II Miedzynarodowe Otwarte Mistrzostwa Euroregionu Slask Cieszynski - OPEN B
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32 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Feb 2026 to 27 Feb 2026 in Ustron, Poland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1618, and top seed was Aleksander Cichocki (🇵🇱 POL, 1743).
Michal Kret (🇵🇱 POL, 1654) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Aleksander Cichocki (8.0) and Stanislaw Matus (6.0). Kret shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Franciszek Stypulkowski (1461) beat Samuel Zimny (1648), a +187-point gap.
Location
🇵🇱Ustron, Poland
Dates
23 Feb 2026 → 27 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇵🇱Poland×27
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Michal Kret held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 8.0/9. Kret takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Michal Kret beat Aleksander Cichocki (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michal Kret | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Aleksander Cichocki | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Stanislaw Matus | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Artur Michalak | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kret, Michal | 1654 | POL | +24B | +10N | +2B | +11N | =7B | =5N | +8N | +4B | +6N | 8.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 43.50 | 1892 | +72.8 |
| 2 | Cichocki, Aleksander | 1743 | POL | +26N | +19B | −1N | +4B | +9N | +13B | +7B | +10N | +12B | 8.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 39.00 | 1834 | +24.0 |
| 3 | Matus, Stanislaw | 1483 | POL | +27N | −6B | −4N | +29B | +17N | +14B | =5B | =7N | +15B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 26.00 | 1469 | -2.0 |
| 4 | Michalak, Artur | 0 | POL | −11B | +?N | +3B | −2N | +18B | +29N | +12B | −1N | =5B | 5.5 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 20.75 | 1612 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Gwozdz, Szymon | 1529 | POL | +13B | +29N | =12B | =9N | +24B | =1B | =3N | −6B | =4N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 26.00 | 1524 | -0.8 |
| 6 | Cichocki, Jakub | 1687 | POL | +32B | +3N | −11B | +12N | =8B | −7N | +24B | +5N | −1B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 24.75 | 1574 | -33.2 |
| 7 | Bryk, Blazej | 1594 | POL | F | +30B | =17N | +14B | =1N | +6B | −2N | =3B | +10N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 26.75 | 1671 | +11.0 |
| 8 | Stypulkowski, Franciszek | 1461 | POL | +16B | −12N | +21B | +17B | =6N | +11N | −1B | −9B | +20N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 25.25 | 1564 | +32.0 |
| 9 | Dworzanski, Maciej | 1521 | POL | +14N | +25B | =20N | =5B | −2B | =24N | +21B | +8N | F | 5.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 24.50 | 1575 | +5.8 |
| 10 | Kruszynski, Jacek | 1450 | POL | +22N | −1B | −14N | +28B | +21N | +15B | +13N | −2B | −7B | 5.0 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 21.50 | 865 | -27.6 |
| 11 | Zimny, Samuel | 1648 | POL | +4N | +15B | +6N | −1B | −13N | −8B | +14N | +19B | F | 5.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 25.00 | 1565 | -17.2 |
| 12 | Rozkowicz, Czeslaw | 1659 | POL | +31N | +8B | =5N | −6B | +19N | =20B | −4N | +13B | −2N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 21.25 | 1575 | -13.2 |
| 13 | Slowik, Damian | 0 | POL | −5N | +?B | +19N | +15B | +11B | −2N | −10B | −12N | +21B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 18.00 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Wronski, Jan | 0 | POL | −9B | +23N | +10B | −7N | +27B | −3N | −11B | +25N | +22B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 20.00 | 1299 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Pruba, Julian | 0 | POL | +?B | −11N | +16B | −13N | +32B | −10N | +20N | +24B | −3N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 14.50 | 1346 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Nowosad, Malina | 0 | POL | −8N | +31B | −15N | =26B | −29N | +30N | =18B | +23N | +19B | 5.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 16.00 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Nitsch, Aleksander | 0 | POL | =20N | +28B | =7B | −8N | −3B | −21N | +29B | =18N | +27B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 16.50 | 1386 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Kret, Piotr | 1563 | POL | =28N | −20B | +27N | =25B | −4N | =22B | =16N | =17B | +24N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 37.0 | 17.25 | 777 | -19.6 |
| 19 | Duda, Adam | 1488 | POL | +21B | −2N | −13B | +31N | −12B | +25N | +23B | −11N | −16N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 13.50 | 885 | -29.6 |
| 20 | Halacz, Tymoteusz | 1578 | POL | =17B | +18N | =9B | −24N | +25B | =12N | −15B | =22N | −8B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 17.50 | 1550 | -6.0 |
| 21 | Zieba, Karol | 0 | POL | −19N | +26B | −8N | +23N | −10B | +17B | −9N | +?B | −13N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 12.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 91145864 | 0 | — | −10B | −24N | −23B | +?N | +31B | =18N | +27B | =20B | −14N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 9.75 | 1406 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Hrckova, Ema | 0 | CZE | −30N | −14B | +22N | −21B | +26N | +28B | −19N | −16B | +31N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 13.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Luczyszyn, Wiktor | 0 | POL | −1N | +22B | +30N | +20B | −5N | =9B | −6N | −15N | −18B | 3.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 12.75 | 1392 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Wieczorek, Alicja | 0 | POL | +?B | −9N | =29B | =18N | −20N | −19B | +28N | −14B | =26N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 8.75 | 1216 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Canibol, Jakub | 0 | POL | −2B | −21N | +?B | =16N | −23B | −27N | =31B | +30N | =25B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 7.25 | 946 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Konowol, Jadwiga | 0 | POL | −3B | =32N | −18B | +?N | −14N | +26B | −22N | +29B | −17N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 7.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 91140420 | 0 | — | =18B | −17N | =32B | −10N | +30B | −23N | −25B | +?N | =?N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 5.25 | 1316 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 545012210 | 0 | — | F | −5B | =25N | −3N | +16B | −4B | −17N | −27N | +?B | 2.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 6.75 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 545070520 | 0 | — | +23B | −7N | −24B | −32N | −28N | −16B | +?N | −26B | F | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 4.00 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Hasnik, Ksawery | 0 | POL | −12B | −16N | +?N | −19B | −22N | =?B | =26N | F | −23B | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 1.75 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Chrascina, Gustaw | 0 | POL | −6N | =27B | =28N | +30B | −15N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 863 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kret, MichalPOL+72.88.0 pts · #1
- 2Stypulkowski, FranciszekPOL+32.05.5 pts · #7
- 3Cichocki, AleksanderPOL+24.08.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Cichocki, JakubPOL-33.25.5 pts · #4
- 2Duda, AdamPOL-29.64.0 pts · #25
- 3Kruszynski, JacekPOL-27.65.0 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R6+187 Elo gap
- R9+117 Elo gap