44. Memorial Ludwika Zamenhofa 2025 - open A
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49 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 in Bialystok, Poland. 24 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2451, and top seed was Radoslaw Psyk (🇵🇱 POL, 2504).
Aleksandras Salna (🇱🇹 LTU, FM, 2290) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Radoslaw Psyk (6.5) and Krzysztof Jakubowski (6.5). Salna shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Tomasz Obrycki (CM, 2068) beat Krzysztof Jakubowski (GM, 2437), a +369-point gap.
Location
🇵🇱Bialystok, Poland
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 31 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 24
GM×4
IM×6
FM×5
CM×7
WFM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇵🇱Poland×44
🇱🇹Lithuania×3
🇪🇪Estonia×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Aleksandras Salna led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE30 Dec
FM Aleksandras Salna takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R2–R7 · WIN STREAK
FM Aleksandras Salna won 6 in a row (R2–R7).
R3–R5 · FORMER LEADER FALL
IM Piotr Piesik held the sole lead at R3–R5 but finished #15.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAleksandras Salna | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2GMKrzysztof Jakubowski | — | * | — | — |
| 3Radoslaw Psyk | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4GMGrzegorz Nasuta | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salna, AleksandrasFM | 2290 | LTU | −7N | +26B | +42N | +8B | +12N | +9B | +2B | =6N | =5B | 7.0 | 44.5 | 47.0 | 35.75 | 2528 | +54.8 |
| 2 | Psyk, Radoslaw | 2504 | POL | +25B | =5N | +20B | =11N | +10B | +6B | −1N | +13N | =4B | 6.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 34.25 | 2492 | +0.1 |
| 3 | Jakubowski, KrzysztofGM | 2437 | POL | =44N | +15B | =19N | −7B | +30N | +16B | =21N | +17B | +6B | 6.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 31.50 | 2413 | -0.9 |
| 4 | Nasuta, GrzegorzGM | 2498 | POL | =15N | +18B | +16N | =6B | =17N | =5B | =7N | +21B | =2N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 49.0 | 32.00 | 2422 | -6.7 |
| 5 | Krawczyk, FlawianCM | 2292 | POL | +46B | =2B | =45N | =20N | +36B | =4N | +11B | =12B | =1N | 6.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 26.50 | 2476 | +43.8 |
| 6 | Piesik, PiotrIM | 2407 | CZE | +26B | +34N | +14B | =4N | +13B | −2N | =8B | =1B | −3N | 5.5 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 28.25 | 2392 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Obrycki, TomaszCM | 2068 | POL | +1B | =17N | =10B | +3N | =11B | =23N | =4B | =8N | =13B | 5.5 | 46.5 | 51.0 | 32.25 | 2466 | +168.4 |
| 8 | Baum, JonaszIM | 2446 | POL | +24B | −14N | +29B | −1N | +18B | +22N | =6N | =7B | =9N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 47.5 | 26.75 | 2322 | -11.9 |
| 9 | Kozak, Antoni | 2426 | POL | +31B | −20N | +24B | +14N | +22B | −1N | =13B | =10N | =8B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 26.75 | 2355 | -7.1 |
| 10 | Turski, BartlomiejFM | 2411 | POL | +48N | =19B | =7N | +30B | −2N | =20B | +15N | =9B | =17N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 43.0 | 23.75 | 2339 | -6.6 |
| 11 | Pidluznij, GlebIM | 2411 | LTU | +27B | =30N | +38B | =2B | =7N | =21B | −5N | +20B | =12N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 25.00 | 2334 | -7.0 |
| 12 | Mayorau, MikitaGM | 2472 | POL | =18N | +44B | +21B | =22N | −1B | =34N | +25B | =5N | =11B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 23.75 | 2323 | -14.9 |
| 13 | Terkiewicz, BrunoCM | 2211 | POL | +40B | +23N | =22B | +45N | −6N | +17B | =9N | −2B | =7N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 22.75 | 2417 | +96.0 |
| 14 | Kokoszczynski, JanFM | 2275 | POL | +35N | +8B | −6N | −9B | =15N | +37B | =20N | =18B | +21N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 24.00 | 2346 | +18.2 |
| 15 | Lecki, Leonard | 2194 | POL | =4B | −3N | +43B | =34N | =14B | +36N | −10B | +22N | +23B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 22.00 | 2374 | +75.6 |
| 16 | Lewtak, DamianIM | 2333 | POL | =38B | +39N | −4B | =18N | +24B | −3N | +34B | =19N | +25B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 22.00 | 2283 | -4.4 |
| 17 | Niedbala, BartlomiejIM | 2380 | POL | +41N | =7B | =30N | +19B | =4B | −13N | +23B | −3N | =10B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 23.00 | 2327 | -5.4 |
| 18 | Kulig, PawelCM | 2172 | POL | =12B | −4N | +39B | =16B | −8N | +40N | +31B | =14N | =19B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 20.75 | 2316 | +31.0 |
| 19 | Krol, Jan | 2202 | POL | +42B | =10N | =3B | −17N | =45B | =31N | +27B | =16B | =18N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 21.50 | 2326 | +55.2 |
| 20 | Wojdak, Jan | 2214 | POL | +33N | +9B | −2N | =5B | =23B | =10N | =14B | −11N | =34B | 4.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 22.00 | 2310 | +21.4 |
| 21 | Rekuc, PatrykFM | 2288 | POL | +29B | =45B | −12N | +38N | +25B | =11N | =3B | −4N | −14B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 19.25 | 2327 | +18.8 |
| 22 | Sernecki, FranciszekFM | 2306 | POL | +43N | +32B | =13N | =12B | −9N | −8B | =24N | −15B | +42N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 16.75 | 2230 | -16.6 |
| 23 | Cukrowski, FilipIM | 2417 | POL | +49N | −13B | =32N | +37B | =20N | =7B | −17N | +28B | −15N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 14.50 | 2188 | -24.7 |
| 24 | Greicius, Pijus | 2170 | LTU | −8N | +35B | −9N | +47B | −16N | +33B | =22B | =34N | =26B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 15.75 | 2197 | +5.2 |
| 25 | Rozycki, Bartlomiej | 2197 | POL | −2N | =43B | +41N | +32B | −21N | +42B | −12N | +36B | −16N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 13.75 | 2229 | +6.0 |
| 26 | Kondys, PiotrCM | 2136 | POL | −6N | −1N | =35B | =39N | +48B | =28B | =42N | +37B | =24N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 13.50 | 2177 | +9.4 |
| 27 | Karut, Kacper | 2148 | POL | −11N | =47B | =28N | =42B | =33N | +46B | −19N | +38B | =29N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 13.75 | 2134 | -4.2 |
| 28 | Backiel, Hubert | 2258 | POL | =39B | −38N | =27B | +46N | −34B | =26N | +43B | −23N | +35B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 14.00 | 2121 | -31.8 |
| 29 | Kaczmarek, Arkadiusz | 2062 | POL | −21N | +49B | −8N | =44B | −37N | +47B | =30N | +41N | =27B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 10.50 | 2189 | +28.6 |
| 30 | Butkiewicz, Jan | 2199 | POL | +47N | =11B | =17B | −10N | −3B | =43N | =29B | =35N | =31B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 14.50 | 2182 | -8.8 |
| 31 | Przybylski, Jan | 2152 | POL | −9N | =33B | =47N | =40B | +32N | =19B | −18N | =42B | =30N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 14.25 | 2085 | -33.6 |
| 32 | Podgorski, Maciej | 2030 | POL | +36B | −22N | =23B | −25N | −31B | −35N | +48N | =46B | +40N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 10.75 | 2134 | +22.6 |
| 33 | Buklaho, Ignacy | 2049 | POL | −20B | =31N | +49B | −36N | =27B | −24N | =39N | =40B | +46N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 9.25 | 2090 | +20.1 |
| 34 | Rajbharath, Harjith | 2002 | POL | F | −6B | =37N | =15B | +28N | =12B | −16N | =24B | =20N | 3.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 16.00 | 2227 | +80.4 |
| 35 | Haladaj, Adam | 2062 | POL | −14B | −24N | =26N | =41B | =47N | +32B | =37N | =30B | −28N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 12.25 | 2074 | +3.6 |
| 36 | Borowik, WojciechCM | 2204 | POL | −32N | =41B | +48N | +33B | −5N | −15B | =38N | −25N | F | 3.0 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 8.50 | 2054 | -67.2 |
| 37 | Korszanski, StanislawCM | 2187 | POL | −45N | +46B | =34B | −23N | +29B | −14N | =35B | −26N | F | 3.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 10.00 | 2104 | -41.2 |
| 38 | Obolonin, Filipp | 2103 | EST | =16N | +28B | −11N | −21B | =40N | =44B | =36B | −27N | — | 3.0 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 11.50 | 2142 | +5.4 |
| 39 | Ejsymont, BlankaWFM | 2049 | POL | =28N | −16B | −18N | =26B | −46N | =41N | =33B | =48B | =47N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 9.75 | 2020 | -14.1 |
| 40 | Serafin, Franciszek | 2033 | POL | −13N | =48B | =44N | =31N | =38B | −18B | =46N | =33N | −32B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 8.50 | 1997 | -15.2 |
| 41 | Flak, Pawel | 2113 | POL | −17B | =36N | −25B | =35N | −42N | =39B | +47N | −29B | =48N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 7.50 | 2001 | -27.8 |
| 42 | Ejsymont, Eryk | 2022 | POL | −19N | F | −1B | =27N | +41B | −25N | =26B | =31N | −22B | 2.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 9.50 | 2052 | +11.2 |
| 43 | Paprocki, Jaroslaw | 2096 | POL | −22B | =25N | −15N | +48B | =44N | =30B | −28N | — | — | 2.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 7.00 | 2106 | +1.0 |
| 44 | Praczukowski, Stanislaw | 2155 | POL | =3B | −12N | =40B | =29N | =43B | =38N | — | — | — | 2.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 9.75 | 2144 | -4.8 |
| 45 | Markowski, TomaszGM | 2491 | POL | +37B | =21N | =5B | −13B | =19N | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 10.75 | 2236 | -15.6 |
| 46 | Kiolbasa, Damian | 2079 | POL | −5N | −37N | F | −28B | +39B | −27N | =40B | =32N | −33B | 2.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 6.50 | 1938 | -29.6 |
| 47 | Wites, Adam | 2017 | POL | −30B | =27N | =31B | −24N | =35B | −29N | −41B | F | =39B | 2.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 7.50 | 1926 | -36.4 |
| 48 | Obukhava, AnastasiyaWFM | 2146 | POL | −10B | =40N | −36B | −43N | −26N | F | −32B | =39N | =41B | 1.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.50 | 1883 | -108.0 |
| 49 | Trybus, Daniel | 2151 | POL | −23B | −29N | −33N | F | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 1376 | -28.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Obrycki, TomaszCMPOL+168.45.5 pts · #13
- 2Terkiewicz, BrunoCMPOL+96.05.5 pts · #7
- 3Rajbharath, HarjithPOL+80.43.5 pts · #35
Top rating losers
- 1Obukhava, AnastasiyaWFMPOL-108.01.5 pts · #48
- 2Borowik, WojciechCMPOL-67.23.0 pts · #39
- 3Korszanski, StanislawCMPOL-41.23.0 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R4+369 Elo gap
- R4+280 Elo gap
- R5+256 Elo gap