XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa E SENIORS 60
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49 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 04 Jan 2026 in Krakow, Poland. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2046, and top seed was Vadim Cernov (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2289).
Vadim Cernov (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2289) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sergej Shilov (7.0) and Jean-Luc Roos (6.0). Cernov took the lead from round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Andrzej Szopa (1403) beat Andrzej Mika (1833), a +430-point gap.
Location
🇵🇱Krakow, Poland
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 9
IM×3
FM×3
CM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇵🇱Poland×36
🇬🇧England×2
🇫🇷France×1
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇷🇴Romania×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
🇱🇹Lithuania×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Vadim Cernov led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE02 Jan
IM Vadim Cernov takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Vadim Cernov beat FM Sergej Shilov (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Sergej Shilov 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Jean-Luc Roos 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMVadim Cernov | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2FMSergej Shilov | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3IMJean-Luc Roos | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Piotr Poniewierski | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cernov, VadimIM | 2289 | ROU | +20N | =6B | +10N | +29B | =3N | +9B | +2B | =5N | +4B | 7.5 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 41.50 | 2256 | -0.9 |
| 2 | Shilov, SergejFM | 2123 | POL | +19N | +31B | +4N | =3B | +8N | +12B | −1N | +29B | =6N | 7.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 35.00 | 2215 | +22.8 |
| 3 | Roos, Jean-LucIM | 2203 | FRA | +30B | +9N | +5B | =2N | =1B | −29N | +7B | −4N | +12B | 6.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 33.75 | 2115 | -7.7 |
| 4 | Slabek, Grzegorz | 1942 | POL | +28B | +17N | −2B | −18N | +14B | +25N | +8N | +3B | −1N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 49.0 | 30.00 | 2050 | +25.4 |
| 5 | Llopis de Aysa, ManuelCM | 2000 | ESP | +42N | +22B | −3N | =17B | +19N | =10B | +13N | =1B | =11N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 28.00 | 2021 | +6.6 |
| 6 | Kawula, Andrzej | 1912 | POL | +26B | =1N | =18B | =13N | =30B | +17N | =29B | +15N | =2B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 30.00 | 1999 | +20.2 |
| 7 | Poniewierski, Piotr | 1934 | POL | +27N | +34B | =8N | =12B | −9N | +23B | −3N | +30B | +29N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 43.0 | 26.25 | 1995 | +17.0 |
| 8 | Samborski, HenrykFM | 2085 | POL | +25B | +32N | =7B | =11N | −2B | +21N | −4B | +17N | =9B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 26.00 | 1954 | -26.0 |
| 9 | Czarnik, Jozef | 1850 | GER | +33N | −3B | +42N | +45B | +7B | −1N | +12N | −11B | =8N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 43.5 | 21.75 | 1986 | +32.2 |
| 10 | Milanowski, Jan | 1919 | POL | +14B | +45N | −1B | =30N | =21B | =5N | =18B | =13N | +32B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 22.50 | 1893 | -4.4 |
| 11 | Spanton, Tim R | 1913 | ENG | +38N | =18B | +41N | =8B | −12N | F | +20B | +9N | =5B | 5.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 24.00 | 1979 | +16.0 |
| 12 | Shabtai, RanFM | 1996 | ISR | +13B | =21N | +15B | =7N | +11B | −2N | −9B | +18N | −3N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 49.0 | 25.25 | 1950 | -10.6 |
| 13 | Zielinski, Andrzej | 1709 | POL | −12N | +23B | +16N | =6B | +22N | F | −5B | =10B | +19N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 24.25 | 1937 | +46.6 |
| 14 | Klementys, Jerzy | 1681 | POL | −10N | +44B | +31N | =22B | −4N | −19B | +26N | +33B | =16N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 18.75 | 1795 | +26.2 |
| 15 | Chubar, VladimirIM | 1888 | UKR | F | +24B | −12N | +35B | =17N | =18N | +39B | −6B | +22N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 20.50 | 1877 | -0.5 |
| 16 | Tomalak, Stanislaw | 1840 | POL | =41B | =43N | −13B | =33N | +45N | +27B | =30N | =19B | =14B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 17.25 | 1678 | -35.4 |
| 17 | Ciechanski, JacentyCM | 1769 | POL | +44N | −4B | +27N | =5N | =15B | −6B | +33N | −8B | =24N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 43.0 | 17.75 | 1809 | +9.0 |
| 18 | Sakinis, Rimandas | 1757 | LTU | +48B | =11N | =6N | +4B | −29N | =15B | =10N | −12B | =27N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 42.0 | 19.75 | 1852 | +41.6 |
| 19 | Steczko, Jozef | 1724 | POL | −2B | =36N | +26B | +41N | −5B | +14N | =32B | =16N | −13B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 18.25 | 1770 | +7.8 |
| 20 | Gregulski, Zbigniew | 1746 | POL | −1B | =26N | +36B | =25N | =24B | +41N | −11N | =40B | =23N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 16.75 | 1696 | -13.2 |
| 21 | Michalik, Marek | 1776 | POL | +23N | =12B | −29N | +40B | =10N | −8B | =24N | =27B | =30N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 19.75 | 1794 | +3.6 |
| 22 | Sosnowska, ElzbietaWFM | 1821 | POL | +37B | −5N | +43B | =14N | −13B | =24N | +42B | =25N | −15B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 15.50 | 1721 | -22.8 |
| 23 | Grochola, Ireneusz | 1521 | POL | −21B | −13N | +37B | +49N | +32B | −7N | −25B | +38N | =20B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 13.75 | 1750 | +49.0 |
| 24 | Gospodarczyk, Wlodzimierz | 1698 | POL | =29B | −15N | +49B | =32N | =20N | =22B | =21B | =39N | =17B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 15.25 | 1819 | +27.6 |
| 25 | Wasik, Jozef | 1722 | POL | −8N | =35B | +38N | =20B | +31N | −4B | +23N | =22B | — | 4.5 | 32.5 | 36.0 | 18.25 | 1816 | +19.2 |
| 26 | Makosiej, Wladyslaw | 1618 | POL | −6N | =20B | −19N | −39B | +47B | +46N | −14B | +44N | +36B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 10.25 | 1635 | +3.4 |
| 27 | Kuc, Mariusz | 1685 | POL | −7B | +48N | −17B | =46N | +44B | −16N | +41B | =21N | =18B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 9.75 | 1676 | -1.6 |
| 28 | Biel, Maciej | 1690 | POL | −4N | −46B | −35N | +48B | +37N | +31B | =34B | −32N | +41B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 12.50 | 1668 | -5.4 |
| 29 | Gasik, Piotr | 1971 | POL | =24N | F | +21B | −1N | +18B | +3B | =6N | −2N | −7B | 4.0 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 20.25 | 1963 | -2.2 |
| 30 | Gasik, Jadwiga | 1736 | POL | −3N | +33B | +46N | =10B | =6N | F | =16B | −7N | =21B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 16.00 | 1829 | +17.6 |
| 31 | Palka, Miroslav | 1834 | SVK | +36B | −2N | −14B | +43N | −25B | −28N | +44B | −34N | +35N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 11.00 | 1634 | -44.0 |
| 32 | Minko, Janusz | 1838 | POL | +35N | −8B | F | =24B | −23N | +45B | =19N | +28B | −10N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 14.00 | 1706 | -24.6 |
| 33 | Niedzwiecki, Marek | 1605 | POL | −9B | −30N | +48B | =16B | +40N | =42N | −17B | −14N | +44B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 9.25 | 1626 | +4.4 |
| 34 | Privoznik, Lubos | 1773 | CZE | +46B | −7N | −45B | =44N | −41B | +36B | =28N | +31B | — | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1623 | -28.4 |
| 35 | Lisak, Jerzy | 1564 | POL | −32B | =25N | +28B | −15N | −42B | −44N | +46B | +37N | −31B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 11.75 | 1607 | +6.8 |
| 36 | Wiecek, Marek | 1532 | POL | −31N | =19B | −20N | −37B | +49B | −34N | +47N | +43B | −26N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 6.75 | 1589 | +9.8 |
| 37 | Marszalek, Jakub | 1527 | POL | −22N | −42B | −23N | +36N | −28B | +43B | =45N | −35B | +48N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 7.25 | 1506 | -6.8 |
| 38 | Plesiuk, Jan | 1674 | POL | −11B | =49N | −25B | +47N | +43B | F | −40N | −23B | +45N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 5.75 | 1572 | -21.8 |
| 39 | Bartczak, Hanna | 1729 | POL | F | F | F | +26N | +46B | F | −15N | =24B | +40N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.75 | 1798 | +9.6 |
| 40 | Chanturidze, Giorgi | 1531 | GEO | +49B | F | F | −21N | −33B | +48N | +38B | =20N | −39B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.75 | 1687 | +27.8 |
| 41 | Twardy, Jozef | 1585 | POL | =16N | F | −11B | −19B | +34N | −20B | −27N | +45B | −28N | 2.5 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 8.00 | 1585 | -3.6 |
| 42 | Chojnacki, Kevin | 1716 | ENG | −5B | +37N | −9B | F | +35N | =33B | −22N | — | — | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 9.00 | 1671 | -8.8 |
| 43 | Lesman, Karol | 1547 | NED | F | =16B | −22N | −31B | −38N | −37N | +48B | −36N | +47B | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.50 | 1495 | -13.6 |
| 44 | Popiolek, Henryk | 1462 | POL | −17B | −14N | F | =34B | −27N | +35B | −31N | −26B | −33N | 1.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 5.50 | 1440 | -5.6 |
| 45 | Forysinski, Piotr | 1439 | POL | F | −10B | +34N | −9N | −16B | −32N | =37B | −41N | −38B | 1.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 5.75 | 1489 | +3.2 |
| 46 | Hebdas, Ryszard | 1509 | POL | −34N | +28N | −30B | =27B | −39N | −26B | −35N | — | — | 1.5 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 6.75 | 1455 | -8.2 |
| 47 | Szopa, Andrzej | 1403 | POL | F | F | F | −38B | −26N | +49N | −36B | =48N | −43N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.75 | 1412 | -2.4 |
| 48 | Jedrzejas, Grzegorz | 1443 | POL | −18N | −27B | −33N | −28N | F | −40B | −43N | =47B | −37B | 0.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 0.75 | 1152 | -39.2 |
| 49 | Mika, Andrzej | 1833 | POL | −40N | =38B | −24N | −23B | −36N | −47B | F | — | — | 0.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.75 | 1164 | -175.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Grochola, IreneuszPOL+49.04.5 pts · #24
- 2Zielinski, AndrzejPOL+46.65.0 pts · #15
- 3Sakinis, RimandasLTU+41.64.5 pts · #23
Top rating losers
- 1Mika, AndrzejPOL-175.20.5 pts · #49
- 2Palka, MiroslavSVK-44.04.0 pts · #31
- 3Jedrzejas, GrzegorzPOL-39.20.5 pts · #48
Biggest upsets
- R6+430 Elo gap
- R3+334 Elo gap
- R5+317 Elo gap