XIX Memorial im. Henryka Karnowki FIDE OPEN

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45 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Tarnowskie Gory, Poland. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1936, and top seed was Jakub Lizak (🇵🇱 POL, CM, 2201).

Jakub Lizak (🇵🇱 POL, CM, 2201) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Filip Modzelewski (4.0) and Tomasz Skrzyczek (4.0). Lizak shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Szymon Kotasinski (1705) beat Janusz Sroka (1941), a +236-point gap.

Location

🇵🇱Tarnowskie Gory, Poland

Dates

18 Oct 2025 → 19 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇱CMJakub Lizak2201

Avg top 10

1,936

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇵🇱Poland×40

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
CMJakub Lizak
🇵🇱POL·2201
4.5pts·2216perf+1.0
🥈
Filip Modzelewski
🇵🇱POL·1868
4.0pts·2033perf+40.4
🥉
Tomasz Skrzyczek
🇵🇱POL·1942
4.0pts·1942perf+0.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

CM Jakub Lizak led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Lizak4.5Modzelewski4Skrzyczek4Gajzner4Rojek4Kapral3.5

R5 · LEADER CHANGE19 Oct

CM Jakub Lizak takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Jakub Lizak beat Filip Modzelewski (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Jakub Lizak 3 wins (R3–R5)Filip Modzelewski 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMJakub Lizak	*	1	—	—
2Filip Modzelewski	0	*	—	—
3Tomasz Skrzyczek	—	—	*	—
4Ryszard Gajzner	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Lizak, JakubCM	2201	POL	+27B	=10N	+8B	+2B	+6N	4.5	14.0	16.0	14.50	2216	+1.0
2	Modzelewski, Filip	1868	POL	+40B	+26N	+7B	−1N	+10B	4.0	13.0	14.0	9.50	2033	+40.4
3	Skrzyczek, Tomasz	1942	POL	=13N	+23B	=11N	+18B	+30N	4.0	11.5	13.5	10.50	1942	+0.8
4	Rojek, Wojciech	1873	POL	+15B	−7N	+40B	+26N	+12B	4.0	11.5	12.5	9.00	1921	+13.2
5	Gajzner, Ryszard	1859	POL	+39B	+37N	=6B	=10N	+22B	4.0	10.5	11.5	8.25	2010	+19.4
6	Bochenek, Piotr	1877	POL	+41N	+9B	=5N	+20B	−1B	3.5	14.5	15.5	9.00	1990	+29.2
7	Kotasinski, Szymon	1705	POL	+43N	+4B	−2N	=9B	+24N	3.5	14.0	14.0	8.25	1974	+56.4
8	Kapral, Krzysztof	1871	POL	+17N	=11B	−1N	+23B	+20N	3.5	13.0	15.5	9.50	1911	+5.6
9	Lewandowski, Marek	1835	POL	+34B	−6N	+39B	=7N	+21B	3.5	11.0	12.0	6.75	1872	+7.0
10	Gora, Maria	1834	POL	+16N	=1B	+24N	=5B	−2N	3.0	15.5	18.0	9.75	1945	+30.0
11	Zimny, Karol	1726	POL	+36B	=8N	=3B	=21N	=14B	3.0	13.0	14.5	8.00	1883	+32.4
12	Torzhkov, Andrey	1866	UKR	+31N	−20B	+15N	+16B	−4N	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.00	1711	-32.8
13	Monka, Patryk	1630	POL	=3B	−21N	+25B	=19B	+31N	3.0	12.0	14.0	8.00	1852	+54.4
14	Kozaczuk, Witold	1738	POL	=38N	=32B	+17N	=22B	=11N	3.0	10.5	12.0	7.50	1712	-2.4
15	Kielbasa, Ewa	1610	POL	−4N	+43B	−12B	+36N	+26B	3.0	10.5	10.5	3.50	1682	+4.6
16	Konopacki, Grzegorz	1498	POL	−10B	+27N	+37B	−12N	+29B	3.0	10.0	11.5	5.50	1793	+73.6
17	Pisarski, Marek	1563	POL	−8B	+36N	−14B	+39N	+27B	3.0	10.0	11.0	4.50	1700	+27.2
18	Figa, Karolina	1682	POL	−28B	+35N	+33B	−3N	+41B	3.0	9.5	10.5	4.50	1810	+19.6
19	Kowalski, Maciej	1815	POL	=35B	=29N	=34B	=13N	+28B	3.0	8.5	10.0	6.00	1562	-48.4
20	Wisniowski, Marcel	1685	POL	+45B	+12N	=21B	−6N	−8B	2.5	12.5	12.5	4.25	1811	+23.2
21	Karnowka, Jan	1979	POL	=23N	+13B	=20N	=11B	−9N	2.5	12.0	14.5	7.00	1702	-32.4
22	Lubos, Adam	1945	GER	=25B	+28N	=30B	=14N	−5N	2.5	11.5	13.5	5.75	1682	-27.6
23	Piecuch, Szymon	1635	POL	=21B	−3N	+35B	−8N	+34B	2.5	11.5	13.0	4.25	1757	+26.4
24	Sroka, Janusz	1941	POL	=29B	+25N	−10B	+34N	−7B	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.00	1668	-31.8
25	Goralik, Zuzanna	1634	POL	=22N	−24B	−13N	+43N	+35B	2.5	9.5	9.5	2.75	1664	+0.8
26	Blasiak, Miroslaw	1682	POL	+42N	−2B	+32N	−4B	−15N	2.0	13.0	14.0	3.00	1525	-16.4
27	Sendobry, Adam	1636	POL	−1N	−16B	+38N	+32B	−17N	2.0	12.5	14.0	3.50	1541	-15.6
28	Estuye, Norman	0	POL	+18N	−22B	+29B	F	−19N	2.0	10.5	12.5	5.00	1768	0.0
29	Klopotowski, Dariusz	1630	POL	=24N	=19B	−28N	+33B	−16N	2.0	10.5	12.5	4.75	1626	-1.6
30	Cieslar, Nikodem	1842	POL	=32N	+38B	=22N	F	−3B	2.0	10.5	12.0	3.75	1714	-20.4
31	Majcher, Jakub	1529	POL	−12B	−33N	+42B	+37N	−13B	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.50	1587	+6.8
32	Piotrowski, Stanislaw	1521	POL	=30B	=14N	−26B	−27N	+42B	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.50	1532	+0.8
33	Malik, Krzysztof	0	POL	F	+31B	−18N	−29N	+39B	2.0	8.0	8.0	3.00	1598	0.0
34	Kasprzyszyn, Karolina	1503	POL	−9N	+41B	=19N	−24B	−23N	1.5	11.5	12.5	2.50	1613	+20.0
35	Lodzinski, Szymon	1489	POL	=19N	−18B	−23N	+38B	−25N	1.5	11.0	12.5	3.00	1493	-2.0
36	Wandor, Emilia	0	POL	−11N	−17B	+44N	−15B	=37B	1.5	10.5	10.5	0.75	1313	0.0
37	Tomaszowski, Krzysztof	1640	POL	+44N	−5B	−16N	−31B	=36N	1.5	10.5	10.5	0.75	829	-62.4
38	Gruszczynski, Miroslaw	1445	POL	=14B	−30N	−27B	−35N	+43B	1.5	8.5	8.5	1.50	1355	-16.8
39	Musil, Mike	1529	POL	−5N	+44B	−9N	−17B	−33N	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	953	-31.6
40	Ignaczewski, Szymon	1545	POL	−2N	+42B	−4N	F	—	1.0	9.0	10.0	1.00	1070	-10.4
41	Kasperek, Zbigniew	1623	POL	−6B	−34N	+43B	F	−18N	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	886	-25.4
42	Fent, Amelia	0	POL	−26B	−40N	−31N	+44B	−32N	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	769	0.0
43	FIDE 91114772	0	—	−7B	−15N	−41N	−25B	−38N	0.0	10.5	11.5	0.00	804	0.0
44	FIDE 91185904	0	—	−37B	−39N	−36B	−42N	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	797	0.0
45	FIDE 21039798	0	—	−20N	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.00	885	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Konopacki, GrzegorzPOL
+73.6
3.0 pts · #11
2Kotasinski, SzymonPOL
+56.4
3.5 pts · #16
3Monka, PatrykPOL
+54.4
3.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Tomaszowski, KrzysztofPOL
-62.4
1.5 pts · #42
2Kowalski, MaciejPOL
-48.4
3.0 pts · #21
3Torzhkov, AndreyUKR
-32.8
3.0 pts · #13

Biggest upsets

R5+236 Elo gap
Kotasinski, Szymon1705 beat Sroka, Janusz1941
R2+181 Elo gap
Wisniowski, Marcel1685 beat Torzhkov, Andrey1866
R2+168 Elo gap
Kotasinski, Szymon1705 beat Rojek, Wojciech1873