Blitz tournament on 1st January 2024
Top six (L to R): 5th IM Iulian Sofronie (ROU) 8.5/11, 6th FM Filip Luczak (POL) 8.5/11, 4th Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi, 3rd FM Franciszek Sernecki (POL) 9/11, 2nd Dr. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya 9/11 and 1st GM Igor Janik (POL) 9.5/11
Women Top 3 (L to R): 3rd WFM Anastasiia Hnatyshyn (UKR) 7/11, 1st IM Bhakti Kulkarni 8/11 and 2nd WFM Anastasia Kirtadze (GEO) 7/11
A total of 268 players including 4 GMs and 12 IMs took part from 23 countries across the world. The one-day nine round Blitz Rating Open tournament. It was organized by MPZSzach/Kraków City Hall at Hotel Galaxy in Krakow, Poland on 1st January 2024. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| M-ce | Tytuł | Nazwisko Imię | R. FIDE | Pkt. | MBch. | Bch. | Prog. | Wins | Chg (Ru) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | JANIK, Igor |  | B 2519 | 9,5 | 68,50 | 83,50 | 57,5 | 9 | 0,09 |
| 2 | IM | ANWESH, Upadhyaya |  | B 2321 | 9,0 | 66,50 | 80,00 | 57,0 | 7 | 1,64 |
| 3 | FM | SERNECKI, Franciszek | | B 2210 | 9,0 | 64,00 | 78,50 | 57,0 | 9 | 2,85 |
| 4 | k | AAKASH Sharadchandra, Dalvi | | B 2287 | 9,0 | 61,50 | 75,00 | 49,0 | 9 | -0,48 |
| 5 | IM | SOFRONIE, Iulian |  | B 2420 | 8,5 | 70,00 | 83,50 | 57,0 | 7 | -0,04 |
| 6 | FM | ŁUCZAK, Filip | | B 2268 | 8,5 | 65,50 | 80,50 | 55,5 | 8 | 0,64 |
| 7 | m | PODOLSKYI, Mykhailo |  | B 2327 | 8,5 | 65,50 | 79,50 | 53,0 | 8 | -0,29 |
| 8 | FM | DUBNEVYCH, Maksym | | B 2131 | 8,5 | 62,00 | 75,50 | 51,0 | 8 | 1,05 |
| 9 | k | KATSANIS, Vasileios Dim |  | B 1905 | 8,5 | 62,00 | 74,50 | 50,5 | 8 | 4,47 |
| 10 | GM | GOLUBKA, Petro | | B 2435 | 8,5 | 60,50 | 74,50 | 52,5 | 8 | -0,98 |
Links
Cracovia Chess: Official site, fb page
