XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa F OPEN ponizej 1800

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83 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 29 Dec 2025 in Krakow, Poland. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1761, and top seed was Artem Pidlisnyi (🇺🇦 UKR, 1799).

Rafael Pierzak (🇵🇱 POL, 1728) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Marek Michalik (6.0) and Maksymilian Mlynek (5.5). Pierzak won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Pawel Rzeszotarski (1428) beat Nicola Dal Bianco (1731), a +303-point gap.

Location

🇵🇱Krakow, Poland

Dates

27 Dec 2025 → 29 Dec 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦Artem Pidlisnyi1799

Avg top 10

1,761

Participants

83

Federations · 8 represented

🇵🇱Poland×70

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇦🇷Argentina×1

🇮🇸Iceland×1

🇱🇹Lithuania×1

🇱🇻Latvia×1

🇦🇹Austria×1

🇮🇹Italy×1

Top 3

🥇
Rafael Pierzak
🇵🇱POL·1728
6.0pts·1903perf+25.2
🥈
Marek Michalik
🇵🇱POL·1776
6.0pts·1909perf+18.4
🥉
Maksymilian Mlynek
🇵🇱POL·1783
5.5pts·1823perf+7.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

34

12

3

5

1

1

2

Michalik6Pierzak6Mlynek5.5Machnik5.5Pidlisnyi5Kruszelnicki5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Pierzak takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Marek Michalik 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Rafael Pierzak 3 wins (R2–R4)Maksymilian Mlynek 5 wins (R2–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Marek Michalik	*	—	—	—
2Rafael Pierzak	—	*	1	—
3Maksymilian Mlynek	—	0	*	—
4Adam Machnik	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pierzak, Rafael	1728	POL	=22N	+39B	+76N	+11B	=5N	+7B	+3B	6.0	28.0	29.5	25.00	1903	+25.2
2	Michalik, Marek	1776	POL	+32N	+49B	+7N	−35B	+6N	+13B	+19N	6.0	26.5	29.5	26.00	1909	+18.4
3	Mlynek, Maksymilian	1783	POL	=39N	+22B	+29N	+10N	+25B	+35B	−1N	5.5	26.5	30.0	22.25	1823	+7.2
4	Machnik, Adam	1533	POL	−5N	+68B	+70N	+48B	+46N	+59B	=15B	5.5	20.0	22.0	14.75	1888	+92.0
5	Pidlisnyi, Artem	1799	UKR	+4B	=6N	+26B	+14N	=1B	=15N	=11B	5.0	30.5	34.5	24.25	1752	-10.4
6	Cygan, Szymon	1572	POL	+68B	=5B	+17N	+8N	−2B	+37N	=9B	5.0	29.0	31.0	20.00	1850	+88.0
7	Gan, Jakub	1638	POL	+72B	+40N	−2B	+51N	+10B	−1N	+28B	5.0	27.5	29.5	17.50	1679	+8.4
8	Sokolvak, Artem	1734	UKR	+50N	+33B	=11N	−6B	+29N	+21B	=12N	5.0	27.0	30.0	20.00	1692	-11.2
9	Marzec, Tymon	1656	POL	+51N	+24B	−13N	+23B	=21N	+17B	=6N	5.0	26.0	29.0	20.00	1718	+6.4
10	Orzechowski, Nikodem	1666	POL	+52N	+27B	+23N	−3B	−7N	+49B	+35N	5.0	25.0	28.0	17.50	1745	+22.0
11	Smaga, Maciej	1622	POL	+69N	+61B	=8B	−1N	+64B	+46N	=5N	5.0	24.0	26.0	15.00	1858	+76.0
12	Kruszelnicki, Kacper	1669	POL	=63B	+77N	−14B	+50N	+26B	+18N	=8B	5.0	23.5	25.0	16.75	1724	+8.8
13	Tryba, Andrzej	1589	POL	+21N	+74B	+9B	−15N	+16B	−2N	=36B	4.5	27.5	29.5	17.25	1674	+22.8
14	Drapala, Katarzyna	1555	POL	+70N	=25B	+12N	−5B	=38N	+23B	=16B	4.5	26.0	28.0	17.00	1735	+60.0
15	Cieslik, Jakub	1654	POL	+65B	+18N	F	+13B	=35N	=5B	=4N	4.5	25.5	28.0	18.50	1761	+28.8
16	Pajka, Tomasz	1642	POL	=30N	+56B	=47N	+27B	−13N	+33B	=14N	4.5	24.0	27.0	16.75	1661	-1.2
17	Wojcik, Pawel	1728	POL	=77B	+63N	−6B	+41N	+31B	−9N	+62B	4.5	22.5	24.0	13.25	1611	-32.4
18	Czerwiec, Szymon	1547	POL	+78N	−15B	+61N	+47B	=59N	−12B	+37B	4.5	21.0	22.5	11.75	1699	+40.8
19	Dal Bianco, Nicola	1731	ITA	−73B	+55N	=50B	+65N	+71B	+25N	−2B	4.5	20.5	22.5	13.00	1582	-18.2
20	Szczerbak, Kamil	1598	POL	−61N	+80B	+52N	−59B	=24B	+60N	+40B	4.5	18.0	19.5	12.50	1661	+3.2
21	Baran, Piotr	0	POL	−13B	+?N	+40B	+36N	=9B	−8N	=31B	4.0	25.5	25.5	11.50	1628	0.0
22	Brania, Krzysztof	1427	POL	=1B	−3N	=43B	−54N	+57B	+53N	+71B	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.75	1686	+49.6
23	Kolodziej, Lena	1596	POL	+80B	+28N	−10B	−9N	+63B	−14N	+50B	4.0	24.0	25.5	11.00	1387	-44.8
24	Dassarma, Aniket	0	POL	+37B	−9N	F	+61B	=20N	=29B	+49N	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.25	1626	0.0
25	Apryjas, Dominik	1658	POL	+60B	=14N	+62B	+64N	−3N	−19B	=30N	4.0	23.5	26.0	11.75	1677	+2.6
26	Kania, Kacper	1508	POL	+46N	+36B	−5N	=38B	−12N	=47B	+48N	4.0	23.0	26.0	12.75	1757	+47.8
27	Kosin, Juliusz	1539	POL	+54B	−10N	+53B	−16N	+43B	−36N	+46B	4.0	22.5	25.5	12.50	1599	+16.4
28	Wasowicz, Maciej	0	POL	+71N	−23B	=41N	+45B	=47N	+38B	−7N	4.0	22.5	24.5	12.25	1642	0.0
29	Drapala, Lukasz	1551	POL	+75B	=64N	−3B	+60N	−8B	=24N	+55B	4.0	22.5	24.5	10.75	1486	-8.0
30	Niesyczynski, Grzegorz	0	POL	=16B	+31N	−64B	=62N	=40B	+42N	=25B	4.0	22.0	24.5	14.75	1639	0.0
31	Modzelan, Wojciech	1600	POL	=76N	−30B	+56N	+44B	−17N	+66B	=21N	4.0	21.5	23.0	11.75	1669	+13.6
32	Pyzik, Marcin	1510	POL	−2B	−53N	+58B	+74N	−36B	+72N	+47N	4.0	20.5	22.5	10.00	1582	+10.4
33	Wos, Tomasz	1544	POL	+81B	−8N	−65B	+55N	+54B	−16N	+70B	4.0	20.0	20.0	8.00	901	-23.2
34	Nowinski, Slawomir	1481	POL	−47N	+57B	−46N	+69B	=48N	+45B	=38N	4.0	19.0	21.0	11.75	1673	+58.0
35	Poradzisz, Dawid	1600	POL	+83B	+73N	F	+2N	=15B	−3N	−10B	3.5	26.0	26.0	10.25	1661	+16.0
36	Wasowicz, Marek	1611	POL	+55B	−26N	F	−21B	+32N	+27B	=13N	3.5	24.5	27.5	13.25	1625	+0.8
37	Kulak, Przemyslaw	1671	POL	−24N	+69B	=44N	+39B	+66N	−6B	−18N	3.5	23.0	25.0	9.75	1580	-25.2
38	Sitek, Tomasz	1678	POL	+67B	=62N	=42B	=26N	=14B	−28N	=34B	3.5	22.5	25.0	11.75	1530	-38.8
39	Kostkowski, Krzysztof	1515	POL	=3B	−1N	+77B	−37N	−60B	+76N	+67B	3.5	21.5	23.0	8.25	1562	+6.0
40	Slomian, Patryk	1543	POL	+82N	−7B	−21N	+76B	=30N	+65B	−20N	3.5	21.5	21.5	6.00	819	-31.6
41	Solarz, Rafal	1539	POL	+79B	−48N	=28B	−17B	−44N	+54N	+60B	3.5	20.5	22.0	9.00	813	-48.4
42	Wiglusz, Adam	1568	POL	+57N	=47B	=38N	−46B	=51N	−30B	+52N	3.5	19.5	22.5	10.75	1602	+5.6
43	Tihomirovs, Andris	1626	LAT	=56N	−76B	=22N	+52B	−27N	+69B	=44N	3.5	19.5	21.0	10.25	1495	-13.8
44	Przewlocka, Alicja	1410	POL	−48B	+81N	=37B	−31N	+41B	=71N	=43B	3.5	19.5	19.5	8.00	1562	+40.0
45	Blazys, Titas	1564	LTU	+53B	−59N	=60B	−28N	+67B	−34N	+66B	3.5	18.5	21.0	9.25	1456	-17.6
46	Hyassat, Milana	1776	AUT	−26B	+72N	+34B	+42N	−4B	−11B	−27N	3.0	26.0	28.0	9.50	1413	-110.8
47	Souto, Esteban	1745	ARG	+34B	=42N	=16B	−18N	=28B	=26N	−32B	3.0	25.0	28.5	12.00	1486	-38.8
48	Kucia, Michal	1691	POL	+44N	+41B	F	−4N	=34B	=50N	−26B	3.0	24.0	27.0	10.50	1485	-63.6
49	Drapala, Michal	1556	POL	+58B	−2N	−51B	+72N	+53B	−10N	−24B	3.0	24.0	26.0	8.00	922	-22.8
50	Rozenska, Justyna	1474	POL	−8B	+75N	=19N	−12B	+76N	=48B	−23N	3.0	23.5	25.0	7.25	1447	-0.8
51	Jaworski, Marcin	0	POL	−9B	+54N	+49N	−7B	=42B	−62N	=63B	3.0	22.0	24.5	9.00	1446	0.0
52	Grabowski, Michal	0	POL	−10B	+79N	−20B	−43N	+58B	+63N	−42B	3.0	22.0	23.5	7.00	814	0.0
53	Kasperczyk, Konrad	0	POL	−45N	+32B	−27N	+73B	−49N	−22B	+72B	3.0	20.5	22.5	8.00	1378	0.0
54	Otrysko, Michal	0	POL	−27N	−51B	+68N	+22B	−33N	−41B	+69N	3.0	20.5	22.5	8.00	1456	0.0
55	Zaremba, Wojciech	0	POL	−36N	−19B	+78N	−33B	+75N	+73B	−29N	3.0	20.0	21.5	5.50	1335	0.0
56	Pojawa, Patryk	0	ISL	=43B	−16N	−31B	−67N	+79B	=68N	+74B	3.0	18.5	20.0	6.25	1352	0.0
57	Cieslik, Adam	0	POL	−42B	−34N	=67B	=77N	−22N	+81B	+73N	3.0	17.5	17.5	4.00	1315	0.0
58	Szoltek, Adam	0	POL	−49N	−66B	−32N	+82B	−52N	+77N	+68B	3.0	16.0	16.0	3.50	1298	0.0
59	Maj, Adam	1779	POL	F	+45B	F	+20N	=18B	−4N	F	2.5	26.5	26.5	10.25	1654	-12.4
60	Jaszczenko, Mikolaj	0	POL	−25N	+78B	=45N	−29B	+39N	−20B	−41N	2.5	23.0	24.5	6.75	1378	0.0
61	Tokarz, Lena	0	POL	+20B	−11N	−18B	−24N	−73N	=75B	+78N	2.5	22.0	23.5	7.00	1355	0.0
62	Fedchak, Petro	1558	UKR	F	=38B	−25N	=30B	=65N	+51B	−17N	2.5	21.5	21.5	8.00	1412	-19.2
63	Gorka, Jakub	0	POL	=12N	−17B	=?N	+70B	−23N	−52B	=51N	2.5	21.5	21.5	6.00	1441	0.0
64	Piwowarczyk, Arkadiusz	1761	POL	+66N	=29B	+30N	−25B	−11N	F	F	2.5	19.5	19.5	8.50	1492	-28.6
65	Murzyn, Dawid	0	POL	−15N	+82B	+33N	−19B	=62B	−40N	F	2.5	19.0	19.0	5.25	1457	0.0
66	Ginter, Grzegorz	1484	POL	−64B	+58N	+74B	=71N	−37B	−31N	−45N	2.5	18.5	20.5	6.00	1270	-40.4
67	Kolodziej, Maja	0	POL	−38N	−70B	=57N	+56B	−45N	+78B	−39N	2.5	18.5	20.0	6.00	784	0.0
68	Bobrowski, Nikodem	0	POL	−6N	−4N	−54B	=78B	+82N	=56B	−58N	2.0	21.0	21.0	2.25	753	0.0
69	Wodniak, Piotr	0	POL	−11B	−37N	+81B	−34N	+74B	−43N	−54B	2.0	21.0	21.0	2.00	799	-80.0
70	Walczak, Karol	0	POL	−14B	+67N	−4B	−63N	+77B	F	−33N	2.0	20.5	20.5	4.00	1318	0.0
71	Swietochowski, Karol	1623	POL	−28B	+83N	F	=66B	−19N	=44B	−22N	2.0	20.5	20.5	3.00	1324	-58.8
72	Pienio, Mateusz	0	POL	−7N	−46B	+75N	−49B	+81N	−32B	−53N	2.0	20.0	20.0	2.00	820	0.0
73	Rzeszotarski, Pawel	1428	POL	+19N	−35B	F	−53N	+61B	−55N	−57B	2.0	19.5	21.5	7.00	1667	+23.6
74	Krawczyk, Wiktor	0	POL	+?B	−13N	−66N	−32B	−69N	+79B	−56N	2.0	17.5	17.5	1.50	1303	0.0
75	Hauschild, Anna	0	POL	−29N	−50B	−72B	+79N	−55B	=61N	=77B	2.0	16.0	17.5	3.50	1198	0.0
76	Maczynska, Agnieszka	0	POL	=31B	+43N	−1B	−40N	−50B	−39B	−80N	1.5	23.5	25.0	5.50	1381	0.0
77	Noworyta, Marcin	1415	POL	=17N	−12B	−39N	=57B	−70N	−58B	=75N	1.5	21.0	23.0	4.75	1363	-7.6
78	Kolanowski, Pawel	0	POL	−18B	−60N	−55B	=68N	+80B	−67N	−61B	1.5	17.0	18.5	2.50	744	0.0
79	FIDE 545063621	0	—	−41N	−52B	=80N	−75B	−56N	−74N	+81B	1.5	15.0	15.0	0.75	738	0.0
80	Antosz, Radoslaw	0	POL	−23N	−20N	=79B	−?B	−78N	F	+76B	1.5	13.0	13.0	2.25	780	0.0
81	FIDE 545042942	0	—	−33N	−44B	−69N	F	−72B	−57N	−79N	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	721	0.0
82	FIDE 91188075	0	—	−40B	−65N	F	−58N	−68B	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	743	0.0
83	FIDE 545001456	0	—	−35N	−71B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	804	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Machnik, AdamPOL
+92.0
5.5 pts · #17
2Cygan, SzymonPOL
+88.0
5.0 pts · #7
3Smaga, MaciejPOL
+76.0
5.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Hyassat, MilanaAUT
-110.8
3.0 pts · #36
2Wodniak, PiotrPOL
-80.0
2.0 pts · #79
3Kucia, MichalPOL
-63.6
3.0 pts · #22

Biggest upsets

R1+303 Elo gap
Rzeszotarski, Pawel1428 beat Dal Bianco, Nicola1731
R1+268 Elo gap
Kania, Kacper1508 beat Hyassat, Milana1776
R6+246 Elo gap
Machnik, Adam1533 beat Maj, Adam1779

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