Opolska Liga Szachowa 2026 Round VII-IX
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54 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 13 Jun 2026 in Opole, Poland. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2062, and top seed was Krzysztof Lukasiewicz (🇵🇱 POL, FM, 2284).
Rafal Malecki (🇵🇱 POL, 1953) won with 3.0/9, ahead of Maciej Kowalski (3.0) and Andrzej Olszowski (3.0). Malecki shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Bartosz Polniak (1593) beat Malgorzata Krzywda (1862), a +269-point gap.
Location
🇵🇱Opole, Poland
Dates
13 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇱Poland×53
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 4 players tied at 3.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 57 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
57
57
57
57
57
57
20
9
4
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 3.0/9. Malecki takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Maciej Kowalski 3 wins (R7–R9)Rafal Malecki 3 wins (R7–R9)Bartosz Polniak 3 wins (R7–R9)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malecki, Rafal | 1953 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +47B | +26B | +11N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2733 | +28.2 |
| 2 | Kowalski, Maciej | 1916 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +46B | +39N | +29B | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2470 | +25.6 |
| 3 | Olszowski, Andrzej | 1818 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +37B | +32B | +44N | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2499 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Polniak, Bartosz | 1593 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +49N | +44N | +50B | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2530 | +53.6 |
| 5 | Wilman, Maciej | 1788 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +13B | =20B | +36N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.25 | 1834 | +4.4 |
| 6 | Kolender, Marek | 1620 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | =7B | +36B | +34B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 1573 | -2.8 |
| 7 | Piotrowski, Aleksander | 1573 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | =6N | +37N | +52B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.75 | 1824 | +26.4 |
| 8 | Jablonski, Piotr | 1718 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +30N | =21N | +45B | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1977 | +37.6 |
| 9 | Bielanski, Szymon | 1694 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +45B | +28N | =27N | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1819 | +17.6 |
| 10 | Szczesniak, KonradCM | 2068 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +48N | =38N | +46B | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2170 | +8.6 |
| 11 | Banasik, KrzysztofFM | 2176 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +26B | +16N | −1B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2022 | -10.0 |
| 12 | Stypka, Sebastian | 1708 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +15N | +29B | −26N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1936 | +18.4 |
| 13 | Kolender, Adam | 1620 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | +45N | +23N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1713 | +10.0 |
| 14 | Mosiek, Maciej | 1674 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +28B | =27N | =22B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1734 | +10.8 |
| 15 | Switala, Pawel | 1813 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −12B | +42N | +31B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1804 | -1.6 |
| 16 | Kocierz, Pawel | 1858 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +31B | −11B | +41N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1900 | +1.6 |
| 17 | Lukasiewicz, KrzysztofFM | 2284 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +38B | +33B | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 2954 | +13.2 |
| 18 | Charczenko, Dominik | 1820 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | =20N | =24N | +53B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1862 | +3.8 |
| 19 | Benek, Kacper | 1655 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | =36N | =23B | +51B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2447 | +19.6 |
| 20 | Linek, Karol | 1662 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | =18B | =5N | =40N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1865 | +30.0 |
| 21 | Wrobel, Maciej | 1889 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +22N | =8B | — | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 1967 | +3.8 |
| 22 | Hadrian, Patryk | 1829 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −21B | +40B | =14N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1850 | +1.6 |
| 23 | Zawada, Daniel | 0 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +44B | =19N | −13B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Gwozdzik, Zbigniew | 1942 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +27B | =18B | — | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1897 | -1.2 |
| 25 | Kucmierz, Lukasz | 1957 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | =39B | +47N | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1941 | -1.2 |
| 26 | Orlik, Sandra | 1880 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −11N | −1N | +12B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1821 | -5.6 |
| 27 | Nykiel, Jakub | 1588 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −24N | =14B | =9B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1645 | +6.0 |
| 28 | Kozak, Kamil | 1411 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −14N | −9B | +30N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1526 | +15.6 |
| 29 | Dziuba, Lukasz | 1741 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +40B | −12N | −2N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1745 | -0.8 |
| 30 | Garus, Jerzy | 1586 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | +41B | −28B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 765 | -21.0 |
| 31 | Wiatrek, Piotr | 1624 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −16N | +46N | −15N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1578 | -8.0 |
| 32 | Siedlecki, Adam | 1756 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | +51N | −3N | — | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1733 | -1.2 |
| 33 | Najbar, Marcin | 2234 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −17N | +38B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 2179 | -2.8 |
| 34 | Bensz, Lukasz | 0 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | +?B | −6N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 820 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Wisniewski, Robert | 1854 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +54B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2741 | +12.4 |
| 36 | FIDE 91137373 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | =19B | −6N | −5B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1415 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Stepniak, Dominik | 1641 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | −7B | =43N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1470 | -24.4 |
| 38 | Hadzicki, Tomasz | 2074 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −17N | =10B | −33N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1922 | -10.6 |
| 39 | Ogrodnik, Szymon | 1754 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | =25N | −2B | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1744 | -1.2 |
| 40 | Szajda, Marcin | 1986 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −29N | −22N | =20B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1471 | -37.6 |
| 41 | Wozny, Igor | 0 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | =42B | −30N | −16B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1444 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Mierzwa, Mateusz | 1706 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | =41N | −15B | — | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1013 | -14.0 |
| 43 | Chmiel, Piotr | 1837 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =37B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1641 | -5.0 |
| 44 | Juruc, Michal | 0 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −23N | −4B | −3B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 906 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Dron, Tadeusz | 1638 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −9N | −13B | −8N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 877 | -53.6 |
| 46 | Jasik, Jerzy | 1438 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | −31B | −10N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 967 | -16.8 |
| 47 | Wozniak, Daniel | 1742 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | −25B | — | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1155 | -18.4 |
| 48 | Tabola, Marcin | 1950 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −10B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1268 | -6.8 |
| 49 | Krzywda, Malgorzata | 1862 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | — | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 793 | -16.6 |
| 50 | Burcan, Michal | 1597 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 793 | -20.4 |
| 51 | Nykiel, Tomasz | 1647 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −32B | F | −19N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 906 | -33.6 |
| 52 | Slezak, Ireneusz | 0 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | F | −7N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Kokot, Dominik | 1606 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −18N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1020 | -9.2 |
| 54 | Chmiel, Dominika | 1941 | POL | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −35N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1054 | -12.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Polniak, BartoszPOL+53.63.0 pts · #9
- 2Jablonski, PiotrPOL+37.62.5 pts · #4
- 3Linek, KarolPOL+30.01.5 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Dron, TadeuszPOL-53.60.0 pts · #47
- 2Szajda, MarcinPOL-37.60.5 pts · #38
- 3Nykiel, TomaszPOL-33.60.0 pts · #54
Biggest upsets
- R7+269 Elo gap
- R7+245 Elo gap
- R9+223 Elo gap