V RYBNIK CHESS CLASSIC

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57 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 18 Feb 2026 in Rybnik, Poland. 9 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2131, and top seed was Rafal Tymrakiewicz (🇵🇱 POL, FM, 2269).

Henryk Samborski (🇵🇱 POL, FM, 2059) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Zuzanna Gaszka (7.0) and Artur Oborski (6.5). Samborski took the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Wojciech Rojek (1947) beat Rafal Tymrakiewicz (FM, 2269), a +322-point gap.

Location

🇵🇱Rybnik, Poland

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 18 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇱FMRafal Tymrakiewicz2269

Avg top 10

2,131

Participants

Titled players · 9

FM×4

CM×3

WFM×2

Federations · 2 represented

🇵🇱Poland×53

🇨🇿Czech Republic×3

Top 3

🥇
FMHenryk Samborski
🇵🇱POL·2059
7.0pts·2101perf+13.0
🥈
WFMZuzanna Gaszka
🇵🇱POL·2027
7.0pts·2165perf+66.0
🥉
Artur Oborski
🇵🇱POL·2135
6.5pts·2180perf+14.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Gaszka7Samborski7Oborski6.5Tymrakiewicz6.5Lizak6.5Modzelewski6

R7 · LEADER CHANGE17 Feb

WFM Zuzanna Gaszka takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Samborski takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (42.5).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Zuzanna Gaszka lost to FM Henryk Samborski (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WFMZuzanna Gaszka	*	0	1	—
2FMHenryk Samborski	1	*	½	—
3Artur Oborski	0	½	*	—
4FMRafal Tymrakiewicz	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Samborski, HenrykFM	2059	POL	+41B	=18N	−13B	+25N	+24B	+14N	+30B	+2N	=3N	7.0	42.5	46.0	34.75	2101	+13.0
2	Gaszka, ZuzannaWFM	2027	POL	+40B	=13N	+34B	+43N	=23B	+22B	+3N	−1B	+7N	7.0	41.5	45.0	33.00	2165	+66.0
3	Oborski, Artur	2135	POL	+49N	+20B	+9N	=30B	+11N	+6N	−2B	=12N	=1B	6.5	46.0	48.0	32.75	2180	+14.0
4	Tymrakiewicz, RafalFM	2269	POL	+21N	−16B	−8N	+39B	+38N	+35B	+22N	=6B	+12N	6.5	39.5	43.0	29.00	2113	-24.8
5	Lizak, JakubCM	2207	POL	+38N	+10B	F	=22B	−16N	+27B	+18N	+24B	+19N	6.5	38.5	42.0	30.75	2137	-8.0
6	Helis, TadeuszFM	2142	POL	+25B	+7N	=12B	+23N	+30N	−3B	=19B	=4N	=8N	6.0	44.5	48.5	30.50	2154	+5.0
7	Ziobrowska, MajaWFM	1987	POL	+26N	−6B	+38N	+35B	−10N	+21B	+23N	+11B	−2B	6.0	42.5	46.0	27.00	2034	+31.6
8	Bilochenko, MatviiCM	1990	POL	+44B	=34N	+4B	=12N	=14B	+43N	=11B	=19N	=6B	6.0	41.5	44.5	28.75	2120	+65.2
9	Modzelewski, Filip	1998	POL	+39N	+28B	−3B	−14N	+33B	=15N	=13B	+16N	+23B	6.0	41.0	44.5	27.00	1963	-5.6
10	Galazka, Aleksander	1903	POL	+56B	−5N	+33B	+51N	+7B	−11N	−12B	+31N	+30B	6.0	37.0	38.0	20.50	2023	+52.0
11	Pniaczek, MarekFM	2215	POL	=54B	+15N	+18B	+13N	−3B	+10B	=8N	−7N	=14B	5.5	46.0	47.0	28.25	1993	-41.2
12	Kotarski, Bartosz	2028	POL	+31N	+51B	=6N	=8B	−22N	+26B	+10N	=3B	−4B	5.5	44.0	45.5	25.25	2017	+2.6
13	Plowy, Karol	1823	POL	+42N	=2B	+1N	−11B	−19B	+40N	=9N	+22B	=18N	5.5	43.5	47.0	27.50	2003	+73.2
14	Czech, Franciszek	1872	POL	+53N	−30B	+31N	+9B	=8N	−1B	=17N	+26B	=11N	5.5	42.0	43.0	23.75	1974	+48.0
15	Jakimiuk, Kacper	1745	POL	+52N	−11B	+39N	+20B	−17N	=9B	−16N	+27B	+24N	5.5	39.0	40.0	21.50	1917	+62.7
16	Rojek, Wojciech	1947	POL	+36B	+4N	−23B	=24N	+5B	−30N	+15B	−9B	=17N	5.0	42.5	46.5	27.25	2022	+37.2
17	Trybus, Daniel	2098	POL	+33B	−22N	=25B	+34N	+15B	−19N	=14B	=30N	=16B	5.0	38.0	42.0	23.00	1902	-39.8
18	Seemann, Adam	1882	POL	+55N	=1B	−11N	+21B	−43B	+51N	−5B	+40N	=13B	5.0	38.0	39.0	17.25	1933	+18.0
19	Staniczek, Kacper	1984	POL	F	F	+42N	+32B	+13N	+17B	=6N	=8B	−5B	5.0	36.5	36.5	24.00	2108	+42.0
20	Trybus, Dominika	1872	POL	+29B	−3N	+41B	−15N	−40B	=25N	+45B	+38N	=22B	5.0	36.0	38.5	18.50	1718	-29.0
21	Fojcik, Krzysztof	1736	POL	−4B	+54N	+47B	−18N	+36B	−7N	+44B	−23N	+31B	5.0	35.0	36.0	14.00	1785	+7.8
22	Fuks, Milan	1941	POL	+50N	+17B	=43B	=5N	+12B	−2N	−4B	−13N	=20N	4.5	44.5	46.0	19.50	2004	+22.4
23	Velim, VojtechCM	2077	CZE	+46N	+35B	+16N	−6B	=2N	F	−7B	+21B	−9N	4.5	41.5	41.5	20.00	1964	-38.8
24	Gora, Maria	1820	POL	+48B	−43N	+44B	=16B	−1N	+29N	+25B	−5N	−15B	4.5	39.5	41.5	16.50	1777	-18.4
25	Mrozek, Paulina	1645	POL	−6N	+50B	=17N	−1B	+46N	=20B	−24N	=36B	+39N	4.5	37.5	39.0	14.50	1757	+32.8
26	Piotrowski, Aleksander	1464	POL	−7B	−47N	+48B	+54N	+28B	−12N	+41B	−14N	=34N	4.5	33.0	34.0	13.00	1774	+116.0
27	Donocik, Jan	1583	POL	−43B	−32N	+55B	+52N	=51B	−5N	+29B	−15N	+40B	4.5	30.0	31.0	10.75	1593	-4.4
28	Bronikowski, Mateusz	1743	POL	+47B	−9N	=32B	F	−26N	−31B	+48N	+37N	+38B	4.5	30.0	30.0	13.50	1611	-47.2
29	Helis, Jan	0	POL	−20N	=46B	−49N	+50B	+32N	−24B	−27N	+42N	+41B	4.5	29.5	31.0	13.75	1571	0.0
30	Niesporek, Franciszek	2051	POL	+37B	+14N	F	=3N	−6B	+16B	−1N	=17B	−10N	4.0	47.5	51.5	20.25	1975	-28.0
31	Helis, Pawel	1562	POL	−12B	+48N	−14B	−47N	+45B	+28N	+34B	−10B	−21N	4.0	35.0	37.0	13.00	1733	+31.2
32	Stec, Tomasz	0	POL	−35N	+27B	=28N	−19N	−29B	=42B	=39N	+48B	=36N	4.0	33.5	35.5	14.25	1652	+3.6
33	Przygoda, Mateusz	1609	POL	−17N	+55B	−10N	+56B	−9N	+39B	−35N	−34B	+44N	4.0	32.5	33.5	8.50	1631	+6.0
34	Klimanek, Daniel	1799	POL	+57N	=8B	−2N	−17B	+47B	F	−31N	+33N	=26B	4.0	32.5	32.5	11.25	1660	-21.4
35	Figa, Karolina	1857	POL	+32B	−23N	+40B	−7N	+41B	−4N	+33B	—	—	4.0	28.5	32.0	15.00	1864	+3.6
36	Nieroda, Jakub	1446	POL	−16N	−38B	+57N	+49B	−21N	−46B	+47N	=25N	=32B	4.0	28.5	28.5	8.25	1515	+16.4
37	Flidr, Jan	1570	CZE	−30N	−42B	−53N	+57B	−48N	+52B	+50N	−28B	+47B	4.0	19.5	19.5	4.50	906	-40.4
38	Bandura, Maksymilian	1647	POL	−5B	+36N	−7B	+44N	−4B	+47N	=40B	−20B	−28N	3.5	39.0	41.0	10.75	1634	-16.0
39	Reclik, Jakub	1512	POL	−9B	+45N	−15B	−4N	+52B	−33N	=32B	+44N	−25B	3.5	36.0	37.0	8.50	1529	-8.0
40	Dubiel, Antoni	1558	POL	−2N	+57B	−35N	+53B	+20N	−13B	=38N	−18B	−27N	3.5	35.5	35.5	7.75	1575	-4.8
41	Ostas, Jakub	1591	POL	−1N	+53B	−20N	+42B	−35N	=48B	−26N	+45B	−29N	3.5	33.0	34.0	8.00	1479	-42.0
42	Synowiec, Piotr	0	POL	−13B	+37N	−19B	−41N	−44B	=32N	+52N	−29B	+50N	3.5	31.0	32.0	8.50	1486	0.0
43	Weber, Robert	2054	POL	+27N	+24B	=22N	−2B	+18N	−8B	—	—	—	3.5	27.0	31.5	16.25	1943	-14.6
44	Helis, Wojciech	1488	POL	−8N	+52B	−24N	−38B	+42N	+49B	−21N	−39B	−33B	3.0	32.0	33.0	6.50	1375	-33.6
45	Flidrova, Mariana	0	CZE	−51N	−39B	+50N	=46B	−31N	+55B	−20N	−41N	F	2.5	22.5	22.5	3.75	1251	-36.0
46	Weber, Dorian	1605	POL	−23B	=29N	=54B	=45N	−25B	+36N	—	—	—	2.5	20.0	21.0	8.00	1574	-14.0
47	Siwczyk, Andrzej	0	POL	−28N	+26B	−21N	+31B	−34N	−38B	−36B	F	−37N	2.0	33.5	33.5	8.50	1425	0.0
48	Wiesiolek, Blazej	0	POL	−24N	−31B	−26N	F	+37B	=41N	−28B	−32N	=52B	2.0	30.0	30.0	6.25	1394	-11.2
49	Kupczyk, Jan	1627	POL	−3B	−56N	+29B	−36N	+53B	−44N	—	—	—	2.0	19.0	20.0	5.50	846	-57.6
50	Ziobrowska, Iga	1432	POL	−22B	−25N	−45B	−29N	F	+53N	−37B	=52N	−42B	1.5	25.5	25.5	1.50	840	0.0
51	Cieslar, Nikodem	1798	POL	+45B	−12N	F	−10B	=27N	−18B	—	—	—	1.5	23.5	24.5	4.75	1615	-44.8
52	FIDE 545066175	0	—	−15B	−44N	F	−27B	−39N	−37N	−42B	=50B	=48N	1.0	27.5	27.5	1.75	1152	0.0
53	Kupczyk, Lukasz	0	POL	−14B	−41N	+37B	−40N	−49N	−50B	—	—	—	1.0	18.5	20.0	4.00	1399	0.0
54	Gorzny, Tobiasz	1708	POL	=11N	−21B	=46N	−26B	F	—	—	—	—	1.0	17.5	18.5	4.00	1534	-38.8
55	Canibol, Jakub	0	POL	−18B	−33N	−27N	F	+57B	−45N	—	—	—	1.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	816	0.0
56	Mich, Leszek	0	POL	−10N	+49B	F	−33N	F	—	—	—	—	1.0	13.5	14.5	2.00	1568	0.0
57	Weber, Dobrochna	0	POL	−34B	−40N	−36B	−37N	−55N	F	—	—	—	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	795	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Piotrowski, AleksanderPOL
+116.0
4.5 pts · #16
2Plowy, KarolPOL
+73.2
5.5 pts · #15
3Gaszka, ZuzannaWFMPOL
+66.0
7.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Kupczyk, JanPOL
-57.6
2.0 pts · #54
2Bronikowski, MateuszPOL
-47.2
4.5 pts · #29
3Cieslar, NikodemPOL
-44.8
1.5 pts · #42

Biggest upsets

R2+322 Elo gap
Rojek, Wojciech1947 beat FMTymrakiewicz, Rafal2269
R5+314 Elo gap
Dubiel, Antoni1558 beat Trybus, Dominika1872
R5+279 Elo gap
Piotrowski, Aleksander1464 beat Bronikowski, Mateusz1743