VII Szachowe Mikolajki z Krakowskim Klubem Szachistow - gr. A
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16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in Krakow, Poland. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2046, and top seed was Konrad Bus (🇵🇱 POL, 2276).
Maciej Zalega (🇵🇱 POL, 2195) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Maciej Wolak (3.5) and Dawid Pekala (3.0). Zalega won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Adam Ciesla (1823) beat Dmytro Khimichenko (2061), a +238-point gap.
Location
🇵🇱Krakow, Poland
Dates
06 Dec 2025 → 07 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇵🇱Poland×14
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMaciej Zalega led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Maciej Zalega never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Maciej Zalega went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maciej Zalega | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2Maciej Wolak | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Dawid Pekala | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Konrad Bus | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zalega, Maciej | 2195 | POL | +16B | +6N | =4B | +3N | +5B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.00 | 2362 | +34.0 |
| 2 | Wolak, Maciej | 2020 | POL | =10B | =3N | =6B | +7N | +11B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 8.25 | 2061 | +12.8 |
| 3 | Pekala, Dawid | 2049 | POL | =7N | =2B | +15N | −1B | +10N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1996 | -10.4 |
| 4 | Bus, Konrad | 2276 | POL | +13N | =8B | =1N | F | +9B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 2181 | -5.8 |
| 5 | Rozhok, Oleksii | 1995 | UKR | −15N | +7B | +11N | +8B | −1N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 2033 | +5.8 |
| 6 | Ciesla, Adam | 1823 | POL | +11N | −1B | =2N | =10B | =14N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1964 | +32.4 |
| 7 | Wieczorek, Lech | 1817 | POL | =3B | −5N | +13N | −2B | +16B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1966 | +19.2 |
| 8 | Wnuk, Piotr | 1952 | POL | +14B | =4N | =12B | −5N | =13B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 2017 | +14.8 |
| 9 | Alexeev, Nikita | 1830 | UKR | =12B | −10N | +14B | +16N | −4N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1951 | +12.8 |
| 10 | Branka, Julia | 1808 | POL | =2N | +9B | F | =6N | −3B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1931 | +24.8 |
| 11 | Khimichenko, Dmytro | 2061 | POL | −6B | +16N | −5B | +13N | −2N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1849 | -56.8 |
| 12 | Nakonechnyi, OleksiiCM | 2146 | POL | =9N | +15B | =8N | F | — | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1979 | -20.8 |
| 13 | Artsemenka, Mikalai | 1930 | POL | −4B | =14N | −7B | −11B | =8N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1728 | -26.0 |
| 14 | Iwulski, Krzysztof | 1735 | POL | −8N | =13B | −9N | F | =6B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1691 | -8.8 |
| 15 | Szwed, Karol | 1780 | POL | +5B | −12N | −3B | F | — | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1938 | +20.0 |
| 16 | Osinski, Tomasz | 1835 | POL | −1N | −11B | F | −9B | −7N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1176 | -54.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zalega, MaciejPOL+34.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Ciesla, AdamPOL+32.42.5 pts · #7
- 3Branka, JuliaPOL+24.82.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Khimichenko, DmytroPOL-56.82.0 pts · #10
- 2Osinski, TomaszPOL-54.00.0 pts · #16
- 3Artsemenka, MikalaiPOL-26.01.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R1+238 Elo gap
- R1+215 Elo gap
- R3+113 Elo gap