MEGA BIG NORMS WARSAW IM ROUND-ROBIN
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Apr 2026 to 27 Apr 2026 in Warszawa, Poland. 7 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2272, and top seed was Tobias Kuegel (🇩🇪 GER, IM, 2398).
Zanas Nainys (🇱🇹 LTU, FM, 2309) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Patryk Chylewski (6.5) and Kyrylo Niezhentsev (5.0). Nainys won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Kajetan Mich (2037) beat Vinzent Spitzl (FM, 2361), a +324-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Zanas Nainys led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Zanas Nainys held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
FM Zanas Nainys drew with IM Patryk Chylewski (White).
FM Zanas Nainys 5 wins (R1–R5)IM Patryk Chylewski 3 wins (R1–R3)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇱🇹FMNainys, Zanas | 2309 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 25.25 | 36.0 | +20.5 | 2488 |
| 2 | 🇵🇱IMChylewski, Patryk | 2286 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 23.50 | 36.5 | +18.4 | 2437 |
| 4 | 🇵🇱FMNiezhentsev, Kyrylo | 2293 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 21.50 | 38.0 | +5.0 | 2313 |
| 3 | 🇵🇱FMKoziorowicz, Michal | 2325 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | — | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 20.25 | 38.0 | +6.2 | 2349 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪IMKuegel, Tobias | 2398 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | — | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 16.75 | 38.5 | -10.1 | 2288 |
| 6 | 🇵🇱IMMis, Mieszko | 2397 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 16.75 | 38.5 | -15.6 | 2258 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪FMSpitzl, Vinzent | 2361 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | — | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.00 | 39.5 | -22.0 | 2234 |
| 8 | 🇵🇱Mich, Kajetan | 2037 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 10.00 | 40.0 | +51.2 | 2173 |
| 9 | 🇵🇱Rozycki, Bartlomiej | 2197 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 7.00 | 40.5 | -20.2 | 2114 |
| 10 | 🇺🇦Semenukha, Nikita | 2118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 7.00 | 41.5 | -21.0 | 2016 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mich, KajetanPOL+51.23.0 pts · #8
- 2Nainys, ZanasFMLTU+20.57.0 pts · #1
- 3Chylewski, PatrykIMPOL+18.46.5 pts · #2
- 1Spitzl, VinzentFMGER-22.03.5 pts · #7
- 2Semenukha, NikitaUKR-21.01.5 pts · #10
- 3Rozycki, BartlomiejPOL-20.22.5 pts · #9
- R6+324 Elo gap
- R9+256 Elo gap
- R3+105 Elo gap