Team Poland vs the "rest of the world"
At this year's Krystyna Holuj-Radzikowska Memorial Tournament, six of the best Polish players competed against six strong international players in Wrocław from December 6th to 12th, 2019, in rapid chess, Chess960 and classical chess.
"She was inspiring, inspiring due to her proffessional approach, her
behaviour(...) She was really elegant, classy, inside and out."
—WGM Hanna Ereńska-Barlo, former teammate and a friend of Radzikowska
Polish women chess has been strong ever since Radzikowska's success. It is important to
remember people who helped build our world, even if it is only a chess world. In 2011, five years after her passing, the first tournament in her memory was held. This year was the 9th edition, gathering top female players from all over the world.
The Polish team consisted of GM Monika Socko (2417), IM Karina Cyfka (2412), WGM Jolanta Zawadzka (2406), WGM Joanna Majdan (2352), WIM Alicia Sliwicka (2269) and WIM Julia Antolak (2249).
The "rest of the world" team consisted of IM Meri Arabidze (2435), IM Irina Bulmaga (2434), IM Anna Zatonskih (2420), IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (2413), IM Jovanka Houska (2412) and IM Olga Badelka (2399).
The Poles were nominally outsiders and in fact they were defeated in all three disciplines:
- 4:8 in rapid chess
- 3:9 in chess960
- 5:7 in classical chess
However, this did not detract from the good and friendly atmosphere.

Small gifts were waiting for the participants almost every day | Photo: Maria Emelianova

Anastasia Bodnaruk | Photo: Maria Emelianova

With 4½ out of 6, Irina Bulmaga achieved the best result | Photo: Maria Emelianova

Monika Socko scored the most points in the Fischer Random | Photo: Maria Emelianova

Alina Kashlinskaya, reigning European Champion, won the blitz tournament, but she did not take part in the main competition because it collided with the FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg, where she supported her husband, Radoslaw Wojtaszek | Photo: Maria Emelianova
Final standings - Rapid
All games - Rapid
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.g3 Nbd7 4.Bg2 e5 5.c4 Be7 6.Nc3 c6 7.e4 0-0 8.0-0 a6 9.a4 a5 10.b3 Re8 11.h3 Bf8 12.Qc2 exd4 13.Nxd4 Nc5 14.Be3 g6 15.Rfd1 Qb6 16.Rab1 Bg7 17.f4 Qc7 18.Ndb5 cxb5 19.Nxb5 Qe7 20.Nxd6 Na6 21.Nxe8 Nxe8 22.Qf2 Bd7 23.e5 Bc6 24.Bd5 Nec7 25.Bxc6 bxc6 26.Rd6 Ne6 27.Rxc6 Qb7 28.Rb6 Qe4 29.Rd1 Nb4 30.Rbd6 Bf8 31.R6d2 Rc8 32.Kh2 h5 33.Rf1 Bh6 34.Qf3 Qxf3 35.Rxf3 Bf8 36.g4 hxg4 37.hxg4 Rb8 38.f5 Nd8 39.fxg6 fxg6 40.Rf6 Bg7 41.Rxg6 Kh7 42.Rg5 Nf7 43.Rh5+ Kg6 44.e6 Ne5 45.Kg3 Rb7 46.Rg5+ Kf6 47.Rf2+ Kxe6 48.Bd4 Nbc6 49.Bxe5 Nxe5 50.Kg2 Bf6 51.Rgf5 Nxg4 52.Rxa5 Nxf2 53.Kxf2 Rxb3 54.Ra6+ Ke5 55.a5 Be7 56.Rc6 Kd4 57.a6 Bc5 58.Rc8 Ra3 59.Ke2 Rxa6 60.Kf3 Re6 61.Rd8+ Kxc4 62.Kf4 Bd4 63.Kf5 Re2 64.Ra8 Kd3 65.Ra3+ Bc3 66.Ra8 Re5+ 67.Kf4 Rd5 68.Ra7 Bd2+ 69.Kf3 Rf5+ 70.Kg4 Rf8 71.Ra3+ Ke4 72.Ra4+ Ke5 73.Ra7 Bb4 74.Rc7 Bd6 75.Rc2 Rf4+ 76.Kg3 Rf1 77.Rd2 Ke6+ 78.Kg2 Rf8 79.Rf2 Rg8+ 80.Kf3 Ke5 81.Rg2 Rf8+ 82.Ke3 Bc5+ 83.Kd3 Rf4 84.Rg5+ Kd6 85.Rg6+ Kd5 86.Rg5+ Kc6 87.Rg6+ Bd6 88.Rg5 Ra4 89.Rh5 Kd7 90.Rh6 Kc6 91.Rh5 Bc5 92.Rh8 Rd4+ 93.Kc3 Rg4 94.Rh5 Kb5 95.Kd3 Rd4+ 96.Kc3 Rd6 97.Rf5 Re6 98.Kd3 Re3+ 99.Kd2 Rh3 100.Ke2 Kc4 101.Rf7 Re3+ 102.Kd2 Re4 103.Rc7 Re8 104.Rc6 Kd4 105.Rg6 Re4 106.Rg8 Kc4 107.Rc8 Re7 108.Rc6 Kd4 109.Rc8 Rh7 110.Rd8+ Kc4 111.Ke2 Rh3 112.Rc8 Kd5 113.Rd8+ Bd6 114.Ra8 Be5 115.Ra4 Bd4 116.Ra8 Ke4 117.Re8+ Be5 118.Kf2 Rh2+ 119.Kg1 Rd2 120.Ra8 Bf4 121.Ra4+ Ke5 ½–½
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Zatonskih,A | 2420 | Antolak,J | 2249 | ½–½ | 2019 | A46 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 1 |
Bodnaruk,A | 2413 | Sliwicka,A | 2264 | 1–0 | 2019 | B23 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 1 |
Socko,M | 2407 | Arabidze,M | 2435 | 0–1 | 2019 | D30 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 1 |
Zawadzka,J | 2400 | Houska,J | 2412 | ½–½ | 2019 | B18 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 1 |
Badelka,O | 2399 | Cyfka,K | 2410 | 1–0 | 2019 | A20 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 1 |
Majdan,J | 2336 | Bulmaga,I | 2434 | ½–½ | 2019 | C92 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 1 |
Arabidze,M | 2435 | Majdan,J | 2336 | 1–0 | 2019 | A06 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 2 |
Bulmaga,I | 2434 | Zawadzka,J | 2400 | 0–1 | 2019 | C67 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 2 |
Zatonskih,A | 2420 | Socko,M | 2407 | 1–0 | 2019 | A46 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 2 |
Cyfka,K | 2410 | Houska,J | 2412 | ½–½ | 2019 | B13 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 2 |
Sliwicka,A | 2264 | Badelka,O | 2399 | 1–0 | 2019 | B32 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 2 |
Antolak,J | 2249 | Bodnaruk,A | 2413 | 0–1 | 2019 | B90 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 2 |
Arabidze,M | 2435 | Sliwicka,A | 2264 | ½–½ | 2019 | A05 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 3 |
Houska,J | 2412 | Majdan,J | 2336 | 1–0 | 2019 | B06 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 3 |
Cyfka,K | 2410 | Zatonskih,A | 2420 | | 2019 | D53 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 3 |
Cyfka,K | 2410 | Zatonskih,A | 2420 | 1–0 | 2019 | D55 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 3 |
Socko,M | 2407 | Bulmaga,I | 2434 | 1–0 | 2019 | E12 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 3 |
Zawadzka,J | 2400 | Bodnaruk,A | 2413 | 1–0 | 2019 | B52 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 3 |
Badelka,O | 2399 | Antolak,J | 2249 | 1–0 | 2019 | A53 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 3 |
Bulmaga,I | 2434 | Cyfka,K | 2410 | ½–½ | 2019 | C43 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 4 |
Bodnaruk,A | 2413 | Socko,M | 2407 | 1–0 | 2019 | B12 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 4 |
Houska,J | 2412 | Antolak,J | 2249 | 1–0 | 2019 | A46 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 4 |
Zawadzka,J | 2400 | Arabidze,M | 2435 | 1–0 | 2019 | B46 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 4 |
Majdan,J | 2336 | Badelka,O | 2399 | ½–½ | 2019 | B24 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 4 |
Sliwicka,A | 2264 | Zatonskih,A | 2420 | ½–½ | 2019 | C47 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 4 |
Arabidze,M | 2435 | Cyfka,K | 2410 | 1–0 | 2019 | A05 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 5 |
Zatonskih,A | 2420 | Zawadzka,J | 2400 | 1–0 | 2019 | D31 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 5 |
Bodnaruk,A | 2413 | Majdan,J | 2336 | 1–0 | 2019 | B06 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 5 |
Socko,M | 2407 | Badelka,O | 2399 | 1–0 | 2019 | D20 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 5 |
Sliwicka,A | 2264 | Houska,J | 2412 | 1–0 | 2019 | B12 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 5 |
Antolak,J | 2249 | Bulmaga,I | 2434 | ½–½ | 2019 | C92 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 5 |
Bulmaga,I | 2434 | Sliwicka,A | 2264 | 0–1 | 2019 | B56 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 6 |
Houska,J | 2412 | Socko,M | 2407 | 0–1 | 2019 | E17 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 6 |
Cyfka,K | 2410 | Bodnaruk,A | 2413 | 1–0 | 2019 | E81 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 6 |
Badelka,O | 2399 | Zawadzka,J | 2400 | 1–0 | 2019 | A20 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 6 |
Majdan,J | 2336 | Zatonskih,A | 2420 | 1–0 | 2019 | C02 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 6 |
Antolak,J | 2249 | Arabidze,M | 2435 | 1–0 | 2019 | B85 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 19 | 6 |
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Final standings - Classical
All games - Classical
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1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d3 d6 6.f4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.0-0 Ne7 9.Qe1 a5 9...Qb6 10.Kh1 Ba6 11.b3 d5 12.e5 Nf5 13.Na4 Qb4 14.Bd2 Qb8 15.Nxc5 Bc8 16.a4 Bf8 17.Bb4 10.e5N 10.Qh4 Ba6 11.f5 gxf5 12.Bh6 Bxh6 13.Qxh6 Kd7 14.e5 Ng6 15.exd6 Kxd6 16.Rad1 Qf6 17.Ng5 10...Nf5 11.g4 Nd4 12.Nxd4 cxd4 13.Ne4 dxe5 13...0-0± 14.fxe5+- Bxe5 15.Bg5 Qc7 16.Nf6+ 16.Bf6!+- Bxf6 17.Rxf6 17.Nxf6+ Kf8± 16...Bxf6± 17.Bxf6 Rf8 18.Bxd4 c5 19.Qe5 19.Bf6 19...Qxe5 20.Bxe5 Ra6 21.g5 Bb7 22.Rf4 Bd5 23.c4 Bb7 24.d4 cxd4 25.Rxd4 25.Bxd4 f5± 25...f5 26.gxf6 Bc6 27.Rd6 Kf7 28.Bc3 a4? 28...Rfa8 29.Re1 Bb5 29.Re1+- Bb5 30.Rexe6 Rxd6 31.Re7+ Kg8 32.Rg7+ Kh8 33.f7 Rd1+ 34.Kf2! 1–0 - Start an analysis engine:
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Cyfka,K | 2410 | Badelka,O | 2399 | 1–0 | 2019 | B24 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 1.1 |
Houska,J | 2412 | Zawadzka,J | 2400 | 0–1 | 2019 | D38 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 1.2 |
Antolak,J | 2249 | Zatonskih,A | 2420 | ½–½ | 2019 | C42 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 1.3 |
Bulmaga,I | 2434 | Majdan,J | 2336 | 1–0 | 2019 | B06 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 1.4 |
Arabidze,M | 2435 | Socko,M | 2407 | 1–0 | 2019 | E17 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 1.5 |
Sliwicka,A | 2264 | Bodnaruk,A | 2413 | 1–0 | 2019 | B90 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 1.6 |
Bodnaruk,A | 2375 | Antolak,J | 2062 | 0–1 | 2019 | B84 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 2 |
Houska,J | 2345 | Cyfka,K | 2266 | ½–½ | 2019 | A46 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 2 |
Socko,M | 2286 | Zatonskih,A | 2374 | ½–½ | 2019 | D02 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 2 |
Majdan,J | 2240 | Arabidze,M | 2412 | ½–½ | 2019 | C55 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 2 |
Badelka,O | 2186 | Sliwicka,A | 2140 | ½–½ | 2019 | A58 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 2 |
Zawadzka Jolanta | - | Bulmaga,I | 2308 | 1–0 | 2019 | B90 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 2 |
Bulmaga,I | 2434 | Socko,M | 2407 | 1–0 | 2019 | C16 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 3 |
Zatonskih,A | 2420 | Cyfka,K | 2410 | ½–½ | 2019 | E16 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 3 |
Bodnaruk,A | 2413 | Zawadzka,J | 2400 | ½–½ | 2019 | C42 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 3 |
Majdan,J | 2336 | Houska,J | 2412 | ½–½ | 2019 | B13 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 3 |
Sliwicka,A | 2264 | Arabidze,M | 2435 | ½–½ | 2019 | C47 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 3 |
Antolak,J | 2249 | Badelka,O | 2399 | ½–½ | 2019 | B47 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 3 |
Arabidze,M | 2435 | Zawadzka,J | 2400 | ½–½ | 2019 | D40 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 4 |
Zatonskih,A | 2420 | Sliwicka,A | 2264 | 1–0 | 2019 | A46 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 4 |
Cyfka,K | 2410 | Bulmaga,I | 2434 | ½–½ | 2019 | A45 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 4 |
Socko,M | 2407 | Bodnaruk,A | 2413 | 1–0 | 2019 | A45 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 4 |
Badelka,O | 2399 | Majdan,J | 2336 | 1–0 | 2019 | A10 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 4 |
Antolak,J | 2249 | Houska,J | 2412 | 0–1 | 2019 | B13 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 4 |
Bulmaga,I | 2434 | Antolak,J | 2249 | 1–0 | 2019 | B84 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 5 |
Houska,J | 2412 | Sliwicka,A | 2264 | 0–1 | 2019 | A46 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 5 |
Cyfka,K | 2410 | Arabidze,M | 2435 | ½–½ | 2019 | D35 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 5 |
Zawadzka,J | 2400 | Zatonskih,A | 2420 | ½–½ | 2019 | C43 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 5 |
Badelka,O | 2399 | Socko,M | 2407 | 0–1 | 2019 | A18 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 5 |
Majdan,J | 2336 | Bodnaruk,A | 2413 | 0–1 | 2019 | B90 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 5 |
Arabidze,M | 2435 | Antolak,J | 2249 | 0–1 | 2019 | A53 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 6 |
Zatonskih,A | 2420 | Majdan,J | 2336 | ½–½ | 2019 | A43 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 6 |
Bodnaruk,A | 2413 | Cyfka,K | 2410 | 1–0 | 2019 | C55 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 6 |
Socko,M | 2407 | Houska,J | 2412 | ½–½ | 2019 | D30 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 6 |
Zawadzka,J | 2400 | Badelka,O | 2399 | ½–½ | 2019 | B32 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 6 |
Sliwicka,A | 2264 | Bulmaga,I | 2434 | 0–1 | 2019 | C47 | 9th Holuj-Radzikowska 2019 | 6 |
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Anna Kantane contributed reporting
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