Wroclaw Chess Festival 2025 - Open B

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75 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 19 Dec 2025 in Wroclaw, Poland. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2022, and top seed was Kacper Klys (🇵🇱 POL, CM, 2114).

Ivan Zhuk (🇵🇱 POL, 2074) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Szymon Panczyszyn (7.0) and Andrzej Zeissel (6.5). Zhuk shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Aleksander Szachniewicz (1633) beat Stanislaw Misiek (1982), a +349-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

🇵🇱CMKacper Klys2114

Avg top 10

2,022

Participants

Titled players · 4

CM×1

WFM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇵🇱Poland×70

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇸🇬Singapore×1

Top 3

🥇
Ivan Zhuk
🇵🇱POL·2074
7.5pts·2097perf+7.4
🥈
Szymon Panczyszyn
🇵🇱POL·1821
7.0pts·2117perf+135.2
🥉
Andrzej Zeissel
🇵🇱POL·2088
6.5pts·2074perf+1.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Ivan Zhuk led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Zhuk7.5Panczyszyn7Owczarek6.5Zeissel6.5Klys6.5Somyk6.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE17 Dec

Szymon Panczyszyn takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ivan Zhuk beat Szymon Panczyszyn (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ivan Zhuk 5 wins (R4–R8)Szymon Panczyszyn 3 wins (R4–R6)Maciej Owczarek 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ivan Zhuk	*	1	1	½
2Szymon Panczyszyn	0	*	—	1
3Maciej Owczarek	0	—	*	½
4Andrzej Zeissel	½	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Zhuk, Ivan	2074	POL	+40B	+15N	−21B	+24N	+8B	+46N	+4B	+2B	=3N	7.5	45.5	49.5	41.25	2097	+7.4
2	Panczyszyn, Szymon	1821	POL	+59B	+49N	=29B	+48N	+18N	+3B	=5B	−1N	+21B	7.0	42.5	45.5	32.50	2117	+135.2
3	Zeissel, Andrzej	2088	POL	+32N	+10B	+6N	=4B	+7N	−2N	+13B	=5N	=1B	6.5	52.0	56.5	39.25	2074	+1.8
4	Owczarek, Maciej	1875	POL	+22B	+28N	+31B	=3N	=5B	+7B	−1N	=12N	+17B	6.5	47.5	52.0	35.25	2023	+72.4
5	Owczarek, HannaWFM	2065	POL	=52N	+30B	+23B	+21N	=4N	+11B	=2N	=3B	=6N	6.5	46.5	50.0	35.00	1992	-18.4
6	Somyk, Marcin	1872	POL	+51B	+41N	−3B	+31N	=9B	+14N	=7B	+16N	=5B	6.5	45.0	48.5	32.50	2030	+39.8
7	Klys, KacperCM	2114	POL	+19B	+25N	+67B	+46N	−3B	−4N	=6N	+37B	+11N	6.5	44.0	46.0	29.75	2024	-28.4
8	Rzewnicki, Pawel	1777	POL	−41N	+36B	+45N	+49B	−1N	+19B	−18N	+61B	+24N	6.0	39.5	42.5	25.50	1817	+9.8
9	Lukasiewicz, Aleksander	2063	POL	+72B	=23N	+54B	F	=6N	−13N	+42B	+14N	+12B	6.0	36.0	36.0	24.75	1989	-9.6
10	Tan, Jing Kai Bryce	1743	SGP	+26B	−3N	+33B	=14N	+40B	=29N	+46B	+13N	—	6.0	35.5	39.5	28.00	2021	+56.0
11	Klincewicz, Aleksandra	1889	POL	+33B	+16N	=12B	=29N	+42B	−5N	+24B	=15N	−7B	5.5	43.5	47.5	26.75	1918	+16.4
12	Rzadkowska, LilaWCM	1797	POL	+57N	+43B	=11N	−18B	+17N	=48B	+23N	=4B	−9N	5.5	41.5	44.5	25.25	1871	+33.2
13	Fuks, Milan	1917	POL	−35N	+47N	+61B	=16N	+28B	+9B	−3N	−10B	+34N	5.5	41.5	44.5	24.75	1800	-38.8
14	Rzadkowska, KajaWFM	1959	POL	+45N	−31B	+52N	=10B	+20N	−6B	+32N	−9B	+44N	5.5	41.0	44.5	24.50	1822	-51.7
15	Nguyen Doan, Bao Anh Angelina	1751	POL	+60N	−1B	F	=22N	+36B	+26N	+29B	=11B	=18N	5.5	40.5	40.5	25.00	1901	+61.2
16	Kazubski, Kacper	1706	POL	+69N	−11B	+57N	=13B	+27N	=18B	+48N	−6B	=37N	5.5	39.0	40.0	20.25	1875	+80.8
17	Szachniewicz, Aleksander	1633	POL	−29B	=26N	+70B	+44N	−12B	+28N	+27N	+48B	−4N	5.5	38.5	39.5	20.50	1834	+81.2
18	Matela, Krzysztof	1919	POL	+71B	F	+65N	+12N	−2B	=16N	+8B	=21N	=15B	5.5	38.0	38.0	23.00	1883	-5.8
19	Hrybacz, Pawel	1678	POL	−7N	+50B	+73N	+25B	−48B	−8N	=22B	+36N	+42B	5.5	38.0	38.0	19.50	1801	+48.0
20	Mikolajczyk, Krzysztof	1713	POL	−58B	+59N	=22B	+54N	−14B	=52N	+35B	=30N	+28B	5.5	34.0	37.0	22.00	1699	-3.6
21	Ewiak, Filip	1833	POL	+56N	+34B	+1N	−5B	=29B	F	+43N	=18B	−2N	5.0	43.0	43.0	24.50	1904	+30.4
22	Pera, Mikolaj	1575	POL	−4N	+64B	=20N	=15B	−37N	+49B	=19N	+39B	=23N	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.75	1715	+56.8
23	Wronowicz, Jakub	1727	POL	+62B	=9B	−5N	=26N	+56B	+35N	−12B	=31N	=22B	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.25	1749	+3.2
24	Sikorski, Bartosz	1720	POL	+68N	−48B	+56N	−1B	+57N	+41B	−11N	+43B	−8B	5.0	37.0	38.5	16.00	1731	+0.6
25	Nowak, Zuzanna	1772	POL	+38B	−7B	+71N	−19N	−35B	=36N	+51B	=40N	+41B	5.0	37.0	38.0	17.25	1686	-42.8
26	Klincewicz, Katarzyna	1512	POL	−10N	=17B	+72N	=23B	+45N	−15B	−30N	+63B	+61N	5.0	36.5	37.0	15.75	1699	+91.6
27	Jobell, Remigiusz	1782	POL	+50B	+58N	−46B	=28N	−16B	+40N	−17B	+41N	=30B	5.0	35.5	38.5	19.00	1677	-47.2
28	Modzelan, Antoni	1685	POL	+64N	−4B	+43N	=27B	−13N	−17B	+38N	+32B	−20N	4.5	41.0	44.0	18.50	1626	-20.0
29	Achinovich, Oleg	2034	UKR	+17N	+55B	=2N	=11B	=21N	=10B	−15N	=44B	—	4.5	38.5	42.0	22.75	1801	-84.0
30	Gatner, Leon	1632	POL	F	−5N	−40B	+64N	=50B	+47N	+26B	=20B	=27N	4.5	36.5	36.5	19.00	1677	+10.8
31	Mittelstaedt, Jakub	1699	POL	+66B	+14N	−4N	−6B	+49N	−37B	+45N	=23B	—	4.5	35.5	37.5	17.50	1762	+11.8
32	Slotwinski, Adrian	1662	POL	−3B	+38N	+58B	+67N	−46B	=42N	−14B	−28N	+50B	4.5	35.5	37.5	15.00	1748	+34.8
33	Madalski, Piotr	1583	POL	−11N	+69B	−10N	−57B	+34N	+60B	−44N	=38B	+43N	4.5	34.5	35.5	14.75	1569	-10.8
34	Mika, Wiktor	1521	POL	+42B	−21N	=44B	−40N	−33B	+62N	+55B	+65N	−13B	4.5	33.5	36.0	15.00	1703	+85.6
35	Bartosz, Aleksander	1589	POL	+13B	−67N	−42B	+69N	+25N	−23B	−20N	+57B	=52N	4.5	33.5	34.5	16.25	1715	+66.0
36	Zeluk, Karol	1571	POL	−67B	−8N	+38B	+66N	−15N	=25B	+70N	−19B	+58B	4.5	33.5	34.5	13.00	1590	+0.8
37	Czaplinski, Piotr	1762	POL	=47B	−54N	+66B	=65N	+22B	+31N	F	−7N	=16B	4.5	33.5	33.5	17.50	1681	-15.6
38	Szydziak, Damian	1522	POL	−25N	−32B	−36N	+74B	+69B	+53N	−28B	=33N	+51B	4.5	31.0	31.0	10.25	1605	+19.6
39	Harbuz, Maciej	1684	POL	+73B	−46N	−49B	=50N	+71B	−61N	+58B	−22N	+64B	4.5	26.0	26.0	8.75	1497	-72.0
40	Kuriata, Karol	1657	POL	−1N	=60B	+30N	+34B	−10N	−27B	+68N	=25B	F	4.0	39.5	41.0	14.50	1689	+4.6
41	Cwiertnia, Michal	1525	POL	+8B	−6B	+55N	−42N	+53B	−24N	+65B	−27B	−25N	4.0	38.5	41.0	15.50	1708	+79.6
42	Witkowski, Michal	1768	POL	−34N	+51B	+35N	+41B	−11N	=32B	−9N	=52B	−19N	4.0	38.0	41.5	16.00	1634	-62.4
43	Jankowiak, Cezary	0	POL	+53B	−12N	−28B	+51N	+65B	+55N	−21B	−24N	−33B	4.0	35.0	37.5	13.00	1649	0.0
44	Zalucka, Emilia	1691	POL	F	=52B	=34N	−17B	=60N	+56N	+33B	=29N	−14B	4.0	34.5	34.5	15.75	1679	-5.2
45	Kuriata, Tomasz	1598	POL	−14B	+74N	−8B	+58N	−26B	+50N	−31B	+59N	F	4.0	34.5	34.5	9.50	1614	+1.8
46	Borowski, Przemyslaw	1878	POL	+63N	+39B	+27N	−7B	+32N	−1B	−10N	—	—	4.0	34.0	37.0	17.00	1855	-2.8
47	Krasniewski, Piotr	1519	POL	=37N	−13B	−60N	=72B	+66N	−30B	−63N	+73B	+57N	4.0	26.0	26.0	7.50	1496	-7.2
48	Misiek, Stanislaw	1982	POL	+61B	+24N	F	−2B	+19N	=12N	−16B	−17N	—	3.5	37.0	37.0	16.25	1708	-90.0
49	Koba, Aleksander	1505	POL	+75B	−2B	+39N	−8N	−31B	−22N	−59B	+62N	=56B	3.5	36.5	36.5	9.25	1579	+16.0
50	Zabawa, Krzysztof	1538	POL	−27N	−19N	+75B	=39B	=30N	−45B	=53N	+70B	−32N	3.5	32.5	32.5	7.25	1545	+3.6
51	Huchwajda, Grzegorz	1554	POL	−6N	−42N	+74B	−43B	=68N	+64B	−25N	+60B	−38N	3.5	31.5	31.5	6.75	1523	-8.4
52	Okhrimenko, Hlib	1644	POL	=5B	=44N	−14B	F	+70N	=20B	F	=42N	=35B	3.5	31.0	31.0	13.25	1733	+20.4
53	Trebala, Michal	1702	POL	−43N	−57B	+62N	+60B	−41N	−38B	=50B	−58N	+59B	3.5	28.0	31.0	10.75	1479	-49.4
54	Dworzanski, Maciej	1503	POL	F	+37B	−9N	−20B	−61N	−68B	+69B	=55N	+63N	3.5	28.0	28.0	10.25	1613	+20.4
55	Klimovich, Hanna	1703	FID	+74B	−29N	−41B	+59N	F	−43B	−34N	=54B	+60N	3.5	26.5	26.5	7.75	1579	-46.0
56	Huchla, Andrzej	1552	POL	−21B	+75N	−24B	+73N	−23N	−44B	−60N	+69B	=49N	3.5	26.5	26.5	2.75	1515	-10.2
57	Krol, Witold	1543	POL	−12B	+53N	−16B	+33N	−24B	−65N	+62B	−35N	−47B	3.0	35.5	38.0	11.00	1519	-10.4
58	Siwek, Kornel	1470	POL	+20N	−27B	−32N	−45B	+59B	F	−39N	+53B	−36N	3.0	34.5	34.5	12.00	1571	+36.4
59	Dabrowski, Andrzej	1544	POL	−2N	−20B	+63N	−55B	−58N	+66B	+49N	−45B	−53N	3.0	33.0	35.0	8.50	1447	-20.6
60	Superson, Dawid	1513	POL	−15B	=40N	+47B	−53N	=44B	−33N	+56B	−51N	−55B	3.0	32.5	36.0	11.50	1512	-0.2
61	Morenko, Oleksandr	1606	UKR	−48N	+62B	−13N	F	+54B	+39B	F	−8N	−26B	3.0	31.0	31.0	11.00	1649	+7.2
62	Zaheer Abbas, Thaneesha Fathima	1505	POL	−23N	−61N	−53B	+63B	+72N	−34B	−57N	−49B	+69N	3.0	26.5	27.0	4.50	1468	-30.0
63	Bekala, Franciszek	1581	POL	−46B	−66N	−59B	−62N	+75B	+74N	+47B	−26N	−54B	3.0	24.5	24.5	4.00	1493	-40.8
64	Chebes, Nikola	0	POL	−28B	−22N	F	−30B	+73B	−51N	+74N	+68B	−39N	3.0	23.5	23.5	1.50	1421	0.0
65	Orlowski, Adam	1657	POL	F	+70N	−18B	=37B	−43N	+57B	−41N	−34B	—	2.5	26.5	26.5	6.25	1502	-42.8
66	Olszanski, Bartosz	0	POL	−31N	+63B	−37N	−36B	−47B	−59N	+73N	F	—	2.0	23.5	23.5	3.00	1339	0.0
67	Konewko, Konrad	1873	POL	+36N	+35B	−7N	−32B	F	F	—	—	—	2.0	20.0	20.0	9.00	1728	-13.6
68	Hermans, Jan	1504	POL	−24B	−71N	F	F	=51B	+54N	−40B	−64N	F	1.5	21.0	21.0	5.25	1455	-12.8
69	Sokolowski, Gustaw	1458	POL	−16B	−33N	F	−35B	−38N	+73B	−54N	−56N	−62B	1.0	29.0	29.0	0.00	767	-112.8
70	Kiszkiel, Wiktor	0	POL	F	−65B	−17N	+75N	−52B	F	−36B	−50N	F	1.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	1356	0.0
71	Macedonski, Igor	1591	POL	−18N	+68B	−25B	F	−39N	F	—	—	—	1.0	17.5	17.5	1.50	1527	-15.2
72	Khyzhniak, Dmytro	1641	POL	−9N	F	−26B	=47N	−62B	—	—	—	—	0.5	18.0	18.0	2.00	1326	-31.4
73	FIDE 91109612	0	—	−39N	F	−19B	−56B	−64N	−69N	−66B	−47N	—	0.0	23.5	23.5	0.00	787	0.0
74	Kiszkiel, Dawid	1427	POL	−55N	−45B	−51N	−38N	F	−63B	−64B	—	—	0.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	790	-29.0
75	Waliczek, Krzysztof	1739	POL	−49N	−56B	−50N	−70B	−63N	—	—	—	—	0.0	13.5	14.5	0.00	751	-119.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Panczyszyn, SzymonPOL
+135.2
7.0 pts · #2
2Klincewicz, KatarzynaPOL
+91.6
5.0 pts · #19
3Mika, WiktorPOL
+85.6
4.5 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Waliczek, KrzysztofPOL
-119.2
0.0 pts · #74
2Sokolowski, GustawPOL
-112.8
1.0 pts · #73
3Misiek, StanislawPOL
-90.0
3.5 pts · #48

Biggest upsets

R8+349 Elo gap
Szachniewicz, Aleksander1633 beat Misiek, Stanislaw1982
R1+328 Elo gap
Bartosz, Aleksander1589 beat Fuks, Milan1917
R7+283 Elo gap
Nguyen Doan, Bao Anh Angelina1751 beat Achinovich, Oleg2034