1
80Ratajek, Krzysztof1664POL14B+78N84B+74N=54B43N+63B55N+71B48N62B4.556.561.023.251658-6.8
81Kopera, Marek1793POL7N79B+78N71B+109N+51B34N49N+74B73B=89N4.556.059.021.251593-58.0
82Kania, Wiktor1692POL11B+112N+48B84N=46B54N+101B33N+88B56N63B4.555.057.519.501744+15.6
83Skolimowski, Michal1531POL45N94B+115N+36B=44N34B57N62B+91N+97N59B4.554.055.019.001638+45.5
84Usatiuk, Igor1976UKR88N+89B+80N+82B26N47B=67N+87B36N61N49B4.553.558.020.501651-84.8
85Renault, Albert1592POL18N46B62N+76B104N+109B+90N+70B47N=59B57N4.553.556.520.251640+13.6
86Pakula, Adam1608POL23N32B=76N+91B+62N45B95N88B+90N70B+101N4.552.556.020.501615-11.6
87Slotwinski, Adrian1632POL28N+116B53N+90B40B+72N=55B84N48B88N+103B4.551.552.016.251653-3.6
88Warda, Krzysztof1536POL+84B30N59B39N=95B108N+112B+86N82N+87B60N4.548.551.018.001654+24.6
89Feja, Wojciech1560POL48B84N95B+113N+105B+94N38B50N72N+93B=81B4.547.549.515.751672+13.9
90Lasota, Marcin0POL93B+77N38B87N+98B50N85B=102N86B+115N+99B4.545.546.515.2515320.0
91Sabuk, Jan1471POL54B69N=77B86N107B+114N98B+112N83B+102N+100B4.541.043.014.001558+14.8
92Wiatrowski, Damian1653POL26B+62N31B+107N55B+93N+100B56N25B72N79B4.054.057.016.001656-6.6
93Brzeski, Karol1488POL+90N22B+36N29B43N92B73N+106B51N89N+108B4.053.556.517.501549+14.7
94Ilnicki, Tomasz1789POL10B+83N28N+79B71N89B+102N75B+109N51B78N4.052.555.516.001547-69.6
95Miszczyk, Jerzy0POL40N49B+89N57B=88N+96B+86B43N61B77N=106N4.051.555.017.0015450.0
96Mareau, Noe1656FRA16B+105N=33B56N101B95N+113B+63N62B=98N74B4.050.052.016.251549-64.4
97Szwed, Karol1609POL19B+114N70N45B+103N36B+104N60B78N83B+113N4.048.550.511.001402-48.2
98Kormanski, Antoni1561POL65N39B103N+115B90N78B+91N+105B=70N=96B66N4.046.047.013.501569-6.1
99Grazka, Rafal1659POL20N+115B9N+103B=45N35B76N68B+101N63B90N3.554.555.511.001553-31.6
100Pichurko, Jakub1893POL+63N15B75N68B+111N+73B92N=61N76B71B91N3.551.554.516.251494-106.2
101Krawczyk, Dawid1523POL29N=57B+63N35B+96N44B82N72B99B+114N86B3.551.553.514.251528-4.0
102Adrych, Patryk1505POL53N60B+116N47B+108N69N94B=90B77N91B+107N3.546.046.58.751375-47.2
103Haladaj, Tomasz1438POL59B50N+98B99N97B74N106N+111B=104N+112B87N3.542.545.011.251447-0.6
104Cholewa, Stanislaw0POL44B108N+112B61N+85B58N97B74N=103B109N+116B3.542.543.09.2514000.0
105Stankowski, Maciej1464POL52N96B47N+106B89N79B+111N98N107B=116N+112B3.541.041.59.251471-1.6
106Dziwinski, Cezary1567POL30B25N107B105N112B+116N+103B93N+113B79N=95B3.541.041.58.001310-89.2
107Kasendra, Jan1423POL17N61B+106N92B+91N60B51N77B+105N74N102B3.049.553.011.5014210.0
108Sowa, Robert1624POL8N+104B41N48N102B+88B78N109B63N+111B93N3.049.052.011.001392-62.8
109Junak, Aleksandra1504POLF65B40N67N81B85N+114B+108N94B+104B75N3.046.548.58.501417-31.6
110Kroliczek, GabrielaWCM1919POL+111N6B73N51B+79N+61N69BFFFF3.038.038.013.501655-44.8
111Chromicz, Andrzej1510POL110B67N+114B69N100B113N105B103N+116B108N+115B3.031.532.03.501306-16.5
112Gurga, Jakub1486POL41N82B104N=62B+106N76B88N91B+114B103N105N2.544.046.08.251276-95.6
113Trybula, Mateusz0POL35N75B71N89B+115N+111B96N79B106NF97B2.041.541.54.0013310.0
114Cornelius, Florian0GER36N97B111N78B+116N91B109N+115B112N101BF2.033.533.51.5011720.0
115Mareau, Eva1417FRA64B99N83B98N113B77N+116B114NF90B111N1.034.034.00.50794-34.6
116Piotrowski, Franciszek0POL72B87N102B58N114B106B115NF111N=105B104N0.535.035.01.7511190.0

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