40th Voivoda Cup IM
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 15 May 2026 in Legnica, Poland. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2250, and top seed was Adam Gibala (🇵🇱 POL, FM, 2366).
Petro Golubka (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2336) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Adam Gibala (6.0) and Antoni Komendecki (5.5). Golubka shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Antoni Komendecki (2118) beat Piotr Sabuk (IM, 2335), a +217-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Petro Golubka led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
GM Petro Golubka held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.
GM Petro Golubka drew with FM Adam Gibala (Black).
GM Petro Golubka went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
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 | 🇨🇦GMGolubka, Petro | 2336 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 25.75 | 39.0 | +4.0 | 2366 |
| 2 | 🇵🇱FMGibala, Adam | 2366 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.75 | 39.0 | +0.8 | 2362 |
| 3 | 🇵🇱Komendecki, Antoni | 2118 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.50 | 39.5 | +108.4 | 2345 |
| 4 | 🇵🇱FMLechowski, Witold | 2243 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 21.50 | 40.0 | +24.8 | 2294 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱CMKrzywda, Andrzej | 2180 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | +18.6 | 2258 |
| 6 | 🇵🇱IMSabuk, Piotr | 2335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.50 | 40.5 | -10.9 | 2241 |
| 7 | 🇨🇿IMCech, Pavel | 2325 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 18.00 | 41.0 | -14.4 | 2199 |
| 8 | 🇺🇦Achinovich, Oleg | 2039 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 16.25 | 41.5 | +62.8 | 2194 |
| 9 | 🇵🇱FMLukasiewicz, Krzysztof | 2322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 14.25 | 41.5 | -38.2 | 2162 |
| 10 | 🇨🇿FMJuhanak, Daniel | 2239 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 10.75 | 42.5 | -36.6 | 2086 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Komendecki, AntoniPOL+108.45.5 pts · #3
- 2Achinovich, OlegUKR+62.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Lechowski, WitoldFMPOL+24.85.0 pts · #4
- 1Lukasiewicz, KrzysztofFMPOL-38.23.5 pts · #9
- 2Juhanak, DanielFMCZE-36.62.5 pts · #10
- 3Cech, PavelIMCZE-14.44.0 pts · #7
- R7+217 Elo gap
- R4+204 Elo gap
- R3+145 Elo gap