Swietokrzyski Festiwal Szachowy 2026 - OPEN B

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72 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Kielce, Poland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1729, and top seed was Szymon Mackowiak (🇵🇱 POL, 1865).

Piotr Kaczmarek (🇵🇱 POL, 1649) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Jan Jamrozek (5.5) and Mateusz Czada (5.5). Kaczmarek won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Jusuf Ericha (1498) beat Weronika Trzcinska (1779), a +281-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

Avg top 10

1,729

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇵🇱Poland×67

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

Top 3

🥇
Piotr Kaczmarek
🇵🇱POL·1649
7.0pts·2409perf+124.8
🥈
Jan Jamrozek
🇵🇱POL·1635
5.5pts·1858perf+70.0
🥉
Mateusz Czada
🇵🇱POL·1754
5.5pts·1823perf+21.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Piotr Kaczmarek led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Kaczmarek7Czada5.5Jamrozek5.5Skorek5Panczyk5Koniusz5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Piotr Kaczmarek never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Piotr Kaczmarek beat Mateusz Czada (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Piotr Kaczmarek 7 wins (R1–R7)Mateusz Czada 4 wins (R3–R6)Jan Jamrozek 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Piotr Kaczmarek	*	1	1	—
2Mateusz Czada	0	*	½	—
3Jan Jamrozek	0	½	*	1
4Szymon Skorek	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kaczmarek, Piotr	1649	POL	+49B	+3N	+18B	+2N	+19B	+4N	+13B	7.0	28.5	31.5	31.50	2409	+124.8
2	Jamrozek, Jan	1635	POL	+21B	+9B	+15N	−1B	+22N	+18N	=3B	5.5	30.0	34.0	24.25	1858	+70.0
3	Czada, Mateusz	1754	POL	+47N	−1B	+28N	+23B	+42B	+19N	=2N	5.5	27.5	30.5	20.75	1823	+21.6
4	Debczak, Hubert	1688	POL	+23N	=5B	+13N	=6B	+33N	−1B	+19B	5.0	29.5	33.0	21.00	1749	+9.4
5	Knotek, Wiktor	1607	POL	+31B	=4N	+22B	+14N	=6B	=7N	=11B	5.0	28.5	32.5	22.50	1879	+28.6
6	Panczyk, Marcin	0	POL	+66B	+49N	+30B	=4N	=5N	=15B	=10N	5.0	26.5	28.0	18.25	1693	0.0
7	Polak, Mikolaj	1720	POL	+17B	=14N	+20B	−19N	+56B	=5B	+21N	5.0	26.0	28.5	19.75	1725	+4.4
8	Pajdzik, Kamil	1746	POL	=39N	+36B	=25N	=43B	=16N	+33B	+15N	5.0	23.5	26.5	19.00	1712	-4.2
9	Skorek, Szymon	1749	POL	+40B	−2N	+46B	−20N	+37B	+38N	+42B	5.0	23.0	26.0	16.50	1732	-3.6
10	Kucharski, Piotr	1697	POL	+48B	=42N	=57B	+21N	=20B	+25N	=6B	5.0	23.0	25.5	18.25	1749	+14.8
11	Klymuk, Maksym	0	POL	+26B	+64N	=42B	−18N	+57B	+35B	=5N	5.0	22.0	23.5	15.50	1622	0.0
12	Koniusz, Jakub	0	POL	−56B	=66N	+48B	+46N	+24B	=14N	+18B	5.0	21.0	22.5	17.00	1626	0.0
13	Tomczyk, Jan	1492	POL	+61N	+40N	−4B	=44B	+27N	+20B	−1N	4.5	26.5	28.5	15.00	1664	+56.0
14	Poreba, Jan	1631	POL	+43N	=7B	+37N	−5B	+44N	=12B	=16N	4.5	26.0	29.0	16.75	1667	+11.6
15	Gorecki, Mateusz	1653	POL	+64B	+24N	−2B	+57N	+38B	=6N	−8B	4.5	25.5	27.0	14.00	1700	+7.2
16	Stepnik, Hubert	1498	POL	=58B	−26N	+40B	+70N	=8B	+34N	=14B	4.5	23.0	24.0	14.00	1728	+72.8
17	Peret, Ryszard	1607	POL	−7N	=33B	−51N	+61B	+59N	+56B	+35N	4.5	20.0	22.0	12.25	1718	+14.6
18	Debczak, Krystian	1650	POL	+28N	+30B	−1N	+11B	+45N	−2B	−12N	4.0	30.5	33.5	16.00	1680	+4.6
19	Cyluk, Teodor	1506	POL	+65N	+53N	+29B	+7B	−1N	−3B	−4N	4.0	29.5	31.0	13.50	1716	+76.8
20	Szczukiewicz, Wojciech	1587	POL	+53B	+27B	−7N	+9B	=10N	−13N	=29B	4.0	27.5	30.5	16.50	1733	+55.6
21	Galezowski, Emanuel	1532	POL	−2N	+72B	+47N	−10B	+51N	+22B	−7B	4.0	25.5	26.0	10.50	1473	-5.8
22	Chlastawa, Kacper	0	POL	+44N	+35B	−5N	+32B	−2B	−21N	+53B	4.0	25.0	28.0	13.50	1595	0.0
23	Olszewski, Tomasz	1593	POL	−4B	+38N	+58B	−3N	+62B	=26N	=24B	4.0	24.5	26.5	12.00	1556	-6.2
24	Daniszewski, Michal	1513	POL	+59N	−15B	+39N	=27B	−12N	+44B	=23N	4.0	24.0	26.5	13.00	1723	+67.6
25	Ericha, Jusuf	1498	POL	+52B	+70N	=8B	−42N	+29B	−10B	=27N	4.0	24.0	25.0	12.50	1688	+58.4
26	Pierzchlewski, Krzysztof	1479	POL	−11N	+16B	+50N	=35B	=43N	=23B	=33N	4.0	23.5	26.5	14.50	1593	+32.0
27	Plachta, Milosz	1676	POL	+46B	−20N	+34B	=24N	−13B	+57N	=25B	4.0	23.0	25.5	13.00	1581	-34.0
28	Kifer, Jakub	1541	POL	−18B	+45N	−3B	=30N	+70B	+58N	=31B	4.0	23.0	24.0	10.50	1656	+36.0
29	Trzcinska, Weronika	1779	POL	=36N	+34B	−19N	+37B	−25N	+45B	=20N	4.0	22.5	25.5	13.75	1574	-66.8
30	Alexeev, Nikita	1772	UKR	+70B	−18N	−6N	=28B	=36N	+49B	+43N	4.0	22.5	23.5	10.75	1704	-9.8
31	Pechenizka-Tkachova, Olesia	1706	UKR	−5N	=39B	−44N	+65B	+50N	+41B	=28N	4.0	22.0	23.5	11.75	1516	-57.6
32	Boczkowski, Tomasz	1640	POL	−34N	+41B	−43N	−22N	+65B	+51B	+45N	4.0	20.0	21.5	11.00	1552	-21.6
33	Idzik, Leon	1491	POL	+69B	=17N	=56B	+60N	−4B	−8N	=26B	3.5	23.5	25.0	9.50	1455	-11.6
34	Seliwiak, Stefan	1537	POL	+32B	−29N	−27N	+53B	+63N	−16B	=36N	3.5	23.0	25.0	10.75	1618	+30.0
35	Koziel, Jan	1510	POL	+62B	−22N	+52B	=26N	+58B	−11N	−17B	3.5	23.0	25.0	9.50	1500	-1.6
36	Greszta, Piotr	1615	POL	=29B	−8N	−45B	+52N	=30B	+60N	=34B	3.5	22.5	25.0	11.25	1506	-29.2
37	Kasinski, Jan	1483	POL	+60B	+48N	−14B	−29N	−9N	=39B	+59N	3.5	22.5	25.0	9.75	1609	+35.6
38	Borzym, Radoslaw	1490	POL	+50N	−23B	+72N	+51B	−15N	−9B	=47N	3.5	22.5	23.0	8.00	1329	-13.2
39	Wilczynski, Adam	1609	POL	=8B	=31N	−24B	−56N	+52B	=37N	+60B	3.5	22.0	24.5	11.75	1440	-22.8
40	Mazur, Gracjan	1610	POL	−9N	−13B	−16N	=67B	+72N	+64B	+56N	3.5	19.5	20.0	5.25	1490	-40.4
41	Trzcinska, Wiktoria	1505	POL	+54B	−32N	+62B	−45N	=60B	−31N	+57B	3.5	19.0	21.0	8.75	1468	-11.6
42	Kaleta, Jan	1619	POL	F	=10B	=11N	+25B	−3N	+43B	−9N	3.0	27.5	27.5	12.00	1642	+6.8
43	Pekala, Szymon	1514	POL	−14B	+68N	+32B	=8N	=26B	−42N	−30B	3.0	24.5	26.0	10.00	1523	+1.2
44	Dudek, Michal	1430	POL	−22B	+69N	+31B	=13N	−14B	−24N	=48B	3.0	24.0	25.5	9.25	1517	+10.4
45	Pilniak, Mateusz	1443	POL	+55N	−28B	+36N	+41B	−18B	−29N	−32B	3.0	23.0	26.0	10.00	1497	+14.0
46	Delikat, Zofia	1592	POL	−27N	+63B	−9N	−12B	+55N	=47B	=50N	3.0	23.0	25.0	8.00	1534	-13.2
47	Vasylyk, Oleksiy	1610	POL	−3B	+56N	−21B	−58N	+54B	=46N	=38B	3.0	21.5	24.0	8.75	1501	-30.4
48	Dul, Leonard	1601	POL	−10N	−37B	−12N	+66B	+61N	=50B	=44N	3.0	21.5	23.0	6.50	1435	-37.2
49	Ponikowski, Witold	1540	POL	−1N	−6B	−70B	+69N	+68B	−30N	+58B	3.0	21.5	22.5	5.50	878	-38.4
50	Faldzinski, Jakub	0	POL	−38B	+54N	−26B	+64N	−31B	=48N	=46B	3.0	20.5	22.0	7.50	1448	0.0
51	Gul, Sebastian	0	POL	−57B	+71N	+17B	−38N	−21B	−32N	+62B	3.0	20.5	21.5	7.50	1405	0.0
52	Kangier, Krzysztof	0	POL	−25N	+55B	−35N	−36B	−39N	+67B	+63N	3.0	19.5	21.0	6.50	1402	0.0
53	Litwajtis, Pola	1669	POL	−20N	−19B	+68B	−34N	+67N	+63B	−22N	3.0	19.0	20.5	5.00	1440	-61.6
54	Guziejko, Michal	0	POL	−41N	−50B	+55N	−59B	−47N	+72B	+61N	3.0	17.0	17.5	5.50	780	0.0
55	Szczepanik, Pawel	0	POL	−45B	−52N	−54B	+71N	−46B	+65N	+64N	3.0	15.0	16.0	4.00	1501	0.0
56	Komenda, Lech	1498	POL	+12N	−47B	=33N	+39B	−7N	−17N	−40B	2.5	25.0	28.0	10.25	1415	-12.6
57	Forysinski, Grzegorz	1499	POL	+51N	+59B	=10N	−15B	−11N	−27B	−41N	2.5	25.0	27.5	8.00	1482	-2.4
58	Szwagierczak, Mateusz	0	POL	=16N	+67B	−23N	+47B	−35N	−28B	−49N	2.5	22.0	23.5	6.75	1437	0.0
59	Stopka, Tomasz	1624	POL	−24B	−57N	=64B	+54N	−17B	+62N	−37B	2.5	19.5	21.0	5.75	1321	-47.6
60	Fiksak, Marcin	0	POL	−37N	+65B	+63N	−33B	=41N	−36B	−39N	2.5	19.5	21.0	5.25	1406	0.0
61	Wylezinski, Maksymilian	0	POL	−13B	−62N	+71B	−17N	−48B	+69N	−54B	2.0	18.5	19.5	2.50	728	0.0
62	Jaworski, Marcin	1413	POL	−35N	+61B	−41N	+72B	−23N	−59B	−51N	2.0	18.5	19.0	2.50	758	-49.2
63	Daniszewski, Rafal	1450	POL	+71B	−46N	−60B	+68N	−34B	−53N	−52B	2.0	16.5	17.5	2.50	799	-18.2
64	Siek, Jerzy	1568	POL	−15N	−11B	=59N	−50B	+66N	−40N	−55B	1.5	21.5	23.0	2.75	1504	-7.4
65	Jakubowska, Oliwia	1401	POL	−19B	−60N	+66B	−31N	−32N	−55B	=67N	1.5	19.0	20.5	2.25	1412	+0.4
66	Maczynska, Agnieszka	1476	POL	−6N	=12B	−65N	−48N	−64B	F	+68B	1.5	17.5	17.5	4.00	723	-52.0
67	Bednarczyk, Andrzej	1479	POL	−68B	−58N	=69B	=40N	−53B	−52N	=65B	1.5	15.0	16.5	3.25	1435	-7.2
68	Kupis, Boguslaw	0	POL	+67N	−43B	−53N	−63B	−49N	=71B	−66N	1.5	14.0	15.0	2.00	1248	0.0
69	FIDE 41818130	0	—	−33N	−44B	=67N	−49B	=71N	−61B	=72N	1.5	14.0	14.5	1.50	1163	0.0
70	Branka, Natalia	1613	POL	−30N	−25B	+49N	−16B	−28N	—	—	1.0	16.5	19.5	3.00	1330	-65.2
71	FIDE 91114543	0	—	−63N	−51B	−61N	−55B	=69B	=68N	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	1.50	650	0.0
72	FIDE 545082847	0	—	F	−21N	−38B	−62N	−40B	−54N	=69B	0.5	17.5	17.5	0.75	711	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kaczmarek, PiotrPOL
+124.8
7.0 pts · #1
2Cyluk, TeodorPOL
+76.8
4.0 pts · #15
3Stepnik, HubertPOL
+72.8
4.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Trzcinska, WeronikaPOL
-66.8
4.0 pts · #14
2Branka, NataliaPOL
-65.2
1.0 pts · #60
3Litwajtis, PolaPOL
-61.6
3.0 pts · #43

Biggest upsets

R5+281 Elo gap
Ericha, Jusuf1498 beat Trzcinska, Weronika1779
R3+276 Elo gap
Dudek, Michal1430 beat Pechenizka-Tkachova, Olesia1706
R3+273 Elo gap
Cyluk, Teodor1506 beat Trzcinska, Weronika1779