XXIV Turniej Szachowy o Puchar Starosty Krakowskiego - Grupa A (FIDE)
28 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Rudawa, Poland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1865, and top seed was Konrad Bus (π΅π± POL, 2281).
Konrad Bus (π΅π± POL, 2281) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Bartlomiej Kucharski (4.5) and Blanka Polakiewicz (4.0). Bus shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Filip Calko (1525) beat Rafal Skalny (1744), a +219-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Bus takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
Bartlomiej Kucharski drew with Konrad Bus (Black).
Bartlomiej Kucharski 3 wins (R1βR3)Konrad Bus 3 wins (R1βR3)Blanka Polakiewicz 3 wins (R3βR5)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bartlomiej Kucharski | * | Β½ | β | β |
| 2Konrad Bus | Β½ | * | β | 1 |
| 3Blanka Polakiewicz | β | β | * | β |
| 4Zbigniew Kasprzyk | β | 0 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bus, Konrad | 2281 | POL | +13N | +11B | +8N | =2B | +4B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.25 | 2305 | +3.0 |
| 2 | Kucharski, Bartlomiej | 2150 | POL | +18B | +14N | +7B | =1N | +5B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 12.75 | 2223 | +10.0 |
| 3 | Polakiewicz, Blanka | 1757 | POL | +9B | β7N | +13B | +14N | +15B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 1905 | +35.2 |
| 4 | Kasprzyk, Zbigniew | 1840 | POL | =5B | +6N | +16B | +8B | β1N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.25 | 1985 | +17.6 |
| 5 | Szczurek, Maja | 1592 | POL | =4N | +12B | +17N | +10B | β2N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 1888 | +74.4 |
| 6 | Karas, Jan | 1705 | POL | =12N | β4B | +25N | +17B | +11N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1821 | +32.4 |
| 7 | Swies, Igor | 1666 | POL | +28N | +3B | β2N | =11B | =10N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 1815 | +36.4 |
| 8 | Krych, Dominik | 1901 | POL | +26N | +15B | β1B | β4N | +27N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1876 | -2.8 |
| 9 | Lorek, Hubert | 1572 | POL | β3N | +28B | β15N | +13N | +12B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1704 | +33.6 |
| 10 | Zawislak, Patryk | 1657 | POL | +24B | =16N | +22B | β5N | =7B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1731 | +20.8 |
| 11 | Steczko, Jozef | 1725 | POL | +19B | β1N | +18B | =7N | β6B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1741 | -0.2 |
| 12 | Calko, Filip | 1525 | POL | =6B | β5N | +24B | +16N | β9N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1616 | +24.0 |
| 13 | Dudzik, Nikollaq | 1657 | POL | β1B | +19N | β3N | β9B | +21N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1636 | -10.8 |
| 14 | Twardochleb, Maciej | 1714 | POL | +23N | β2B | +26N | β3B | β20N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1644 | -23.6 |
| 15 | Was, Arkadiusz | 1709 | POL | +27B | β8N | +9B | F | β3N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1696 | -1.4 |
| 16 | Skalny, Rafal | 1744 | POL | +21N | =10B | β4N | β12B | =18N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1578 | -22.4 |
| 17 | Noga, Artur | 1678 | POL | +20B | =22N | β5B | β6N | =19B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1570 | -31.6 |
| 18 | Cygan, Szymon | 1648 | POL | β2N | +23B | β11N | =21B | =16B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1655 | -3.2 |
| 19 | Wastag, Mateusz | 1565 | POL | β11N | β13B | =21N | +24B | =17N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1550 | -5.2 |
| 20 | Hebdas, Ryszard | 1520 | POL | β17N | β25B | +23N | F | +14B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1632 | +11.8 |
| 21 | Grucela, Tymoteusz | 1569 | POL | β16B | =24N | =19B | =18N | β13B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1467 | -30.8 |
| 22 | Ratus, Jakub | 1831 | POL | +25N | =17B | β10N | F | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1643 | -29.2 |
| 23 | Kurzyniec, Kamil | 1541 | POL | β14B | β18N | β20B | +28N | =24N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1423 | -31.2 |
| 24 | Trabka, Anna | 1463 | POL | β10N | =21B | β12N | β19N | =23B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1333 | -30.8 |
| 25 | Sander, Karol | 1587 | POL | β22B | +20N | β6B | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1559 | -2.6 |
| 26 | Fornalik, Karol | 1648 | POL | β8B | +27N | β14B | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1596 | -9.6 |
| 27 | Pechenizka-Tkachova, Olesia | 1538 | UKR | β15N | β26B | +28N | F | β8B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1500 | -11.2 |
| 28 | Palahuta, Vasylysa | 1519 | POL | β7B | β9N | β27B | β23B | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 782 | -65.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Szczurek, MajaPOL+74.43.5 pts Β· #6
- 2Swies, IgorPOL+36.43.0 pts Β· #9
- 3Polakiewicz, BlankaPOL+35.24.0 pts Β· #3
- 1Palahuta, VasylysaPOL-65.60.0 pts Β· #28
- 2Noga, ArturPOL-31.62.0 pts Β· #19
- 3Kurzyniec, KamilPOL-31.21.5 pts Β· #22
- R4+219 Elo gap
- R5+194 Elo gap
- R3+174 Elo gap