Forteca Chess Challenge OPEN (2z4) - o male normy II.I,K.
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28 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Czeladz, Poland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1856, and top seed was Piotr Karwacki (🇵🇱 POL, 1976).
Piotr Karwacki (🇵🇱 POL, 1976) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Laszlo Molnar (4.0) and Jakub Wieczorek (3.5). Karwacki won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Tomasz Domoradzki (1629) beat Wojciech Wojcik (1871), a +242-point gap.
Location
🇵🇱Czeladz, Poland
Dates
09 May 2026 → 10 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇵🇱Poland×27
🇭🇺Hungary×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsPiotr Karwacki led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Piotr Karwacki held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Piotr Karwacki 4 wins (R2–R5)Laszlo Molnar 4 wins (R2–R5)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karwacki, Piotr | 1976 | POL | =5B | +12B | +11N | +8N | +7B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 12.50 | 2098 | +10.6 |
| 2 | Molnar, Laszlo | 1971 | HUN | −13N | +7B | +6B | +15N | +5B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 11.50 | 1977 | +1.6 |
| 3 | Wieczorek, Jakub | 1917 | POL | +17B | =6N | −5B | +12N | +14B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 1916 | +0.2 |
| 4 | Cieslik, Jakub | 1655 | POL | =18N | =15B | +25N | =11B | +16N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 1814 | +42.0 |
| 5 | Balis, Sebastian | 1802 | POL | =1N | +18B | +3N | =16B | −2N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 1948 | +39.6 |
| 6 | Wojtowicz, Marek | 1835 | POL | +14N | =3B | −2N | =18B | +11N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1851 | +2.8 |
| 7 | Tendera, Jan | 1639 | POL | +25N | −2N | +23B | +19B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1780 | +28.4 |
| 8 | Ciupek, Oskar | 1841 | POL | +20B | +13N | F | −1B | +19N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1936 | +21.2 |
| 9 | Gola, Wojciech | 1496 | POL | +26N | =14B | −18N | =13B | +20B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1748 | +66.0 |
| 10 | Wojcik, Wojciech | 1871 | POL | −12N | −11B | +22N | +24B | +18N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1678 | -34.3 |
| 11 | Domoradzki, Tomasz | 1629 | POL | +27B | +10N | −1B | =4N | −6B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 1773 | +17.0 |
| 12 | Hryniewicz, Maciej | 1747 | POL | +10B | −1N | =13B | −3B | +25N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1811 | +16.8 |
| 13 | Zadora, Maciej | 1758 | POL | +2B | −8B | =12N | =9N | =15B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1741 | -3.3 |
| 14 | Dyszy, Jacek | 1699 | POL | −6B | =9N | +21B | +17N | −3N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1709 | +1.2 |
| 15 | Kruszynski, Lukasz | 1651 | POL | =19B | =4N | +28N | −2B | =13N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1642 | -2.6 |
| 16 | Wesolowski, Jeremi | 1839 | POL | F | +23N | +20B | =5N | −4B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1769 | -13.2 |
| 17 | Klementys, Jerzy | 1752 | POL | −3N | +22B | =19N | −14B | +23N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1637 | -14.4 |
| 18 | Kochaniak, Jakub | 1677 | POL | =4B | −5N | +9B | =6N | −10B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 15.5 | 6.25 | 1660 | -5.6 |
| 19 | Lignar, Kacper | 1531 | POL | =15N | +26B | =17B | −7N | −8B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1613 | +18.8 |
| 20 | Wisniowski, Marcel | 1706 | POL | −8N | +28B | −16N | +22B | −9N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1477 | -46.8 |
| 21 | Mueller, Pawel | 1545 | POL | −22N | +24B | −14N | +25B | — | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1552 | +0.6 |
| 22 | Blaszczyk, Igor | 1504 | POL | +21B | −17N | −10B | −20N | =24B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1521 | -0.4 |
| 23 | Piatek, Rafal | 1532 | POL | +24N | −16B | −7N | =26B | −17B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1500 | -5.6 |
| 24 | Zaremba, Wojciech | 1474 | POL | −23B | −21N | +27B | −10N | =22N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1447 | -11.6 |
| 25 | Cukier, Andrzej | 1531 | POL | −7B | +27N | −4B | −21N | −12B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1383 | -35.6 |
| 26 | Kryszak, Jakub | 1542 | POL | −9B | −19N | F | =23N | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1247 | -43.6 |
| 27 | Musil, Mike | 1527 | POL | −11N | −25B | −24N | F | — | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 745 | -56.8 |
| 28 | Boczkowski, Mateusz | 0 | POL | F | −20N | −15B | — | — | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 879 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gola, WojciechPOL+66.03.0 pts · #6
- 2Cieslik, JakubPOL+42.03.5 pts · #3
- 3Balis, SebastianPOL+39.63.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Musil, MikePOL-56.80.0 pts · #28
- 2Wisniowski, MarcelPOL-46.82.0 pts · #25
- 3Kryszak, JakubPOL-43.60.5 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R2+242 Elo gap
- R1+213 Elo gap
- R5+210 Elo gap