Opolska Liga Szachowa 2026 Round IV-VI
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53 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held on 09 May 2026 in Opole, Poland. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1991, and top seed was Krzysztof Banasik (🇵🇱 POL, FM, 2165).
Konrad Szczesniak (🇵🇱 POL, CM, 2051) won with 3.0/6, ahead of Marcin Szajda (3.0) and Dominik Stepniak (3.0). Szczesniak shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Tobiasz Malinowski (1677) beat Maciej Wrobel (1901), a +224-point gap.
Location
🇵🇱Opole, Poland
Dates
09 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇵🇱Poland×52
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 6 players tied at 3.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 21 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.
Co-leaders
57
57
57
21
9
6
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 3.0/6. Szczesniak takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
CM Konrad Szczesniak 3 wins (R4–R6)Dominik Stepniak 3 wins (R4–R6)FM Krzysztof Banasik 3 wins (R4–R6)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Szczesniak, KonradCM | 2051 | POL | F | F | F | +16B | +34N | +30B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2673 | +17.2 |
| 2 | Szajda, Marcin | 1974 | POL | F | F | F | +10B | +45N | +11B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2584 | +12.2 |
| 3 | Stepniak, Dominik | 1571 | POL | F | F | F | +31N | +39B | +24N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2426 | +69.6 |
| 4 | Banasik, KrzysztofFM | 2165 | POL | F | F | F | +30B | +32N | +41B | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2691 | +10.8 |
| 5 | Olszowski, Andrzej | 1818 | POL | F | F | F | +42B | +40N | +39B | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2426 | +5.0 |
| 6 | Zawada, Daniel | 0 | POL | F | F | F | +?B | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Kocierz, Pawel | 1853 | POL | F | F | F | =28B | +51N | +22B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 1961 | +5.4 |
| 8 | Jablonski, Piotr | 1721 | POL | F | F | F | +37N | +44B | =31N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.00 | 1880 | +22.8 |
| 9 | Milczarek, Pawel | 1561 | POL | F | F | F | +52B | =23N | +50N | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1531 | -0.8 |
| 10 | Zgadzaj, RafalCM | 1994 | POL | F | F | F | −2N | +36B | +21N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1906 | -5.0 |
| 11 | Switala, Pawel | 0 | POL | F | F | F | +46N | +19B | −2N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1817 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Wilman, Maciej | 1791 | POL | F | F | F | +13B | −35N | +23B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 2342 | +15.2 |
| 13 | Zieba, Robert | 1552 | POL | F | F | F | −12N | +17B | +40B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 991 | -8.0 |
| 14 | Linek, Karol | 1632 | POL | F | F | F | =22B | +15N | =43B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1817 | +30.0 |
| 15 | Nykiel, Tomasz | 1638 | POL | F | F | F | +48N | −14B | +20B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1690 | +8.8 |
| 16 | Malecki, Rafal | 1954 | POL | F | F | F | −1N | +47B | +33N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1913 | -0.8 |
| 17 | Slezak, Ireneusz | 0 | POL | F | F | F | +?B | −13N | +35B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Orlik, Sandra | 1886 | POL | F | F | F | +47N | −33B | +32N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1785 | -5.8 |
| 19 | Charczenko, Dominik | 1813 | POL | F | F | F | +45B | −11N | +46B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2322 | +6.6 |
| 20 | Wrobel, Mateusz | 1630 | POL | F | F | F | +49N | +48B | −15N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1536 | -4.8 |
| 21 | Malinowski, Tobiasz | 1677 | POL | F | F | F | +26B | =27N | −10B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1903 | +33.6 |
| 22 | Mierzwa, Mateusz | 1699 | POL | F | F | F | =14N | +43B | −7N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1742 | +7.2 |
| 23 | Malinowska, Aleksandra | 1531 | POL | F | F | F | +50N | =9B | −12N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1483 | -5.6 |
| 24 | Wiatrek, Piotr | 1640 | POL | F | F | F | +53N | =31B | −3B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1539 | -16.4 |
| 25 | Czempiel, Henryk | 1940 | POL | F | F | F | +34N | −30N | =26B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1856 | -6.4 |
| 26 | Wrobel, Maciej | 1901 | POL | F | F | F | −21N | +46B | =25N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1740 | -11.6 |
| 27 | Zurek, Jacek | 1815 | POL | F | F | F | +36B | =21B | — | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1878 | +2.8 |
| 28 | Chmiel, Piotr | 1837 | POL | F | F | F | =7N | +49B | — | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1853 | +0.4 |
| 29 | Czernecki, Andrzej | 2023 | POL | F | F | F | =41N | F | +47N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1981 | -0.4 |
| 30 | Kowalski, Maciej | 1955 | POL | F | F | F | −4N | +25B | −1N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1927 | -4.8 |
| 31 | Burcan, Michal | 1612 | POL | F | F | F | −3B | =24N | =8B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1519 | -14.8 |
| 32 | Wozniak, Daniel | 1736 | POL | F | F | F | +33N | −4B | −18B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1802 | +6.0 |
| 33 | Ogrodnik, Szymon | 1758 | POL | F | F | F | −32B | +18N | −16B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1734 | -4.4 |
| 34 | Stypka, Sebastian | 1711 | POL | F | F | F | −25B | −1B | +45B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1685 | -3.2 |
| 35 | Zeman, Krzysztof | 0 | POL | F | F | F | F | +12B | −17N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1811 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Mosiek, Maciej | 1693 | POL | F | F | F | −27N | −10N | +49N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1105 | -19.2 |
| 37 | Siedlecki, Adam | 1767 | POL | F | F | F | −8B | +42N | — | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 921 | -11.2 |
| 38 | Biegalski, Arkadiusz | 1833 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | +48N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2234 | +1.6 |
| 39 | Polniak, Bartosz | 1626 | POL | F | F | F | =40B | −3N | −5N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 895 | -33.2 |
| 40 | Ogrodnik, Marek | 0 | POL | F | F | F | =39N | −5B | −13N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 1392 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Tabola, Marcin | 1953 | POL | F | F | F | =29B | F | −4N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1901 | -2.6 |
| 42 | Dron, Tadeusz | 0 | POL | F | F | F | −5N | −37B | =44N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1402 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Szkop, Mateusz | 1740 | POL | F | F | F | F | −22N | =14N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1473 | -28.4 |
| 44 | Juruc, Franciszek | 1441 | POL | F | F | F | F | −8N | =42B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 921 | -6.4 |
| 45 | Honka, Jan | 1440 | POL | F | F | F | −19N | −2B | −34N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 988 | -7.0 |
| 46 | Nykiel, Jakub | 1603 | POL | F | F | F | −11B | −26N | −19N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1057 | -15.2 |
| 47 | Jasik, Jerzy | 1448 | POL | F | F | F | −18B | −16N | −29B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1048 | -9.6 |
| 48 | Kozak, Kamil | 1434 | POL | F | F | F | −15B | −20N | −38B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 900 | -22.8 |
| 49 | Wozny, Igor | 0 | POL | F | F | F | −20B | −28N | −36B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Wielgan, Grzegorz | 0 | POL | F | F | F | −23B | −?N | −9B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Juruc, Michal | 0 | POL | F | F | F | F | −7B | — | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1053 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Schoenfelder, Thomas | 0 | GER | F | F | F | −9N | — | — | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Schoenfelder, Jakub | 1433 | POL | F | F | F | −24B | — | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 840 | -9.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Stepniak, DominikPOL+69.63.0 pts · #2
- 2Malinowski, TobiaszPOL+33.61.5 pts · #15
- 3Linek, KarolPOL+30.02.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Polniak, BartoszPOL-33.20.5 pts · #42
- 2Szkop, MateuszPOL-28.40.5 pts · #32
- 3Kozak, KamilPOL-22.80.0 pts · #44
Biggest upsets
- R4+224 Elo gap
- R5+128 Elo gap