Swietokrzyski Festiwal Szachowy 2026 - OPEN A

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81 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Kielce, Poland. 9 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2213, and top seed was Petro Golubka (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2336).

Petro Golubka (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2336) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Olaf Gradalski (5.5) and Vaclav Rajlich (5.5). Golubka shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Agnieszka Slusarczyk (1714) beat Kamil Celinski (2023), a +309-point gap.

Location

🇵🇱Kielce, Poland

Dates

01 May 2026 → 03 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇦GMPetro Golubka2336

Avg top 10

2,213

Participants

Titled players · 9

GM×1

FM×3

CM×4

WFM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇵🇱Poland×71

🇺🇦Ukraine×7

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇨🇦Canada×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
GMPetro Golubka
🇨🇦CAN·2336
5.5pts·2380perf+3.7
🥈
Olaf Gradalski
🇵🇱POL·2166
5.5pts·2337perf+29.8
🥉
CMVaclav Rajlich
🇵🇱POL·2205
5.5pts·2334perf+37.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 4 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Golubka5.5Gradalski5.5Kraczek5.5Rajlich5.5Tytynnik5Backiel5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 5.5/7. Golubka takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Petro Golubka drew with Olaf Gradalski (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Petro Golubka 3 wins (R3–R5)Olaf Gradalski 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMPetro Golubka	*	½	—	1
2Olaf Gradalski	½	*	—	½
3CMCezary Kraczek	—	—	*	—
4CMVaclav Rajlich	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Golubka, PetroGM	2336	CAN	+20N	=14B	+3N	+23B	+5N	=2B	=7N	5.5	30.0	34.0	26.50	2380	+3.7
2	Gradalski, Olaf	2166	POL	+15B	=23N	+10B	+35N	+8B	=1N	=3N	5.5	29.0	32.5	25.00	2337	+29.8
3	Rajlich, VaclavCM	2205	POL	+28B	+50N	−1B	+24N	+36B	+6N	=2B	5.5	27.5	30.5	22.25	2334	+37.6
4	Kraczek, CezaryCM	2178	POL	=11N	+62B	+13N	=5B	+30N	=7B	+10N	5.5	27.5	30.0	22.75	2258	+29.6
5	Backiel, Hubert	2227	POL	+51B	+9N	+6B	=4N	−1B	=10B	+23N	5.0	29.5	32.5	22.00	2268	+10.4
6	Chomczyk, MarekFM	2279	POL	+19N	+25B	−5N	+14B	+9N	−3B	+17N	5.0	29.0	33.0	22.50	2270	0.0
7	Klepek, WitoldCM	2295	POL	+71B	=35N	+26B	=8N	+12B	=4N	=1B	5.0	28.0	30.0	20.25	2291	+1.6
8	Tytynnik, ArtemFM	2210	UKR	=13N	+36B	+61N	=7B	−2N	+32B	+26N	5.0	26.5	29.0	18.75	2205	+2.0
9	Siennicki, Ludwik	2059	POL	+65B	−5B	+41N	+38N	−6B	+57N	+34B	5.0	24.0	26.5	16.50	2116	+26.0
10	Gorka, Tymoteusz	1888	POL	+78N	+52B	−2N	+42B	+16B	=5N	−4B	4.5	27.0	28.0	14.50	2143	+89.6
11	Bociek, Piotr	1979	POL	=4B	=16N	+47B	=17N	+69B	=19N	=12B	4.5	26.5	28.5	16.75	2111	+52.0
12	Wolak, Jan	2066	POL	=32N	=73B	+33N	+27B	−7N	+36B	=11N	4.5	25.0	27.0	16.75	2078	+4.9
13	Mroczkowski, Adam	1983	POL	=8B	+18N	−4B	+68N	=55B	=37N	+38B	4.5	25.0	27.0	15.75	2050	+26.8
14	Bogdanov, Ignat	2099	UKR	+67B	=1N	+68B	−6N	=15B	+55N	=19B	4.5	25.0	27.0	14.75	2138	+8.6
15	Ostojski, Dawid	1972	POL	−2N	+49B	=48N	+37B	=14N	=22B	+40N	4.5	24.5	27.5	16.00	2033	+11.8
16	Mich, Kajetan	2088	POL	=62N	=11B	+67N	+31B	−10N	+27B	=18N	4.5	24.0	26.5	16.25	2029	-17.2
17	Stepinski, Piotr	2120	POL	+53N	=61B	=27N	=11B	+29B	+39N	−6B	4.5	24.0	26.5	16.00	2073	-11.6
18	Fuks, Milan	1946	POL	=42N	−13B	+56N	+49B	=23N	+30B	=16B	4.5	23.5	26.5	16.00	2062	+45.2
19	Herka, Jakub	2000	POL	−6B	=47N	+75N	+48B	+40N	=11B	=14N	4.5	23.5	25.0	14.00	2066	+12.8
20	Lesik, Sebastian	2018	POL	−1B	+29N	=55B	+63N	−39B	+69N	+37B	4.5	22.0	24.0	13.50	2002	-4.0
21	Koralczyk, Aleksander	1941	POL	−35B	−68N	+43B	+47N	+63B	=38N	+39B	4.5	19.5	21.5	14.25	1950	+5.2
22	Stankowski, Wiktor	1893	POL	−70B	−44N	+76B	+74N	+72B	=15N	+35B	4.5	17.5	19.0	11.25	1940	+19.2
23	Achinovich, Oleg	2039	UKR	+31B	=2B	+64N	−1N	=18B	+29N	−5B	4.0	28.5	31.0	15.50	2080	+16.4
24	Domanski, Wiktor	2020	POL	−36N	+32B	+73N	−3B	=46N	+56B	=27N	4.0	23.5	25.5	12.75	1973	-16.0
25	Moczulski, MichalCM	2074	POL	+33B	−6N	+65B	−36N	=38B	=31N	+57B	4.0	23.0	25.5	13.25	1992	-27.6
26	Wolak, Maciej	2034	POL	=73N	+42B	−7N	=40B	+59N	+49B	−8B	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.25	2057	+7.6
27	Wilczek, Kajetan	1887	POL	+76B	+71N	=17B	−12N	+35B	−16N	=24B	4.0	23.0	24.5	11.25	2074	+68.8
28	Serewa, Antoni	1980	POL	−3N	+37B	−36N	=41B	=54N	+75B	+48N	4.0	22.0	23.5	11.25	1963	-3.2
29	Bakalarz, LeszekFM	1877	POL	+79N	−20B	+52N	+61B	−17N	−23B	+53N	4.0	21.5	22.0	9.00	2004	+24.0
30	Ciesla, Adam	1890	POL	−39N	+79B	+78N	+34B	−4B	−18N	+51B	4.0	21.5	22.0	8.50	1929	+14.0
31	Darowicki, Mariusz	1910	POL	−23N	+66B	+50B	−16N	=75N	=25B	+52N	4.0	21.0	22.5	11.25	1993	+16.2
32	Mlynarski, Kamil	1927	POL	=12B	−24N	+70B	=69N	+68B	−8N	+74B	4.0	19.5	21.5	9.25	1965	+7.4
33	Budnik, Mateusz	1934	POL	−25N	+75B	−12B	=72N	=43B	+70N	+47B	4.0	19.0	20.5	9.25	1923	-1.2
34	Slusarczyk, Agnieszka	1714	POL	−68B	+76N	+71B	−30N	+48N	+61B	−9N	4.0	18.5	20.0	9.00	1965	+88.8
35	Kawka, MilenaWFM	2102	POL	+21N	=7B	+40N	−2B	−27N	+46B	−22N	3.5	27.0	30.5	14.00	1984	-41.2
36	Kasperczyk, Szymon	1901	POL	+24B	−8N	+28B	+25B	−3N	−12N	=42B	3.5	27.0	30.5	13.75	2095	+34.2
37	Was, Stanislaw	1823	POL	+45B	−28N	+44B	−15N	+53N	=13B	−20N	3.5	24.5	27.5	12.25	1916	+34.0
38	Sokolvak, Artem	1755	UKR	=48N	+69B	+53N	−9B	=25N	=21B	−13N	3.5	24.0	26.0	10.75	1945	+65.6
39	Mocko, Maciej	1789	POL	+30B	−55N	=54N	+62B	+20N	−17B	−21N	3.5	23.5	26.0	12.50	1958	+30.2
40	Muffarotto, Matteo	1870	ITA	+44B	+51N	−35B	=26N	−19B	+50N	−15B	3.5	23.0	26.0	11.50	1987	+21.6
41	Lubos, Adam	1916	GER	−50B	+70N	−9B	=28N	=45B	=43N	+49N	3.5	22.0	24.0	10.50	1889	-5.2
42	Semenukha, Nikita	2109	UKR	=18B	−26N	+77B	−10N	=47B	+63N	=36N	3.5	22.0	23.5	9.50	1894	-37.4
43	Gorniak, Mateusz	1788	POL	−54N	=72B	−21N	+58B	=33N	=41B	+64N	3.5	20.5	22.5	10.25	1838	+9.4
44	Stepien, Antoni	1759	POL	−40N	+22B	−37N	−46B	=62N	+76B	+61N	3.5	20.0	21.5	9.75	1878	+43.2
45	Stepnik, Filip	1736	POL	−37N	+46B	−49N	=56B	=41N	=54B	+75N	3.5	19.5	21.0	9.75	1840	+39.6
46	Czarnowicz, Michal	1834	POL	−64B	−45N	+81B	+44N	=24B	−35N	+71B	3.5	19.0	19.5	8.00	1869	+5.6
47	Widelski, Kacper	1866	POL	+74N	=19B	−11N	−21B	=42N	+58B	−33N	3.0	24.0	26.0	9.00	1870	-0.4
48	Iwulski, Krzysztof	1849	POL	=38B	+57N	=15B	−19N	−34B	+72N	−28B	3.0	23.5	25.5	9.00	1812	-9.9
49	Ponikowski, Przemyslaw	1815	POL	+72B	−15N	+45B	−18N	+67B	−26N	−41B	3.0	22.5	24.5	8.00	1844	+4.6
50	Gruca, Karol	2049	POL	+41N	−3B	−31N	=73B	+64N	−40B	=56N	3.0	22.0	24.0	8.50	1858	-57.4
51	Derejczyk, Mateusz	1992	POL	−5N	−40B	=58N	+54B	=73N	+59B	−30N	3.0	21.5	23.5	8.50	1857	-52.0
52	Szuszkiewicz, Stanislaw	1751	POL	+59B	−10N	−29B	+77N	−57B	+66N	−31B	3.0	21.0	22.5	7.00	1809	+20.4
53	Szumiec, Jan	1963	POL	−17B	+63N	−38B	+65N	−37B	+68N	−29B	3.0	20.5	22.5	7.00	1826	-52.8
54	Makarov, Oleg	1889	UKR	+43B	−64N	=39B	−51N	=28B	=45N	=69B	3.0	20.0	22.0	10.00	1775	-22.2
55	Penza, Denis	1910	UKR	−61N	+39B	=20N	+64B	=13N	−14B	—	3.0	19.5	22.0	10.50	1944	+5.6
56	Zawadzki, Antoni	1798	POL	+80B	−65N	−18B	=45N	+77B	−24N	=50B	3.0	19.0	19.5	5.25	1833	+10.0
57	Szwed, Karol	1894	POL	−66N	−48B	+79N	+78B	+52N	−9B	−25N	3.0	18.5	19.0	4.50	1816	-30.4
58	Kozera, Patryk	1721	POL	−63B	=60N	=51B	−43N	+65B	−47N	+68B	3.0	17.5	19.5	7.50	1811	+30.8
59	Grochulski, Tomasz	1839	POL	−52N	+74B	F	+70N	−26B	−51N	+72B	3.0	16.0	18.0	6.00	1841	-0.4
60	Nowak, Maciej	1826	POL	−69N	=58B	−72N	=71N	−74B	+80B	+70N	3.0	13.0	13.5	5.00	1728	-19.2
61	Celinski, Kamil	2023	POL	+55B	=17N	−8B	−29N	+66B	−34N	−44B	2.5	24.0	26.5	7.75	1810	-39.0
62	Gappa, Adam	1936	POL	=16B	−4N	=66B	−39N	=44B	=71N	=63B	2.5	22.0	24.0	7.50	1818	-47.2
63	Lewicki, Dawid	1819	POL	+58N	−53B	+80N	−20B	−21N	−42B	=62N	2.5	21.0	21.5	4.75	1811	-6.8
64	Brzozowski, Mateusz	1749	POL	+46N	+54B	−23B	−55N	−50B	=67N	−43B	2.5	20.0	22.5	7.75	1819	+10.2
65	Karnowka, Jan	1921	POL	−9N	+56B	−25N	−53B	−58N	+81B	=77N	2.5	19.5	20.0	4.25	1774	-28.2
66	Dajek, Weronika	1797	POL	+57B	−31N	=62N	−67B	−61N	−52B	+76N	2.5	17.5	19.0	5.75	1786	-6.0
67	Jasiak, Filip	1940	POL	−14N	+77B	−16B	+66N	−49N	=64B	—	2.5	17.0	18.5	5.25	1835	-17.6
68	Kopia, Julian	1814	POL	+34N	+21B	−14N	−13B	−32N	−53B	−58N	2.0	24.5	27.5	8.50	1749	-26.2
69	Borkowski, Adam	1743	POL	+60B	−38N	F	=32B	−11N	−20B	=54N	2.0	22.5	25.5	6.50	1774	+4.0
70	Ciechonski, Piotr	1793	POL	+22N	−41B	−32N	−59B	+81N	−33B	−60B	2.0	22.0	22.5	5.00	1705	-16.6
71	Cyluk, Przemyslaw	2007	POL	−7N	−27B	−34N	=60B	+79N	=62B	−46N	2.0	22.0	22.5	3.25	1736	-101.6
72	Goluch, Bartosz	1716	POL	−49N	=43N	+60B	=33B	−22N	−48B	−59N	2.0	21.0	24.0	6.75	1691	-5.0
73	Potocki, Karol	1910	POL	=26B	=12N	−24B	=50N	=51B	−74N	F	2.0	20.5	20.5	7.25	1862	-7.4
74	Zadora, Maciej	1758	POL	−47B	−59N	F	−22B	+60N	+73B	−32N	2.0	19.5	19.5	5.00	1752	-1.5
75	Czachurski, Ignacy	1805	POL	F	−33N	−19B	+80N	=31B	−28N	−45B	1.5	20.5	20.5	2.50	1685	-38.0
76	Stawecki, Bartlomiej	1765	POL	−27N	−34B	−22N	=79B	+80B	−44N	−66B	1.5	19.0	19.5	0.75	1559	-71.2
77	Rozycki, Jaroslaw	1806	POL	+81B	−67N	−42N	−52B	−56N	F	=65B	1.5	15.0	15.0	1.75	1678	-20.4
78	Gozdz, Rafal	1766	POL	−10B	+81N	−30B	−57N	—	—	—	1.0	11.5	12.0	0.50	1652	-22.8
79	Branka, Julia	1765	POL	−29B	−30N	−57B	=76N	−71B	—	—	0.5	13.0	14.5	0.75	1521	-43.6
80	Mazgaj, Zuzanna	1705	POL	−56N	F	−63B	−75B	−76N	−60N	=81B	0.5	12.0	12.0	0.25	1386	-36.4
81	Grochulski, Krzysztof	1709	POL	−77N	−78B	−46N	F	−70B	−65N	=80N	0.5	11.0	11.0	0.25	1403	-34.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gorka, TymoteuszPOL
+89.6
4.5 pts · #14
2Slusarczyk, AgnieszkaPOL
+88.8
4.0 pts · #24
3Wilczek, KajetanPOL
+68.8
4.0 pts · #34

Top rating losers

1Cyluk, PrzemyslawPOL
-101.6
2.0 pts · #74
2Stawecki, BartlomiejPOL
-71.2
1.5 pts · #76
3Gruca, KarolPOL
-57.4
3.0 pts · #55

Biggest upsets

R6+309 Elo gap
Slusarczyk, Agnieszka1714 beat Celinski, Kamil2023
R3+293 Elo gap
Slusarczyk, Agnieszka1714 beat Cyluk, Przemyslaw2007
R7+264 Elo gap
Stepien, Antoni1759 beat Celinski, Kamil2023