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VII Puchar Strzelca w Szachach

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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Strzelce Opolskie, Poland. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1885, and top seed was Krzysztof Banasik (πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± POL, FM, 2182).

Krzysztof Banasik (πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± POL, FM, 2182) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Andrzej Czernecki (4.0) and Franciszek Bozek (4.0). Banasik shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Michal Burcan (1500) beat Valeri Riabov (1909), a +409-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±Strzelce Opolskie, Poland
Dates
14 Feb 2026 β†’ 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±FMKrzysztof Banasik2182
Avg top 10
1,885
Participants
22
Titled players Β· 1
FMΓ—1
Federations Β· 2 represented
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡±PolandΓ—21
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦UkraineΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
9
3
4
2
3
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Banasik4Bozek4Czernecki4Kowalski3.5Monka3.5Hadrian3
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 4.0/5. Banasik takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).

R3–R5 Β· WIN STREAK

Franciszek Bozek won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMKrzysztof Banasik*β€”
Β½
Β½
2Franciszek Bozekβ€”*β€”β€”
3Andrzej Czernecki
Β½
β€”*
1
4Maciej Kowalski
Β½
β€”
0
*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Banasik, KrzysztofFM2182POL+14B=4N+6B+10N=2B4.013.015.011.252085-6.8
2Czernecki, Andrzej2043POL+19N+16B=10N+4B=1N4.012.013.510.252065+5.8
3Bozek, Franciszek1839POL+20Nβˆ’5B+14N+7B+11N4.011.012.08.501950+27.6
4Kowalski, Maciej1814POL+17B=1B+5Nβˆ’2N+10B3.514.016.010.001996+44.8
5Monka, Patryk1731POL+18B+3Nβˆ’4B+15N=8B3.512.514.59.501889+33.2
6Charczenko, Dominik1802POL+21N=7Bβˆ’1N=9B+14N3.012.013.06.001887+9.8
7Hadrian, Patryk1850POL+15B=6N=11Bβˆ’3N+17B3.011.513.56.751785-7.4
8Kapral, Krzysztof1876POLβˆ’10N+12B+20N=11B=5N3.011.012.06.501790-10.0
9Kozaczuk, Witold1760POL=22Nβˆ’10B+19N=6N+15B3.09.09.55.251798+3.8
10Wilman, Maciej1667POL+8B+9N=2Bβˆ’1Bβˆ’4N2.514.517.58.001912+56.8
11Mierzwa, Mateusz1667POL=12N+22B=7N=8Nβˆ’3B2.512.513.04.751780+21.2
12Riabov, Valeri1909UKR=11Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’13B+22N+19B2.59.510.03.251609-60.8
13Burcan, Michal1500POLβˆ’16N=19B+12Nβˆ’14B+18B2.58.510.05.251678+20.8
14Klama, Andrzej1691POLβˆ’1N+17Bβˆ’3B+13Nβˆ’6B2.013.515.54.501706-0.6
15Linek, Karol1654POLβˆ’7N+21B+16Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’9N2.011.512.53.001670+3.2
16Ogrodnik, Szymon1776POL+13Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’15Bβˆ’18N+20B2.010.511.53.501716-14.0
17Nykiel, Jakub1594POLβˆ’4Nβˆ’14N+22B+20Bβˆ’7N2.09.510.01.501548-13.2
18Klimaszewski, Krzysztof0POLβˆ’5Nβˆ’20B+21N+16Bβˆ’13N2.09.010.03.0015820.0
19Wrobel, Mateusz1680POLβˆ’2B=13Nβˆ’9B+21Nβˆ’12N1.512.013.02.251623-10.6
20Juruc, Franciszek1606POLβˆ’3B+18Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’16N1.011.013.02.00973-47.2
21Chuc, Leon1592POLβˆ’6Bβˆ’15Nβˆ’18Bβˆ’19B+22N1.08.59.00.50914-40.4
22Bosy, Henryk0POL=9Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’17Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’21B0.510.011.01.5013410.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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