Leon wins Polish Ekstraliga 2024 for Gwiazda Bydgoszcz, Harikrishna second for Polonia Wroclaw

by Shahid Ahmed - 03/11/2024

GM Leon Luke Mendonca won Polish Team Championships - Ekstraliga 2024 for Gwiazda Bydgoszcz Sports Club. Both Gwiazda Bydgoszcz Sports Club and VOTUM SA Polonia Wrocław scored 14/18 each. The former became the champion as Bydgoszcz won the penultimate round battle 3.5-2.5 against Polonia Wroclaw. IM Oliwia Kiolbasa won the crucial decider against WGM Jolanta Zawadzka in that match. Leon scored 5/9 for his team on the top board. His teammates were GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek, GM Pawel Teclaf, GM Grzegorz Nasuta, GM Valery Kazakouski and Oliwia. Leon was the sole Indian in his team. GM Pentala Harikrishna scored an unbeaten 5/7 for Polonia Wroclaw. Photo: Wojciech Zawadzki

Leon's second consecutive team triumph at a league

After winning Romanian National Team Championship Men, Brand Ambassador of Geno and Microsense, GM Leon Luke Mendonca won Polish Team Championships - Ekstraliga 2024 for Gwiazda Bydgoszcz Sports Club. After this, he went on to finish third for Vados Chess Club at 39th European Chess Club Cup 2024. GM Pentala Harikrishna did not slow down after Olympiad. He contributed a valuable 5/7, remained undefeated and his team VOTUM SA Polonia Wrocław finished at second place. Leon is also doing well in team events in various leagues, just like Harikrishna.

Champion - Klub Sportowy Gwiazda Bydgoszcz 14/18 | Photo: Wojciech Zawadzki

Runner-up - VOTUM SA Polonia Wrocław 14/18 | Photo: Wojciech Zawadzki

Second Runner-up - HETMAN GKS Katowice 13/18 | Photo: Wojciech Zawadzki

Leon - Lukasz, Round 9

Position after 55.Nxh6+

Where should Black move his king? IM Lukasz Liczerski (2430) made the mistake of playing 55...Kg7?? Find out the winning continuation for White which GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2622) executed in the game.

GM Leon Luke Mendonca during one of his games | Photo: Kamil Gałuszka

Nr	Code	Tytuł	Nazwisko Imię	Fed.	R. FIDE	Ranking	Data ur.	R 1	R 2	R 3	R 4	R 5	R 6	R 7	R 8	R 9
1	35028561	GM	Mendonca, Leon Luke	IND	2622	2600	2006	½	½	½	0	½	½	1	½	1
2	1118358	GM	Wojtaszek, Radosław	POL	2673	2600	1987	½	½	0	½	0	½	1	½	1
3	1185934	GM	Teclaf, Paweł	POL	2552	2600	2003	1	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	1
4	1141686	GM	Nasuta, Grzegorz	POL	2545	2600	1996	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	½
5	13507443	GM	Kazakouski, Valery	LTU	2557	2600	2000	1	½	½	1	0	1	1	½	1
6	1154613	IM	Kiołbasa, Oliwia	POL	2351	2450	2000	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	1	1
7	1121219	GM	Czarnota, Paweł	POL	2488	2600	1988
8	21005303	FM	Raczek, Krzysztof	POL	2435	2300	2008
9	21810567	FM	Turski, Bartłomiej	POL	2345	2300	2005
10	1199528	FM	Fiedorek, Michał	POL	2291	2300	2004
11	21858284	k	Zalega, Maciej	POL	2159	2200	2007
12	21816166	WCM	Goraj, Barbara	POL	2178	2000	2005

Klub Sportowy Gwiazda Bydgoszcz team's individual performances

GM Pentala Harikrishna scored an unbeaten 5/7 for his team VOTUM SA Polonia Wrocław | Photo: Kamil Gałuszka

Players in action | Photo: Kamil Gałuszka

The tournament hall at Hotel Aqua Zdrój in Wałbrzych, Poland | Photo: Kamil Gałuszka

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Final standings

Rank	No	Team Name	Fed.	Ranking	Big points	Paragraph.	vs+
1	6	Gwiazda Bydgoszcz Sports Club	POL	2550	14,0	35,5	5; 10; 8; 1; 2; 3; 4;
2	3	VOTUM SA Polonia Wrocław	POL	2554	14,0	33,5	9; 1; 2; 4; 5; 7;
3	8	HETMAN GKS Katowice	POL	2601	13,0	33,0	4; 5; 7; 1; 2;
4	9	KSz Miedź Legnica	POL	2491	12,0	30,0	2; 4; 5; 6; 7;
5	1	Chess Academy Emphie Gliwice	POL	2518	11,0	30,5	10; 2; 4; 5; 9;
6	7	KSz Silesia Racibórz	POL	2540	10,0	30,5	4; 5; 6; 2;
7	10	POMOT PĘGÓW TOWER	POL	2548	10,0	29,0	2; 4; 5;
8	5	Chess Club STILON ANART Gorzów Wlkp.	POL	2413	4,0	21,5	2; 4;
9	4	White King Wisznia Mała	POL	2364	2,0	16,0	2;
10	2	TSz Skoczek Sędziszów Małopolski	POL	2227	0,0	10,5

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