SWINOUJSCIE CHESS TOUR 2026 - 44 Island Chess Cup
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Swinoujscie, Poland. Top 10 Elo average was 1729, and top seed was Aleksander Obrycki (🇵🇱 POL, 1977).
Andrii Koval (🇵🇱 POL, 1818) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Aleksander Obrycki (3.5) and Remigiusz Jobell (3.0). Koval won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Andrii Koval (1818) beat Aleksander Obrycki (1977), a +159-point gap.
Location
🇵🇱Swinoujscie, Poland
Dates
18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇱Poland×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAndrii Koval led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Andrii Koval never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Andrii Koval beat Aleksander Obrycki (White).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Andrii Koval won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrii Koval | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Aleksander Obrycki | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Remigiusz Jobell | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Ariel Szczepanski | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koval, Andrii | 1818 | POL | +8B | =5N | +3B | +2B | +6N | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 12.25 | 2148 | +35.0 |
| 2 | Obrycki, Aleksander | 1977 | POL | +4B | =3N | +5B | −1N | +9N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1848 | -25.2 |
| 3 | Jobell, Remigiusz | 1737 | POL | +10N | =2B | −1N | +7B | =4B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1824 | +11.6 |
| 4 | Szczepanski, Ariel | 1663 | POL | −2N | =6N | +8B | +10B | =3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1845 | +46.8 |
| 5 | Zielski, Franciszek | 1680 | POL | +9B | =1B | −2N | =6N | =7B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1783 | +25.6 |
| 6 | Zarzecki, Dymitr Stanislaw | 1862 | POL | =7N | =4B | +10N | =5B | −1B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1692 | -22.0 |
| 7 | Rozycki, Michal | 1661 | POL | =6B | =8N | +9B | −3N | =5N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1706 | +11.6 |
| 8 | Seczkowski, Milosz | 1652 | POL | −1N | =7B | −4N | =9B | +10N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1604 | -13.6 |
| 9 | Borecki, Adam | 1599 | POL | −5N | =10B | −7N | =8N | −2B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1482 | -15.2 |
| 10 | Mrozewicz, Ryszard | 1639 | POL | −3B | =9N | −6B | −4N | −8B | 0.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 0.50 | 1337 | -32.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Szczepanski, ArielPOL+46.83.0 pts · #4
- 2Koval, AndriiPOL+35.04.5 pts · #1
- 3Zielski, FranciszekPOL+25.62.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Mrozewicz, RyszardPOL-32.00.5 pts · #10
- 2Obrycki, AleksanderPOL-25.23.5 pts · #2
- 3Zarzecki, Dymitr StanislawPOL-22.02.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R4+159 Elo gap