Polish Championships in Poznan
4/5/2016 – This year the Polish Championships offer particularly attractive prizes: the winners of the men's and the women's championships both receive 4,700 Euros, and the top two in each tournament earn a spot on the national teams that will play in the Olympiad in Baku later this year. No wonder both tournaments attracted the best players of the country.
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Host of the championships is the University of Poznan. Both the men's championship and the women's championship are round-robin tournaments with ten players each, and almost all the best Polish players decided that it's worth a try to visit university (again).
Press conference at the start of the tournament
Jan Duda (left) playing an exhibition game
Lotto Men's Championship
After six rounds in the men's tournament three players share the lead with 4.0/6 each: Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Kasper Piorun and Jan Krzysztof Duda. With 2.0/6 top player Grzegorz Gajewski who helped Vishy Anand as a second during the Candidates in Moscow is still looking for his form.
Radoslaw Wojtaszek
Jan Duda
Kamil Dragun
Grzegorz Gajewski (left) before his game against Mateusz Bartel
Autograph hunters everywhere
Results of round six
| Br. | Tit | Name | Coun | ELO | Ergebnis | Titel | Name | Coun | ELO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IM | Marcel Kanarek |
|
2533 | ½ - ½ | GM | Jan Krzysztof Duda |
|
2660 |
| 2 | IM | Maciej Klekowski |
|
2439 | ½ - ½ | GM | Grzegorz Gajewski |
|
2635 |
| 3 | GM | Kacper Piorun |
|
2651 | ½ - ½ | GM | Mateusz Bartel |
|
2613 |
| 4 | GM | Jacek Tomczak |
|
2587 | 0 - 1 | GM | Dariusz Swiercz |
|
2664 |
| 5 | GM | Radoslaw Wojtaszek |
|
2727 | 1 - 0 | GM | Kamil Dragun |
|
2584 |
Jacek Tomczak and Dariusz Swiercz played a long and interesting game in round six. After the opening Black gave an exchange for which he never seemed to get enough compensation. However, then White blundered a piece which ultimately led to an endgame in which Black had to prove that he knew how to mate with king, bishop and knight against king.
Dariusz Swiercz
Rounds 1 to 6
Standings after six rounds
Budimex Women's Championship
The field in the women's championship offers a mix of experienced players who have played in many international events and young players such as Mariolo Wozniak, Oliwia Kiolbasa and Ewa Harazinska, who are all younger than twenty. However, clear favorite is still veteran player and long time Polish number one Monika Socko who leads with 4.5/6.
Monika Socko
Iweta Rajlich
Karina Szczepkowska
Results of round six
| Br. | Tit | Name | Coun | ELO | Ergebnis | Titel | Name | Coun | ELO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WIM | Mariola Wozniak |
|
2154 | 1 - 0 | WIM | Anna Kantane |
|
2310 |
| 2 | WGM | Karina Szczepkowska |
|
2400 | 1 - 0 | WGM | Jolanta Zawadzka |
|
2433 |
| 3 | WFM | Oliwia Kiolbasa |
|
2318 | ½ - ½ | WGM | Klaudia Kulon |
|
2298 |
| 4 | WGM | Joanna Majdan |
|
2380 | 0 - 1 | WFM | Ewa Harazinska |
|
2310 |
| 5 | IM | Iweta Rajlich |
|
2389 | 1 - 0 | GM | Monika Socko |
|
2448 |
Rounds 1 to 6
Standings after six rounds
Pictures: Polish Chess Federation
