Festiwal Szachowy w "Hotelu Pod Jesiotrem" Grupa A
16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Labiszyn, Poland. Top 10 Elo average was 1738, and top seed was Aleksander Polak (π΅π± POL, 1851).
Aleksander Polak (π΅π± POL, 1851) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Jan Bialkowski (4.0) and Mikolaj Pender (3.5). Polak won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Kevin Zajaczkowski (1588) beat Adam Golabiewski (1762), a +174-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Jan Bialkowski takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Polak takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
Aleksander Polak drew with Jan Bialkowski (Black).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aleksander Polak | * | Β½ | Β½ | 1 |
| 2Jan Bialkowski | Β½ | * | Β½ | β |
| 3Mikolaj Pender | Β½ | Β½ | * | β |
| 4Kevin Zajaczkowski | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polak, Aleksander | 1851 | POL | +14B | =2N | +11N | =3B | +4B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 10.25 | 1919 | +8.0 |
| 2 | Bialkowski, Jan | 1794 | POL | +15N | =1B | +9N | +11B | =3N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.25 | 1965 | +42.0 |
| 3 | Pender, Mikolaj | 1678 | POL | +16N | =9B | +10N | =1N | =2B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1852 | +47.2 |
| 4 | Zajaczkowski, Kevin | 1588 | POL | β9N | +16B | +6N | +12B | β1N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1772 | +23.8 |
| 5 | Joachimiak, Adam | 1728 | POL | =10N | =6B | =12N | +9B | =7B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1788 | +17.6 |
| 6 | Golabiewski, Adam | 1762 | POL | =8B | =5N | β4B | +15N | +12B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1690 | -9.0 |
| 7 | Sivickis, Kornelia | 1821 | POL | =12N | β11B | +13N | +10B | =5N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1690 | -15.2 |
| 8 | Andralojc, Mieszko | 1584 | POL | =6N | β12B | +15N | =14B | +11N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1729 | +39.2 |
| 9 | Sobiech, Krzysztof | 1813 | POL | +4B | =3N | β2B | β5N | +15B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1675 | -18.0 |
| 10 | Wardzala, Mateusz | 1583 | POL | =5B | +14N | β3B | β7N | +16B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1667 | +22.0 |
| 11 | Kosicki, Jakub | 1698 | POL | +13B | +7N | β1B | β2N | β8B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1634 | -17.6 |
| 12 | Stando, Antoni | 1601 | POL | =7B | +8N | =5B | β4N | β6N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1625 | +4.8 |
| 13 | Szargiej, Michal | 1478 | POL | β11N | β15B | β7B | +16N | +14N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1571 | +10.2 |
| 14 | Stanczak, Radoslaw | 1637 | POL | β1N | β10B | +16N | =8N | β13B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1445 | -52.4 |
| 15 | Kosecki, Pawel | 1587 | POL | β2B | +13N | β8B | β6B | β9N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1446 | -34.4 |
| 16 | Kicinski, Konrad | 1473 | POL | β3B | β4N | β14B | β13B | β10N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 793 | -68.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pender, MikolajPOL+47.23.5 pts Β· #3
- 2Bialkowski, JanPOL+42.04.0 pts Β· #2
- 3Andralojc, MieszkoPOL+39.23.0 pts Β· #6
- 1Kicinski, KonradPOL-68.00.0 pts Β· #16
- 2Stanczak, RadoslawPOL-52.41.5 pts Β· #14
- 3Kosecki, PawelPOL-34.41.0 pts Β· #15
- R3+174 Elo gap
- R5+159 Elo gap
- R2+123 Elo gap