40th Voivoda Cup GM
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 15 May 2026 in Legnica, Poland. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2405, and top seed was Piotr Brodowski (🇵🇱 POL, IM, 2464).
Aras Vardanyan (🇱🇹 LTU, FM, 2417) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Eduardas Rozentalis (6.0) and Lukasz Cyborowski (5.0). Vardanyan shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇵🇱Legnica, Poland
Dates
09 May 2026 → 15 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×3
IM×2
FM×5
Federations · 4 represented
🇵🇱Poland×6
🇱🇹Lithuania×2
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Aras Vardanyan led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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Vardanyan#1Rozentalis#2Vergara Anton#3Cyborowski#4Radzimski#5Fiedorek#6Brodowski#7Turski#8Kejna#9Volosin#10
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
FM Aras Vardanyan held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Aras Vardanyan drew with GM Eduardas Rozentalis (White).
R1–R8 · UNBEATEN
FM Aras Vardanyan went unbeaten across 8 games (R1–R8).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇱🇹FMVardanyan, Aras | 2417 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.50 | 39.0 | +13.3 | 2529 |
| 2 | 🇱🇹GMRozentalis, Eduardas | 2448 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 25.50 | 39.0 | +9.2 | 2525 |
| 4 | 🇵🇱GMCyborowski, Lukasz | 2459 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 21.75 | 40.0 | -2.5 | 2442 |
| 3 | 🇪🇸IMVergara Anton, Diego | 2413 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.00 | 40.0 | +4.0 | 2447 |
| 6 | 🇵🇱FMFiedorek, Michal | 2337 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 19.25 | 40.5 | +18.6 | 2413 |
| 7 | 🇵🇱IMBrodowski, Piotr | 2464 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 19.00 | 40.5 | -8.0 | 2399 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱FMRadzimski, Antoni | 2399 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | +0.9 | 2406 |
| 8 | 🇵🇱FMTurski, Bartlomiej | 2412 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 18.25 | 41.0 | -5.9 | 2361 |
| 9 | 🇵🇱FMKejna, Piotr | 2327 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.5 | 15.25 | 41.5 | +1.2 | 2334 |
| 10 | 🇨🇿GMVolosin, Leon | 2375 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 9.00 | 43.0 | -20.9 | 2188 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Fiedorek, MichalFMPOL+18.64.5 pts · #6
- 2Vardanyan, ArasFMLTU+13.36.0 pts · #1
- 3Rozentalis, EduardasGMLTU+9.26.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Volosin, LeonGMCZE-20.92.0 pts · #10
- 2Brodowski, PiotrIMPOL-8.04.5 pts · #7
- 3Turski, BartlomiejFMPOL-5.94.0 pts · #8