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The Polish Team Championship was played from 6 to 15 October and featured 10 teams that played a single round-robin. The Ekstraliga competitions are played on six boards, one of which is reserved for a female player. The tournament is also of interest from a German perspective, as several German grandmasters take part.
OTUM SA Polonia Wrocław (Breslau) seemed to have the best prospects of winning the championship. The team, with Pentala Harikrishna and Nils Grandelius on the top boards, had won the most matches on the road, only dropping a team point in round 1 against HETMAN GKS Katowice (Katowice) and in round 5 against WIEŻA POMOT PĘGÓW.
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Klub Sportowy Gwiazda Bydgoszcz (Bydgoszcz), with Leon Mendonca on board one and Radosław Wojtaszek on board two, had lost their match against the half-German team from Ratibor in round three and were beaten again by Legnica in round five.
In the eighth round, however, Bydgoszcz defeated then leaders Wrocław. In the final round, Bydgoszcz managed a big win against Biały Król Wisznia Mała, while Wrocław only managed a narrow victory against Racibórz.
After nine rounds, Bydgoszcz and Wrocław were tied on team points, but Bydgoszcz scored 2 more board points, which is the first tiebreak criterion in the event.
The four German grandmasters were only able to partially confirm their rating figures with their performances. Alexander Donchenko, Niclas Hischenbeth and Rasmus Svane all scored 4½ points from nine games, but fell short of expectations due to the lower rating average of their opponents.
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Matthias Blübaum scored 6 points on board one and was the second-best player behind Pentala Harikrishna according to Tournament Performance Rating (TPR).
| Team | Fed. | Avg. rating | Team points | Board points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klub Sportowy Gwiazda Bydgoszcz | POL | 2550 | 14,0 | 35,5 |
| 2 | VOTUM SA Polonia Wrocław | POL | 2554 | 14,0 | 33,5 |
| 3 | HETMAN GKS Katowice | POL | 2601 | 13,0 | 33,0 |
| 4 | KSz Miedź Legnica | POL | 2491 | 12,0 | 30,0 |
| 5 | Akademia Szachowa Emphie Gliwice | POL | 2518 | 11,0 | 30,5 |
| 6 | KSz Silesia Racibórz | POL | 2540 | 10,0 | 30,5 |
| 7 | WIEŻA POMOT PĘGÓW | POL | 2548 | 10,0 | 29,0 |
| 8 | Klub Szachowy STILON ANART Gorzów Wlkp. | POL | 2413 | 4,0 | 21,5 |
| 9 | Biały Król Wisznia Mała | POL | 2364 | 2,0 | 16,0 |
| 10 | TSz Skoczek Sędziszów Małopolski | POL | 2227 | 0,0 | 10,5 |
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