XVII Mistrzostwa Rzeszowa w Szachach
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28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Nov 2025 to 11 Nov 2025 in Rzeszow, Poland. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1971, and top seed was Arkadiusz Babiarz (🇵🇱 POL, CM, 2168).
Maciej Zalega (🇵🇱 POL, 2168) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Krzysztof Pulik (7.0) and Arkadiusz Babiarz (6.5). Zalega won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Bartosz Kaminski (1576) beat Hubert Stachowicz (1978), a +402-point gap.
Location
🇵🇱Rzeszow, Poland
Dates
07 Nov 2025 → 11 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇱Poland×28
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMaciej Zalega led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Maciej Zalega held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Maciej Zalega drew with Krzysztof Pulik (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Maciej Zalega 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Arkadiusz Babiarz 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maciej Zalega | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Krzysztof Pulik | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3CMArkadiusz Babiarz | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Bartlomiej Nocek | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zalega, Maciej | 2168 | POL | +27N | +11B | +5N | +3B | +10N | =4B | =2B | +9N | =6B | 7.5 | 45.0 | 46.5 | 37.50 | 2216 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Pulik, Krzysztof | 2062 | POL | =21N | +19B | +15N | =10N | +3B | =9B | =1N | +5N | +4B | 7.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 36.50 | 2110 | +15.6 |
| 3 | Babiarz, ArkadiuszCM | 2168 | POL | +12B | +7N | +9B | −1N | −2N | +8B | +10N | =4B | +11B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 51.0 | 33.75 | 2068 | -13.0 |
| 4 | Miasik, Adrian | 2052 | POL | +22B | −9N | +12B | +23N | +7B | =1N | =5B | =3N | −2N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 26.75 | 1948 | -16.0 |
| 5 | Trybowska, Barbara | 1910 | POL | +17N | +8B | −1B | +13N | =9N | +18B | =4N | −2B | =7N | 5.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 26.50 | 1849 | -9.2 |
| 6 | Stachowicz, Hubert | 1978 | POL | −18B | =14N | +8N | +15B | +11N | −10B | =20N | +13B | =1N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 27.25 | 1757 | -62.8 |
| 7 | Zawisza, Szymon | 1814 | POL | +26N | −3B | +27N | =11B | −4N | +16B | =9N | +18N | =5B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 19.75 | 1848 | +18.4 |
| 8 | Nocek, Bartlomiej | 0 | POL | +23B | −5N | −6B | +25B | +16N | −3N | =12B | +20N | +18B | 5.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 20.50 | 1827 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kucherov, Lev | 1692 | POL | +13B | +4B | −3N | +14N | =5B | =2N | =7B | −1B | =10N | 5.0 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 26.00 | 1951 | +91.6 |
| 10 | Wozniak, MaciejCM | 2016 | POL | +25N | +24B | +20N | =2B | −1B | +6N | −3B | −11N | =9B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 21.00 | 1914 | -18.0 |
| 11 | Hladki, Arkadiusz | 1708 | POL | +28B | −1N | +18B | =7N | −6B | +14N | =13B | +10B | −3N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 18.50 | 1868 | +59.2 |
| 12 | Kasprzyk, Gabriel | 1657 | POL | −3N | +26B | −4N | +24B | −20B | +21N | =8N | =14B | +19N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 17.50 | 1753 | +34.8 |
| 13 | Mielniczek, Kacper | 0 | POL | −9N | +22N | +16B | −5B | =15N | +20B | =11N | −6N | =25B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 17.75 | 1748 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Jakubowicz, Kacper | 1566 | POL | −20N | =6B | +19N | −9B | +27N | −11B | +25N | =12N | =16B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 16.00 | 1718 | +66.8 |
| 15 | Adamski, Rafal | 0 | POL | =19N | +21B | −2B | −6N | =13B | −17N | =24B | +26N | +23B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 14.25 | 1684 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Jakimiuk, Kacper | 1694 | POL | −24N | +25B | −13N | +17B | −8B | −7N | +26B | +23B | =14N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 14.75 | 1687 | +0.8 |
| 17 | Betlej, Oskar | 1574 | POL | −5B | −23N | +28B | −16N | −22B | +15B | =27N | +21N | +20B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 12.25 | 1636 | +22.0 |
| 18 | Kaminski, Bartosz | 1576 | POL | +6N | −20B | −11N | +27B | +23B | −5N | +19N | −7B | −8N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 14.00 | 1783 | +78.0 |
| 19 | Ozog, Tomasz | 1671 | POL | =15B | −2N | −14B | +26N | =21B | +22N | −18B | +24N | −12B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 12.50 | 1577 | -22.4 |
| 20 | Pitera, Michal | 1831 | POL | +14B | +18N | −10B | F | +12N | −13N | =6B | −8B | −17N | 3.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 16.25 | 1785 | -4.8 |
| 21 | Nowakowski, Jacek | 1619 | POL | =2B | −15N | +22B | F | =19N | −12B | =23N | −17B | +26N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 12.50 | 1665 | +6.4 |
| 22 | Siwak, Aleksandra | 1594 | POL | −4N | −13B | −21N | +28B | +17N | −19B | F | +27B | =24N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 7.50 | 1627 | +7.2 |
| 23 | Serafin, Jerzy | 1689 | POL | −8N | +17B | +24N | −4B | −18N | =25B | =21B | −16N | −15N | 3.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 10.75 | 1597 | -19.4 |
| 24 | Kokocinska, Maja | 1432 | POL | +16B | −10N | −23B | −12N | −25N | +28B | =15N | −19B | =22B | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 8.50 | 1503 | +11.0 |
| 25 | Zmuda, Wiktor | 1576 | POL | −10B | −16N | +26B | −8N | +24B | =23N | −14B | F | =13N | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 8.75 | 1577 | -5.6 |
| 26 | Kokocinska, Emilia | 1445 | POL | −7B | −12N | −25N | −19B | +28N | +27B | −16N | −15B | −21B | 2.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 1.50 | 1448 | -3.6 |
| 27 | Grabowiecki, Tadeusz | 1663 | POL | −1B | +28N | −7B | −18N | −14B | −26N | =17B | −22N | F | 1.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 2.25 | 1383 | -57.8 |
| 28 | Kokocinski, Jaroslaw | 1433 | POL | −11N | −27B | −17N | −22N | −26B | −24N | F | F | — | 0.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.00 | 770 | -39.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kucherov, LevPOL+91.65.0 pts · #13
- 2Kaminski, BartoszPOL+78.04.0 pts · #12
- 3Jakubowicz, KacperPOL+66.84.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Stachowicz, HubertPOL-62.85.5 pts · #23
- 2Grabowiecki, TadeuszPOL-57.81.5 pts · #27
- 3Kokocinski, JaroslawPOL-39.20.0 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R1+402 Elo gap
- R2+360 Elo gap
- R8+308 Elo gap