VIII Memorial Szachowy prof. Jozefa Marcinkiewicza

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37 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Janow kolo Sokolki, Poland. Top 10 Elo average was 1551, and top seed was Emil Wawiernia (🇵🇱 POL, 1678).

Szymon Puszko (🇵🇱 POL, 1542) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Piotr Mikulicz (5.5) and Adrian Panasiuk (5.5). Puszko shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Jan Kozlowski (1450) beat Wojciech Szymanski (1644), a +194-point gap.

Location

🇵🇱Janow kolo Sokolki, Poland

Dates

16 May 2026 → 17 May 2026

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 40 Min. Incr. 20 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇱Emil Wawiernia1678

Avg top 10

1,551

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇵🇱Poland×18

Top 3

🥇
Szymon Puszko
🇵🇱POL·1542
6.0pts·1809perf+77.6
🥈
Piotr Mikulicz
🇵🇱POL·1584
5.5pts·1718perf+40.8
🥉
Adrian Panasiuk
🇵🇱POL·1490
5.5pts·1432perf-6.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Szymon Puszko led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Puszko6Mikulicz5.5Panasiuk5.5Kozlowski5Bulej55

R7–R7 · LEAD HELD

Szymon Puszko held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Szymon Puszko drew with Piotr Mikulicz (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Szymon Puszko 3 wins (R1–R3)Piotr Mikulicz 3 wins (R1–R3)Adrian Panasiuk 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Szymon Puszko	*	½	—	½
2Piotr Mikulicz	½	*	—	1
3Adrian Panasiuk	—	—	*	—
4Jan Kozlowski	½	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Puszko, Szymon	1542	POL	+28B	+14N	+15B	=2B	=4N	+6N	+9B	6.0	28.0	31.0	25.75	1809	+77.6
2	Mikulicz, Piotr	1584	POL	+22B	+13N	+27B	=1N	=5B	=9N	+4N	5.5	28.0	31.0	23.25	1718	+40.8
3	Panasiuk, Adrian	1490	POL	+17B	+21N	=9B	−5N	+19B	+20N	+10B	5.5	25.0	28.5	21.25	1432	-6.0
4	Kozlowski, Jan	1450	POL	+36B	+19N	+6B	=9N	=1B	+7N	−2B	5.0	29.5	31.5	20.75	1687	+63.2
5	Rusak, Jan	1571	POL	+8N	=10B	+18N	+3B	=2N	−11B	+16N	5.0	29.0	33.0	23.50	1730	+8.2
6	Bulej, Dawid	1625	POL	+16N	+29B	−4N	+10B	+14N	−1B	+13N	5.0	27.5	30.5	19.50	1464	-33.6
7	Szymanski, Wojciech	1644	POL	−19B	+36N	+12N	+18B	+16N	−4B	+11N	5.0	25.5	27.5	19.00	1455	-9.8
8	FIDE 545065713	0	—	−5B	+?N	−13B	+35N	+?B	+14B	+20N	5.0	18.5	18.5	9.50	1494	0.0
9	Wawiernia, Emil	1678	POL	+11N	+23B	=3N	=4B	+27N	=2B	−1N	4.5	30.0	33.0	19.00	1551	-36.8
10	Grecki, Szymon	0	POL	+?B	=5N	+20B	−6N	+15B	+27B	−3N	4.5	26.0	26.0	13.00	1521	0.0
11	FIDE 545083649	0	—	−9B	+35N	+31B	=15N	+21B	+5N	−7B	4.5	25.0	27.0	15.50	1500	0.0
12	Lipinski, Kacper	1460	POL	+31B	=20N	−7B	−19N	+17N	+34B	+25N	4.5	22.5	25.0	14.75	844	-10.4
13	Sosnowski, Dawid	1442	POL	+33N	−2B	+8N	−16B	+26N	+18B	−6B	4.0	27.0	30.0	15.50	805	-22.8
14	Dallemura, Mariusz	1422	POL	+24N	−1B	+26N	+17B	−6B	−8N	+31B	4.0	27.0	30.0	14.00	784	-23.2
15	Bryczkowska, Magdalena	1454	POL	+37N	+30B	−1N	=11B	−10N	=19B	+28N	4.0	24.5	25.5	11.00	742	-15.2
16	FIDE 545086125	0	—	−6B	+?N	+?B	+13N	−7B	+31N	−5B	4.0	22.0	22.0	7.00	1492	0.0
17	FIDE 91174120	0	—	−3N	+?B	+32N	−14N	−12B	+?B	+27N	4.0	20.0	20.0	6.00	1267	0.0
18	Szczesiul, Antoni	0	POL	+?B	+?N	−5B	−7N	+28B	−13N	+29B	4.0	20.0	20.0	6.00	1356	0.0
19	FIDE 545086117	0	—	+7N	−4B	=23N	+12B	−3N	=15N	=?B	3.5	27.5	27.5	13.25	1496	0.0
20	FIDE 41851153	0	—	+?N	=12B	−10N	+29B	+30N	−3B	−8B	3.5	25.5	25.5	8.25	1282	0.0
21	FIDE 91156289	0	—	+?N	−3B	+25N	=30B	−11N	=28B	=26N	3.5	23.0	23.0	8.25	690	0.0
22	FIDE 545019940	0	—	−2N	−33B	−30N	+?B	+35N	=24B	+34N	3.5	19.5	19.5	6.25	784	0.0
23	Perkowski, Ignacy	1431	POL	+35B	−9N	=19B	−28N	−29B	+37N	+30N	3.5	19.0	20.0	7.75	878	-7.6
24	FIDE 545086150	0	—	−14B	−28N	+?B	−26B	+37N	=22N	+36B	3.5	17.0	17.0	4.75	622	0.0
25	FIDE 91156408	0	—	−27B	+?N	−21B	+?N	=34N	+32B	−12B	3.5	16.5	16.5	4.25	663	0.0
26	FIDE 545075409	0	—	−?B	+?N	−14B	+24N	−13B	+?N	=21B	3.5	15.0	15.0	5.25	668	0.0
27	Bryczkowski, Dominik	1466	POL	+25N	+32B	−2N	+34B	−9B	−10N	−17B	3.0	25.0	27.5	9.00	831	-22.8
28	FIDE 91156386	0	—	−1N	+24B	=29N	+23B	−18N	=21N	−15B	3.0	24.5	27.5	10.25	1351	0.0
29	Wieliczko, Natalia	0	POL	+?B	−6N	=28B	−20N	+23N	=30B	−18N	3.0	22.0	22.0	6.50	1528	0.0
30	FIDE 545086184	0	—	+34B	−15N	+22B	=21N	−20B	=29N	−23B	3.0	21.0	23.5	9.25	643	0.0
31	FIDE 545019983	0	—	−12N	+?B	−11N	+?B	+32N	−16B	−14N	3.0	20.0	20.0	3.00	641	0.0
32	FIDE 545086095	0	—	+?B	−27N	−17B	+33N	−31B	−25N	+?B	3.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	666	0.0
33	FIDE 545075395	0	—	−13B	+22N	−34B	−32B	+?N	−?N	+?B	3.0	13.0	13.0	3.50	691	0.0
34	Lukaszuk, Magdalena	0	POL	−30N	+37B	+33N	−27N	=25B	−12N	−22B	2.5	20.5	21.5	5.75	663	0.0
35	FIDE 545086133	0	—	−23N	−11B	+?N	−8B	−22B	−36N	+?N	2.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	631	0.0
36	FIDE 545086109	0	—	−4N	−7B	−?N	+?B	−?N	+35B	−24N	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	747	0.0
37	FIDE 545086176	0	—	−15B	−34N	+?B	−?N	−24B	−23B	−?N	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	675	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Puszko, SzymonPOL
+77.6
6.0 pts · #1
2Kozlowski, JanPOL
+63.2
5.0 pts · #5
3Mikulicz, PiotrPOL
+40.8
5.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Wawiernia, EmilPOL
-36.8
4.5 pts · #4
2Bulej, DawidPOL
-33.6
5.0 pts · #7
3Dallemura, MariuszPOL
-23.2
4.0 pts · #22

Biggest upsets

R6+194 Elo gap
Kozlowski, Jan1450 beat Szymanski, Wojciech1644
R3+175 Elo gap
Kozlowski, Jan1450 beat Bulej, Dawid1625
R7+136 Elo gap
Puszko, Szymon1542 beat Wawiernia, Emil1678