IX Turniej Szachowy o Puchar Dyrektora MDK nr 1 Bytom - Grupa A

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26 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Bytom, Poland. Top 10 Elo average was 1218, and top seed was Gloria Miksztal (🇵🇱 POL, 1586).

Damian Pawlijczuk (🇵🇱 POL, 1550) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Gloria Miksztal (5.5) and Marek Ksiezopolski (5.5). Pawlijczuk won solo starting round 5.

Location

🇵🇱Bytom, Poland

Dates

16 May 2026 → 17 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇱Gloria Miksztal1586

Avg top 10

1,218

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇵🇱Poland×12

Top 3

🥇
Damian Pawlijczuk
🇵🇱POL·1550
6.0pts·1717perf+34.4
🥈
Gloria Miksztal
🇵🇱POL·1586
5.5pts·1734perf+14.8
🥉
Marek Ksiezopolski
🇵🇱POL
5.5pts·1549perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Damian Pawlijczuk led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Pawlijczuk6Ksiezopolski5.5Miksztal5.5Chmiel5Hekner5Zychowska4.5

R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Damian Pawlijczuk held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Damian Pawlijczuk 3 wins (R1–R3)Marek Ksiezopolski 4 wins (R4–R7)Gloria Miksztal 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Damian Pawlijczuk	*	—	½	1
2Marek Ksiezopolski	—	*	0	—
3Gloria Miksztal	½	1	*	0
4Dariusz Chmiel	0	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pawlijczuk, Damian	1550	POL	+25B	+5N	+6B	=8N	+7B	+4N	=2B	6.0	28.5	29.5	24.75	1717	+34.4
2	Miksztal, Gloria	1586	POL	+23N	−4B	+3N	+12B	+17N	+9B	=1N	5.5	27.5	29.5	21.50	1734	+14.8
3	Ksiezopolski, Marek	0	POL	+?B	=16N	−2B	+19N	+6B	+7N	+13B	5.5	25.0	25.0	17.75	1549	0.0
4	Chmiel, Dariusz	0	POL	+?N	+2N	=16B	=9B	+8N	−1B	+10N	5.0	27.0	27.0	17.25	1573	0.0
5	Hekner, Bartosz	0	POL	+11N	−1B	+?N	−17B	+18N	+?B	+9N	5.0	20.0	20.0	11.00	1541	0.0
6	Sokolowski, Gustaw	1494	POL	+15B	+13N	−1N	+11B	−3N	=10B	+16B	4.5	27.5	31.0	17.50	1518	+4.0
7	Zychowska, Maja	1492	POL	+12N	+22B	=9N	+10B	−1N	−3B	+8N	4.5	27.5	29.5	16.00	1611	+25.6
8	Gozdek, Dariusz	1525	POL	+14N	+20B	=10N	=1B	−4B	+11N	−7B	4.0	27.5	30.0	15.50	1375	-24.4
9	Matuszczyk, Piotr	1532	POL	+24B	+21N	=7B	=4N	+13B	−2N	−5B	4.0	26.0	28.0	12.75	1346	-19.2
10	Galwas, Igor	1458	POL	+18B	+19N	=8B	−7N	+16B	=6N	−4B	4.0	24.5	27.5	13.75	1514	+12.4
11	Hachula, Jozef	0	POL	−5B	+24N	+21B	−6N	+12N	−8B	+18N	4.0	22.5	24.5	11.00	710	0.0
12	FIDE 545085978	0	—	−7B	+?B	+22N	−2N	−11B	+21N	+19B	4.0	21.0	21.0	7.00	739	0.0
13	FIDE 91131901	0	—	+?N	−6B	+?N	+20B	−9N	+?B	−3N	4.0	16.5	16.5	2.50	713	0.0
14	FIDE 545041253	0	—	−8B	−?N	+23N	+?B	−?N	+22B	+17N	4.0	11.0	11.0	7.00	725	0.0
15	FIDE 41880501	0	—	−6N	−17B	+26N	+22B	−?N	+?B	+?N	4.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	694	0.0
16	Kret, Piotr	1545	POL	+26N	=3B	=4N	=18B	−10N	+17B	−6N	3.5	25.0	25.0	9.75	676	-47.6
17	FIDE 545085951	0	—	−21B	+15N	+25B	+5N	−2B	−16N	−14B	3.0	24.0	25.0	10.00	766	0.0
18	FIDE 545064709	0	—	−10N	+23B	+?B	=16N	−5B	=19N	−11B	3.0	21.5	21.5	5.25	1309	0.0
19	FIDE 545024707	0	—	+?N	−10B	=20N	−3B	+?N	=18B	−12N	3.0	19.0	19.0	2.75	658	0.0
20	FIDE 91114780	0	—	+?B	−8N	=19B	−13N	−21B	+25N	−?B	2.5	14.0	14.0	2.50	725	0.0
21	FIDE 41823869	0	—	+17N	−9B	−11N	−?B	+20N	−12B	−24N	2.0	19.5	19.5	5.50	732	0.0
22	FIDE 545029830	0	—	F	−7N	−12B	−15N	+24B	−14N	+26B	2.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	692	0.0
23	FIDE 545085935	0	—	−2B	−18N	−14B	−?B	F	+26N	+?N	2.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	786	0.0
24	FIDE 545085994	0	—	−9N	−11B	+?N	−?B	−22N	F	+21B	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	732	0.0
25	FIDE 545085943	0	—	−1N	+?B	−17N	−?B	−?N	−20B	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	750	0.0
26	FIDE 545085927	0	—	−16B	−?N	−15B	F	−?N	−23B	−22N	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	745	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pawlijczuk, DamianPOL
+34.4
6.0 pts · #2
2Zychowska, MajaPOL
+25.6
4.5 pts · #3
3Miksztal, GloriaPOL
+14.8
5.5 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Kret, PiotrPOL
-47.6
3.5 pts · #17
2Gozdek, DariuszPOL
-24.4
4.0 pts · #9
3Matuszczyk, PiotrPOL
-19.2
4.0 pts · #11