Wroclaw Chess Festival 2025 - Open A

SwissStandard

106 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 19 Dec 2025 in Wroclaw, Poland. 84 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2573, and top seed was Alexander Donchenko (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2661).

Ilamparthi A R (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2520) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Bharath Subramaniyam H (7.0) and Yuval Yaniv (6.5). R shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Michal Demski (2166) beat Piotr Nguyen (IM, 2383), a +217-point gap.

Location

🇵🇱Wroclaw, Poland

Dates

13 Dec 2025 → 19 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪GMAlexander Donchenko2661

Avg top 10

2,573

Participants

106

Titled players · 84

GM×14

IM×11

FM×30

CM×21

WGM×3

WIM×4

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇵🇱Poland×48

🇮🇳India×34

🇺🇦Ukraine×6

🇮🇱Israel×4

🇬🇧England×3

🇩🇪Germany×2

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇮🇪Ireland×2

Top 3

🥇
GMIlamparthi A R
🇮🇳IND·2520
7.0pts·2609perf+10.2
🥈
GMBharath Subramaniyam H
🇮🇳IND·2576
7.0pts·2618perf+5.8
🥉
IMYuval Yaniv
🇮🇱ISR·2441
6.5pts·2608perf+20.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Ilamparthi A7Bharath Subramaniyam7Yaniv6.5Kazakouski6.5Sowinski6.5Bartel6

R7 · LEADER CHANGE17 Dec

GM Ilamparthi A R takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. R takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Ilamparthi A R 3 wins (R3–R5)IM Yuval Yaniv 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMIlamparthi A R	*	—	½	—
2GMBharath Subramaniyam H	—	*	1	½
3IMYuval Yaniv	½	0	*	—
4GMValery Kazakouski	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ilamparthi A RGM	2520	IND	+51B	=50N	+24B	+13N	+9B	=3N	+8B	=6N	=5B	7.0	47.0	51.5	39.75	2609	+10.2
2	Bharath Subramaniyam HGM	2576	IND	=45B	+52N	+33B	=32N	+22B	=11N	+3B	=4N	+8B	7.0	45.0	49.5	38.50	2618	+5.8
3	Yaniv, YuvalIM	2441	ISR	+54N	+36B	+46N	=7B	+21N	=1B	−2N	=12B	+20N	6.5	46.5	51.0	34.50	2608	+20.7
4	Kazakouski, ValeryGM	2585	LTU	=88N	+83B	+19N	=20B	=31N	=14B	+47N	=2B	+25N	6.5	43.0	46.0	32.50	2513	-4.9
5	Sowinski, PawelIM	2436	POL	=64N	+58B	=35N	+88B	−7N	+49B	+24N	+29B	=1N	6.5	41.5	44.5	30.50	2481	+6.3
6	Raczek, KrzysztofIM	2489	POL	+57B	+26N	=13B	=17N	+27B	=16N	+19B	=1B	−15N	6.0	47.5	52.0	33.50	2526	+5.3
7	Gumularz, SzymonGM	2606	POL	+73B	=29N	+34B	=3N	+5B	−8N	+27B	=13N	=11B	6.0	47.0	51.0	33.00	2517	-8.6
8	Bernadskiy, VitaliyGM	2522	UKR	+81N	+42B	=20N	=23B	+47N	+7B	−1N	+21B	−2N	6.0	46.0	49.5	30.00	2538	+3.1
9	Prraneeth VuppalaGM	2469	IND	+94B	=40N	+59B	+15N	−1N	=24B	=14N	+32B	=12N	6.0	44.5	47.5	29.25	2491	+3.9
10	Bartel, MateuszGM	2573	POL	+49N	=35B	=14N	+42B	=20N	+31B	=21N	=25B	=13N	6.0	44.0	48.5	31.75	2489	-8.3
11	Malek, JanGM	2509	POL	+65N	+53B	=32N	=47B	+23N	=2B	=20N	=15B	=7N	6.0	44.0	48.0	31.00	2543	+5.0
12	Kosakowski, JakubGM	2549	POL	+68B	=17N	+41B	=22N	=32B	=13N	+60B	=3N	=9B	6.0	44.0	48.0	30.50	2479	-6.7
13	Sammed Jaykumar, SheteIM	2383	IND	+70N	+62B	=6N	−1B	+36N	=12B	+58N	=7B	=10B	6.0	44.0	48.0	29.00	2511	+15.6
14	Priansh DasFM	2312	IND	=59B	+48N	=10B	=61N	+40B	=4N	=9B	+19N	=16B	6.0	43.5	47.5	31.25	2477	+37.0
15	Donchenko, AlexanderGM	2661	GER	+78B	+30N	F	−9B	+17N	+46B	=25N	=11N	+6B	6.0	43.0	43.0	31.25	2604	-3.9
16	Aditya MittalGM	2624	IND	=83N	=55B	+68N	+35B	=25N	=6B	+23N	=20B	=14N	6.0	42.0	45.5	30.00	2464	-14.2
17	Radzimski, AntoniFM	2356	POL	+71N	=12B	+38N	=6B	−15B	−60N	+89B	+36N	+40B	6.0	41.0	44.0	28.00	2455	+22.6
18	Levin, GuyIM	2473	ISR	=58N	=77B	+57N	=19B	=26N	−47B	+45B	+33N	+34B	6.0	38.5	42.0	28.25	2368	-10.9
19	Selbes, Tamer TarikFM	2223	TUR	+97B	+28N	−4B	=18N	+29B	+32N	−6N	−14B	+46N	5.5	45.0	47.5	26.00	2472	+57.4
20	Tutisani, NoeIM	2440	GEO	+99B	+76N	=8B	=4N	=10B	+86N	=11B	=16N	−3B	5.5	44.0	46.5	24.75	2508	+9.2
21	Vaishali, RameshbabuGM	2473	IND	+66B	=33N	+86B	+50N	−3B	+39N	=10B	−8N	=27B	5.5	42.5	46.0	25.25	2440	-2.9
22	Shyaam Nikhil PGM	2400	IND	+63N	=38B	+44N	=12B	−2N	=58B	=34N	+47B	=23N	5.5	42.0	46.0	26.25	2404	+1.1
23	Zielonka, AdamFM	2348	POL	=52B	+45N	+40B	=8N	−11B	+78N	−16B	+60N	=22B	5.5	41.5	45.0	25.00	2426	+18.6
24	Rog, BartlomiejFM	2251	POL	=103N	+96B	−1N	+63B	+28B	=9N	−5B	=30N	+56B	5.5	41.5	43.0	23.00	2408	+37.4
25	Vignesh N RGM	2488	IND	=77N	=88B	+81N	+53B	=16B	+34N	=15B	=10N	−4B	5.5	41.0	44.0	25.25	2481	+1.1
26	Rudolf, MichalFM	2302	POL	+75N	−6B	+72N	=46B	=18B	=45N	=28B	=48N	+51B	5.5	39.5	43.5	25.00	2362	+7.7
27	Sherman, RaemFM	2347	ISR	−62N	+85B	+70N	+49B	−6N	+38B	−7N	+58B	=21N	5.5	39.0	42.5	23.75	2370	+6.6
28	Kanyamarala, TarunIM	2387	IRL	+61N	−19B	=77N	+62B	−24N	+43B	=26N	=53B	+54N	5.5	38.5	42.0	24.25	2297	-10.0
29	Hulka, ValentynFM	2359	UKR	+95B	=7B	−47N	+65B	−19N	+66N	+86B	−5N	+48B	5.5	38.5	41.0	21.50	2352	-0.8
30	Panda SambitIM	2364	IND	+79B	−15B	=64N	=38B	=88N	+51N	=37B	=24B	+53N	5.5	38.0	41.0	23.75	2348	-2.1
31	Nguyen, PiotrIM	2383	POL	−76B	+84N	+94B	+60N	=4B	−10N	=33B	=37N	+45B	5.5	38.0	41.0	23.25	2378	0.0
32	Dhulipalla Bala Chandra PrasadIM	2430	IND	+89B	+74N	=11B	=2B	=12N	−19B	=50N	−9N	+60B	5.0	43.0	46.0	22.75	2397	-3.2
33	Kejna, PiotrFM	2298	POL	+91N	=21B	−2N	−58B	+71N	+65B	=31N	−18B	+63N	5.0	40.0	43.0	20.50	2348	+10.8
34	Dubnevych, MaksymFM	2310	UKR	=69N	+82B	−7N	+77B	+54N	−25B	=22B	+49N	−18N	5.0	39.5	43.0	20.75	2360	+10.4
35	Aakash GFM	2300	IND	+67B	=10N	=5B	−16N	−45B	=61N	=84B	+76N	+65B	5.0	38.5	42.0	21.50	2341	+7.6
36	Gierulski, Kamil	2244	POL	+101B	−3N	=76B	+48N	−13B	=59N	+74B	−17B	+69N	5.0	38.5	40.0	17.75	2270	+5.2
37	Krishnan, RitvikFM	2265	IND	−55N	=63B	+80N	+64B	−46N	+54B	=30N	=31B	=39N	5.0	37.5	41.0	22.00	2293	+6.8
38	Goderdzishvili, GigaCM	2233	GEO	+92B	=22N	−17B	=30N	+89B	−27N	−48B	+82N	+67B	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.00	2285	+12.4
39	Sernecki, FranciszekFM	2306	POL	=48B	−59N	+95B	+52N	+61B	−21B	=46N	=51N	=37B	5.0	36.5	39.0	20.25	2274	-8.2
40	Pimpalkhare VedantCM	2242	IND	+104N	=9B	−23N	+103B	−14N	=93B	+64N	+50B	−17N	5.0	36.5	37.5	15.50	2330	+20.8
41	Vijayakumar, RishiFM	2280	SCO	=96N	+69B	−12N	−54B	+103N	=63B	−49N	+62B	+72N	5.0	33.5	35.0	16.75	2240	-10.8
42	Rekuc, PatrykFM	2288	POL	+106B	−8N	+99B	−10N	−51B	=95N	+59B	=65N	+58B	5.0	33.5	34.0	14.25	2297	+0.4
43	Madej, MarekFM	2241	POL	−100B	=95N	−52B	+67N	+84B	−28N	+79B	+66N	=44B	5.0	32.5	34.5	18.75	2235	-2.0
44	Nayak RajeshFM	2277	IND	=98B	+105N	−22B	=59N	−94B	+52N	+76B	=46B	=43N	5.0	32.5	33.5	17.00	2258	-5.0
45	Jaskolka, TomaszCM	2217	POL	=2N	−23B	=69N	+91B	+35N	=26B	−18N	+61B	−31N	4.5	42.5	45.5	20.25	2314	+21.0
46	Sidhant, MohapatraIM	2388	IND	+84B	+100N	−3B	=26N	+37B	−15N	=39B	=44N	−19B	4.5	42.0	44.0	18.25	2306	-9.9
47	Lymar, VladislavFM	2263	UKR	=105B	+98N	+29B	=11N	−8B	+18N	−4B	−22N	=71B	4.5	42.0	43.0	19.50	2362	+21.2
48	Chiszko, Oskar	2143	POL	=39N	−14B	+83N	−36B	+70N	=56B	+38N	=26B	−29N	4.5	40.5	44.0	20.00	2276	+64.0
49	Terkiewicz, BrunoCM	2211	POL	−10B	+67N	+100B	−27N	+90B	−5N	+41B	−34B	=50N	4.5	39.5	41.5	16.25	2304	+39.1
50	Gibala, AdamFM	2316	POL	+80N	=1B	+55N	−21B	−58N	+88B	=32B	−40N	=49B	4.5	39.0	42.0	19.25	2284	-7.6
51	Zalega, Maciej	2195	POL	−1N	=80B	=91N	+87B	+42N	−30B	+93N	=39B	−26N	4.5	38.0	41.0	17.25	2282	+38.8
52	Perucki, MaciejCM	2152	POL	=23N	−2B	+43N	−39B	=77N	−44B	=101N	+85N	+78B	4.5	38.0	39.5	17.25	2262	+48.0
53	Ugorek, KacperCM	2248	POL	+102B	−11N	+89B	−25N	=59B	=76N	+62B	=28N	−30B	4.5	37.0	38.5	15.00	2278	+12.0
54	Dwilewicz, KatarzynaWIM	2185	POL	−3B	=92N	+102B	+41N	−34B	−37N	+90B	+78N	−28B	4.5	36.5	38.0	14.50	2262	+17.8
55	Phatak Aanjaneya	2129	IND	+37B	=16N	−50B	−86N	−66B	−73N	+97B	+95N	+84B	4.5	33.0	35.5	16.50	2243	+25.0
56	Ashwath KaushikFM	2345	SGP	−74B	=79N	+82B	+76N	−86B	=48N	=61B	+68B	−24N	4.5	32.5	36.0	17.00	2181	-38.8
57	Advaitt Srikant KoduriFM	2192	IND	−6N	+75B	−18B	=96N	=95B	−74N	+100B	=59N	+80B	4.5	32.5	34.5	14.00	2214	+3.4
58	Vasynda, OleksandrFM	2187	UKR	=18B	−5N	+105B	+33N	+50B	=22N	−13B	−27N	−42N	4.0	44.0	45.0	16.25	2298	+50.0
59	Grygierczyk, WojciechCM	2144	POL	=14N	+39B	−9N	=44B	=53N	=36B	−42N	=57B	=68N	4.0	41.0	45.0	19.50	2240	+22.2
60	Ochedzan, FilipCM	2224	POL	=85N	=72B	+87N	−31B	+62N	+17B	−12N	−23B	−32N	4.0	39.5	43.0	17.25	2239	+4.6
61	Wierzbicki, Dawid	2167	POL	−28B	+78N	+93B	=14B	−39N	=35B	=56N	−45N	=66B	4.0	38.0	41.0	16.25	2250	+40.4
62	Gurubaran Raghuraman	2149	IND	+27B	−13N	+90B	−28N	−60B	+81B	−53N	−41N	+89B	4.0	37.0	40.0	15.00	2232	+37.6
63	Saurabh AnandFM	2174	IND	−22B	=37N	+92B	−24N	+96B	=41N	=78B	=73N	−33B	4.0	36.5	39.0	14.25	2198	+6.0
64	Starosta, MartynaWIM	2181	POL	=5B	=93N	=30B	−37N	=74B	+100N	−40B	−67N	+92B	4.0	36.0	38.0	14.50	2197	+3.4
65	Mohylnyi, StepanFM	2193	UKR	−11B	=102N	+98B	−29N	+82B	−33N	+91B	=42B	−35N	4.0	35.5	37.0	12.25	2211	+3.4
66	Deodhar,Vrushali UmeshWFM	2188	IND	−21N	=91B	−103N	+80B	+55N	−29B	+75N	−43B	=61N	4.0	35.0	36.5	15.50	2169	-5.2
67	Krzywda, AndrzejCM	2138	POL	−35N	−49B	=71N	−43B	+92N	+85B	=77N	+64B	−38N	4.0	34.5	37.5	14.25	2148	+2.8
68	Rudzinska, MichalinaWGM	2206	POL	−12N	+71B	−16B	=79N	−76B	+96N	+95B	−56N	=59B	4.0	34.0	36.5	12.75	2224	+0.6
69	Smietanska, WiktoriaCM	2143	POL	=34B	−41N	=45B	−90N	=98B	+97N	=73B	+99N	−36B	4.0	31.5	34.0	13.00	2170	+12.5
70	Kanyamarala, TrishaWGM	2162	IRL	−13B	+73N	−27B	−100N	−48B	+104N	=80B	=92N	+90N	4.0	31.5	32.5	11.25	2156	-1.8
71	Dobrowolski, Aleksander	2153	POL	−17B	−68N	=67B	+97N	−33B	F	+98N	+88B	=47N	4.0	31.5	31.5	12.25	2214	+12.8
72	Kovalevsky, StanislavFM	2105	POL	=90B	=60N	−26B	+99N	−78B	=79N	=81B	+89N	−41B	4.0	31.0	33.5	12.50	2176	+17.6
73	Jendrowiak, MaciejCM	2218	POL	−7N	−70B	−104N	+106B	=87N	+55B	=69N	=63B	=75N	4.0	31.0	31.5	12.75	2148	-38.0
74	Sertbay, Huseyin	2146	TUR	+56N	−32B	−88N	=81B	=64N	+57B	−36N	+77B	—	4.0	30.0	33.0	16.25	2250	+21.6
75	Sanjay Narayanan P SCM	2142	IND	−26B	−57N	+106B	−78N	+104B	=90N	−66B	+81N	=73B	4.0	29.0	29.5	8.50	2157	+7.6
76	Demski, Michal	2166	POL	+31N	−20B	=36N	−56B	+68N	=53B	−44N	−35B	=98N	3.5	39.0	41.5	15.50	2206	+16.0
77	Sriansh DasFM	2191	IND	=25B	=18N	=28B	−34N	=52B	=91N	=67B	−74N	=82B	3.5	38.0	41.0	16.00	2184	-4.4
78	Lahav, MichalWIM	2221	ISR	−15N	−61B	+101N	+75B	+72N	−23B	=63N	−54B	−52N	3.5	36.5	38.0	11.50	2143	-22.4
79	Krasniewski, MaciejCM	2156	POL	−30N	=56B	=85N	=68B	=81N	=72B	−43N	=96B	=83N	3.5	33.5	36.0	12.75	2133	-12.8
80	Balinski, Damian	2144	POL	−50B	=51N	−37B	−66N	=85N	+83B	=70N	+101B	−57N	3.5	33.5	35.0	11.00	2115	-7.4
81	Sudarshan BhatCM	2202	IND	−8B	+106N	−25B	=74N	=79B	−62N	=72N	−75B	+101N	3.5	32.5	33.0	7.75	2138	-18.4
82	Siekanska, MariaWIM	2154	POL	=93B	−34N	−56N	+102B	−65N	+87B	=88N	−38B	=77N	3.5	31.5	33.0	9.75	2152	-2.3
83	Mondrzycki, BartlomiejCM	2221	POL	=16B	−4N	−48B	=98N	−91B	−80N	+102B	+100N	=79B	3.5	31.5	33.0	9.50	2157	-20.8
84	Patil PriyanshuFM	2169	IND	−46N	−31B	=97N	+105B	−43N	+103B	=35N	=93B	−55N	3.5	31.5	32.5	7.75	2159	-3.8
85	Mahish S ACM	2102	IND	=60B	−27N	=79B	−89N	=80B	−67N	+106N	−52B	+99B	3.5	30.5	31.0	8.50	2104	-0.8
86	Wlodarczyk, RobertFM	2245	POL	=87N	+103B	−21N	+55B	+56N	−20B	−29N	—	—	3.5	29.0	30.5	12.25	2284	+6.8
87	Pattnayak Nilsu	2118	IND	=86B	=90N	−60B	−51N	=73B	−82N	−99N	+106B	+97N	3.5	27.5	28.0	8.25	2107	-3.0
88	Villiers, ThomasCM	2218	ENG	=4B	=25N	+74B	−5N	=30B	−50N	=82B	−71N	F	3.0	40.0	43.0	14.50	2243	+1.2
89	Grot, BlazejFM	2175	POL	−32N	+97B	−53N	+85B	−38N	+101B	−17N	−72B	−62N	3.0	34.5	36.0	7.50	2079	-47.6
90	Zareba, PiotrCM	2234	POL	=72N	=87B	−62N	+69B	−49N	=75B	−54N	=91N	−70B	3.0	32.5	35.5	11.25	2025	-99.6
91	Hury, TymoteuszCM	2134	POL	−33B	=66N	=51B	−45N	+83N	=77B	−65N	=90B	F	3.0	32.0	35.0	11.00	2130	-1.6
92	Payne, Matthew J	2104	ENG	−38N	=54B	−63N	−95N	−67B	+102N	+104B	=70B	−64N	3.0	29.5	30.5	6.75	2037	-15.6
93	Klek, Hanna MarieWGM	2361	GER	=82N	=64B	−61N	F	+100B	=40N	−51B	=84N	—	3.0	26.5	26.5	10.00	2123	-44.0
94	Korszanski, StanislawCM	2187	POL	−9N	+101B	−31N	+104B	+44N	—	—	—	—	3.0	18.0	19.0	7.50	2344	+40.4
95	Gaikwad, SiddhantFM	2153	IND	−29N	=43B	−39N	+92B	=57N	=42B	−68N	−55B	F	2.5	36.5	39.0	10.25	2087	-14.4
96	Jaworski, Tymon	2131	POL	=41B	−24N	F	=57B	−63N	−68B	+105N	=79N	F	2.5	30.0	30.0	7.50	2096	-15.2
97	Pranav Pradeep Nair	2101	IND	−19N	−89N	=84B	−71B	+102N	−69B	−55N	+104N	−87B	2.5	29.5	30.5	4.25	1983	-56.4
98	Majumder ShrayanCM	2129	IND	=44N	−47B	−65N	=83B	=69N	=106N	−71B	F	=76B	2.5	29.5	30.0	8.25	2053	-15.8
99	Dayal, Samar	2183	ENG	−20N	+104B	−42N	−72B	−101N	=105N	+87B	−69B	−85N	2.5	28.0	29.0	5.00	2006	-86.8
100	Tanish Ragavan S	2108	IND	+43N	−46B	−49N	+70B	−93N	−64B	−57N	−83B	−102N	2.0	33.0	34.5	9.00	2011	-39.9
101	Athvik M	2117	IND	−36N	−94N	−78B	F	+99B	−89N	=52B	−80N	−81B	1.5	28.5	28.5	4.75	1937	-68.4
102	Nagly, Wojciech	2118	POL	−53N	=65B	−54N	−82N	−97B	−92B	−83N	F	+100B	1.5	27.5	27.5	4.00	1913	-80.0
103	Avadhoot Lokesh Bhakti Brahme	2123	IND	=24B	−86N	+66B	−40N	−41B	−84N	—	—	—	1.5	23.0	26.5	6.75	2036	-25.6
104	Kiszkiel, Oskar	2113	POL	−40B	−99N	+73B	−94N	−75N	−70B	−92N	−97B	F	1.0	28.0	28.5	4.00	1845	-96.4
105	Morvekar Kedar	2124	IND	=47N	−44B	−58N	−84N	F	=99B	−96B	F	—	1.0	24.5	24.5	3.50	1929	-27.4
106	Wydmanski, Szymon	2134	POL	−42N	−81B	−75N	−73N	F	=98B	−85B	−87N	F	0.5	27.0	27.0	1.25	1749	-105.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Chiszko, OskarPOL
+64.0
4.5 pts · #55
2Selbes, Tamer TarikFMTUR
+57.4
5.5 pts · #30
3Vasynda, OleksandrFMUKR
+50.0
4.0 pts · #72

Top rating losers

1Wydmanski, SzymonPOL
-105.6
0.5 pts · #106
2Zareba, PiotrCMPOL
-99.6
3.0 pts · #93
3Kiszkiel, OskarPOL
-96.4
1.0 pts · #104

Biggest upsets

R1+217 Elo gap
Demski, Michal2166 beat IMNguyen, Piotr2383
R6+210 Elo gap
FMLymar, Vladislav2263 beat IMLevin, Guy2473
R6+207 Elo gap
FMSelbes, Tamer Tarik2223 beat IMDhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad2430