Forteca Chess Challenge - o male normy II.I,K. - do FIDE - 5 Rund (BAKU)
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31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Czeladz, Poland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1746, and top seed was Jakub Wieczorek (🇵🇱 POL, 1923).
Jeremi Wesolowski (🇵🇱 POL, 1708) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Wojciech Wojcik (4.0) and Jakub Wieczorek (4.0). Wesolowski clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Michal Stachera (1465) beat Oskar Ciupek (1754), a +289-point gap.
Location
🇵🇱Czeladz, Poland
Dates
14 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇵🇱Poland×30
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJeremi Wesolowski led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE15 Mar
Jeremi Wesolowski takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Wojciech Wojcik won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jeremi Wesolowski | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2Jan Szymczyk | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Wojciech Wojcik | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Jakub Wieczorek | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesolowski, Jeremi | 1708 | POL | +17N | +24B | =3N | +14B | +2B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 12.50 | 2110 | +92.0 |
| 2 | Wojcik, Wojciech | 1869 | POL | +29N | +11B | +4N | +8B | −1N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 1862 | -0.4 |
| 3 | Wieczorek, Jakub | 1923 | POL | +15B | +14N | =1B | =13N | +7B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 11.50 | 1911 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Szymczyk, Jan | 1632 | POL | +10N | +13B | −2B | +27N | +9B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1910 | +69.6 |
| 5 | Zaba, Patryk | 1547 | POL | −7B | +26N | +31N | +16B | +8N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1687 | +15.2 |
| 6 | Kruszynski, Lukasz | 1633 | POL | −13N | +9B | =16N | +20N | +15B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.75 | 1763 | +17.6 |
| 7 | Stachera, Michal | 1465 | POL | +5N | +17B | −8B | +12N | −3N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 9.50 | 1727 | +32.0 |
| 8 | Krzyszpien, Mateusz | 1492 | POL | +22N | +29B | +7N | −2N | −5B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1695 | +25.8 |
| 9 | Korzeniec, Jaroslaw | 1460 | POL | +19B | −6N | +25N | +18B | −4N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1657 | +50.0 |
| 10 | Bulva, Maksim | 1731 | POL | −4B | =18N | =19B | +25N | +13B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1686 | -5.4 |
| 11 | Sieczkowska, Hanna | 1633 | POL | +12B | −2N | −14B | +30N | +27B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1703 | +14.8 |
| 12 | Ciupek, Oskar | 1754 | POL | −11N | +25B | +24N | −7B | +22N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1652 | -24.8 |
| 13 | Klimanek, Daniel | 1778 | POL | +6B | −4N | +28B | =3B | −10N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1708 | -9.2 |
| 14 | Ryszka, Maciej | 1689 | POL | +28B | −3B | +11N | −1N | =24B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 1697 | +0.8 |
| 15 | Klisz, Piotr | 1662 | SVK | −3N | =16B | +23N | +19B | −6N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1620 | -7.0 |
| 16 | Schudy, Michal | 1467 | POL | +26B | =15N | =6B | −5N | =20B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1616 | +39.2 |
| 17 | Rudzki, Artur | 1626 | POL | −1B | −7N | +29N | +21B | =18N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1590 | -9.6 |
| 18 | Mueller, Pawel | 1518 | POL | +21N | =10B | =20B | −9N | =17B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1626 | +28.4 |
| 19 | Jurczyk, Szymon | 1545 | POL | −9N | +21B | =10N | −15N | +28B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1621 | +22.0 |
| 20 | Beier, Tymoteusz | 1684 | POL | −24N | +23B | =18N | −6B | =16N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1482 | -54.4 |
| 21 | Jozwiak, Wiktor | 1614 | POL | −18B | −19N | +26B | −17N | +30B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1366 | -25.8 |
| 22 | Kawa, Aleksander | 1589 | POL | −8B | +30N | −27B | +28N | −12B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1398 | -39.2 |
| 23 | Lignar, Kacper | 1532 | POL | +30B | −20N | −15B | −26N | +25B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1435 | -21.2 |
| 24 | Tendera, Jan | 1618 | POL | +20B | −1N | −12B | F | =14N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Stachurski, Kamil | 1603 | POL | +27N | −12N | −9B | −10B | −23N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1360 | -61.6 |
| 26 | Sieczkowski, Bartosz | 1547 | POL | −16N | −5B | −21N | +23B | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1346 | -43.2 |
| 27 | Kryszak, Jakub | 1503 | POL | −25B | F | +22N | −4B | −11N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1420 | -15.2 |
| 28 | Klopotowski, Dariusz | 1620 | POL | −14N | +31B | −13N | −22B | −19N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 849 | -37.0 |
| 29 | Kuczok, Stanislaw | 1658 | POL | −2B | −8N | −17B | F | — | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 862 | -29.8 |
| 30 | Mierzwinski, Wiktor | 0 | POL | −23N | −22B | F | −11B | −21N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Ras, Maciej | 0 | POL | F | −28N | −5B | F | — | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 779 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wesolowski, JeremiPOL+92.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Szymczyk, JanPOL+69.64.0 pts · #2
- 3Korzeniec, JaroslawPOL+50.03.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Stachurski, KamilPOL-61.61.0 pts · #26
- 2Beier, TymoteuszPOL-54.42.0 pts · #20
- 3Sieczkowski, BartoszPOL-43.21.0 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R4+289 Elo gap
- R2+166 Elo gap
- R2+161 Elo gap