Lublin Grandmaster Tournament
The Lublin Grandmaster Tournament (in full Międzynarodowy Arcymistrzowski Turniej Szachowy im. Unii Lubelskiej meaning International Grandmasters' Tournament the Lublin Union Memorial) is an annual chess tournament, set up primarily as part of the city's bid to become the 2016 European Capital of Culture, which eventually went to Wroclaw instead.[1] The venue is the Crown Tribunal in Lublin.
Lublin Union Memorial 2009
The 2009 tournament was a ten-player single round robin held between 29th May and 6th June. Boris Grachev won the event, half a point ahead of Roiz and Wojtaszek.[2]
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Lublin Union Memorial 2010
The 2010 edition was held again as a ten-player round robin and took place from 9 to 18 May.[3][4][5] The tournament was won on Sonnenborn-Berger tiebreak by Bartłomiej Macieja, ahead of defending champion Grachev and Mateusz Bartel.
Player | Country | Rating | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Bartłomiej Macieja | ![]() |
2618 | 5,5 |
2. | Boris Grachev | ![]() |
2667 | 5,5 |
3. | Mateusz Bartel | ![]() |
2618 | 5,5 |
4. | Bartosz Soćko | ![]() |
2644 | 5 |
5. | Georg Meier | ![]() |
2638 | 5 |
6. | Marcin Dziuba | ![]() |
2576 | 4,5 |
7. | Vladimir Baklan | ![]() |
2633 | 4,5 |
8. | Sergei Tiviakov | ![]() |
2634 | 4 |
9. | Igor Kurnosov | ![]() |
2680 | 3,5 |
10. | Dariusz Swiercz | ![]() |
2501 | 2 |
Lublin Union Memorial 2011
The format changed slightly for the third edition, held between 15–21 May 2011. While still held as a single round robin, the field was shrunk to eight players from ten in the last edition. Top seed Shirov won, half a point ahead of Grachev and Zhigalko.[6]
Player | Country | Rating | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Alexei Shirov | ![]() |
2709 | 5 |
2. | Boris Grachev | ![]() |
2669 | 4.5 |
3. | Sergei Zhigalko | ![]() |
2679 | 4.5 |
4. | Michael Roiz | ![]() |
2660 | 4 |
5. | Krishnan Sasikiran | ![]() |
2676 | 4 |
6. | Bartosz Socko | ![]() |
2654 | 2 |
7. | Radoslav Wojtaszek | ![]() |
2721 | 2 |
8. | Evgeny Alekseev | ![]() |
2673 | 2 |
Lublin Union Memorial 2012
For the fourth edition, the format was changed to a double Scheveningen match between Ukraine and Poland, where each member of one team plays twice against all members of the other team, one round being standard time control and the second being rapid games.[7] The Ukraine team won both 15.5-10.5 in the standard time control and 13.5-11.5 in the rapid.[8][9] A two game regular blitz match was held between the teams after the rapid section.[10]
Classical time control: Ukraine 15.5 - Poland 10.5
No. | Player | Rating | U1 | U2 | U3 | U4 | U5 | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U1 | Zahar Efimenko | 2689 | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
U2 | Anton Korobov | 2678 | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
U3 | Yuriy Kryvoruchko | 2676 | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2.5 |
U4 | Sergey Fedorchuk | 2634 | X | X | X | X | X | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
U5 | Yaroslav Zherebukh | 2632 | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
P1 | Mateusz Bartel | 2677 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | 1.5 |
P2 | Bartosz Soćko | 2635 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | X | X | X | X | X | 1.5 |
P3 | Kamil Mitoń | 2622 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | X | X | X | X | X | 2 |
P4 | Bartłomiej Macieja | 2614 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | 2.5 |
P5 | Dariusz Świercz | 2585 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | 3 |
Rapid time control: Ukraine 13.5 - Poland 11.5
No. | Player | Rating | U1 | U2 | U3 | U4 | U5 | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U1 | Zahar Efimenko | 2689 | X | X | X | X | X | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
U2 | Anton Korobov | 2678 | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 |
U3 | Yuriy Kryvoruchko | 2676 | X | X | X | X | X | 05 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
U4 | Sergey Fedorchuk | 2634 | X | X | X | X | X | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
U5 | Yaroslav Zherebukh | 2632 | X | X | X | X | X | 05 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
P1 | Mateusz Bartel | 2677 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | X | X | X | X | X | 2 |
P2 | Bartosz Soćko | 2635 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | 1.5 |
P3 | Kamil Mitoń | 2622 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | 2.5 |
P4 | Bartłomiej Macieja | 2614 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | 2.5 |
P5 | Dariusz Świercz | 2585 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | 3 |
Blitz match: Ukraine 5.5 - Poland 4.5
Ukraine | Score | Poland |
---|---|---|
Zahar Efimenko | 0.5 - 1.5 | Mateusz Bartel |
Anton Korobov | 1.5 - 0.5 | Bartosz Socko |
Yuriy Kryvoruchko | 1.5 - 0.5 | Kamil Miton |
Sergey Fedorchuk | 1.5 - 0.5 | Bartlomiej Macieja |
Yaroslav Zherebukh | 0.5 - 1.5 | Dariusz Swiercz |
Lublin Union Memorial 2013
The fifth edition returned to a ten-player round robin format and was held on 15–23 June 2013 at the Crown Tribunal. Draws before 40 moves were banned.[11]
Player | Country | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kirill Stupak | ![]() |
2510 | XX | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Kamil Dragun | ![]() |
2523 | 0.5 | XX | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 |
3 | Daniel Semcesen | ![]() |
2431 | 0.5 | 1 | XX | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 5,5 |
4 | Kacper Drozdowdki | ![]() |
2441 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | XX | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
5 | Daniel Sadzikowski | ![]() |
2448 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | XX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 |
6 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | ![]() |
2539 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | XX | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 5 |
7 | Oleg Romanishin | ![]() |
2503 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | XX | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 |
8 | Jolanta Zawadzka | ![]() |
2391 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | XX | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
9 | Oleksandr Sulypa | ![]() |
2508 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | XX | 0.5 | 2.5 |
10 | Monika Soćko | ![]() |
2458 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | XX | 2 |
Lublin Union Memorial 2014
The format was similar to the 2012 format with four players per team with one round classical and one round rapid (no blitz match) on 6-11 May 2014.[12] Again Ukraine and Poland competed, Ukraine dominating the classical round 12.5-3.5 but Poland convincingly won the rapid 10-6.
Classical match: Ukraine 12.5 - Poland 3.5
No. | Player | Rating | U1 | U2 | U3 | U4 | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U1 | Alexander Moiseenko | 2707 | X | X | X | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
U2 | Alexander Areshchenko | 2701 | X | X | X | X | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 |
U3 | Zahar Efimenko | 2648 | X | X | X | X | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 |
U4 | Mikhailo Oleksienko | 2618 | X | X | X | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
P1 | Radoslaw Wojtaszek | 2724 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
P2 | Grzegorz Gajewski | 2641 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 0.5 |
P3 | Dariusz Swiercz | 2608 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 0.5 |
P4 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 2587 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | X | X | X | X | 1.5 |
Rapid match: Ukraine 6 - 10 Poland
No. | Player | Rating | U1 | U2 | U3 | U4 | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U1 | Alexander Moiseenko | 2699 | X | X | X | X | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
U2 | Alexander Areshchenko | 2684 | X | X | X | X | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
U3 | Zahar Efimenko | 2677 | X | X | X | X | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
U4 | Mikhailo Oleksienko | 2578 | X | X | X | X | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 |
P1 | Radoslaw Wojtaszek | 2710 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
P2 | Grzegorz Gajewski | 2633 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
P3 | Dariusz Swiercz | 2609 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 3.5 |
P4 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 2467 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | X | X | X | X | 2.5 |
Lublin Union Memorial 2015
Similar to the previous edition it was held as a match format with Lublin facing Lviv, Ukraine. A two round classical match was followed by a seven round rapid contest between all twelve players and the addition of Polish player Marcin Maka. A round-robin blitz event completed the programme but with Ukrainian Roman Korman substituting Maka.
Lublin convincingly won the Classical match,[13] Marcin Dziuba won the rapid and Pawel Stoma won the blitz.[14][15]
Classical match
C1 | Lviv | Rtg | Res. | Lublin | Rtg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andriy Shankovsky | 2302 | 1-0 | Marcin Dziuba | 2564 |
2 | Vsevolod Rytenko | 2243 | 0-1 | Pawel Stoma | 2359 |
3 | Taras Panchyshyn | 2143 | 0-1 | Zbigniew Ksieski | 2348 |
4 | Roman Davymuka | 2140 | 1-0 | Piotr Polkowski | 2129 |
5 | Julia Savchuk | 1864 | 0-1 | Agata Topolan | 1746 |
6 | Andriy Prydun | 1678 | 0-1 | Weronika Frazcek | 1711 |
C2 | Lublin | Rtg | Res. | Lviv | Rtg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marcin Dziuba | 2564 | 1-0 | Andriy Shankovsky | 2302 |
2 | Pawel Stoma | 2359 | 0-1 | Vsevolod Rytenko | 2243 |
3 | Zbigniew Ksieski | 2348 | 0.5-0.5 | Taras Panchyshyn | 2143 |
4 | Piotr Polkowski | 2129 | 1-0 | Roman Davymuka | 2140 |
5 | Agata Topolan | 1746 | 1-0 | Julia Savchuk | 1864 |
6 | Weronika Fraczek | 1711 | 1-0 | Andriy Prydun | 1678 |
Rapid tournament: 7 rounds
Player | Country | Rating | Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marcin Dziuba | POL | 2570 | 6.5 |
2 | Andriy Shankovski | UKR | 2302 | 5 |
3 | Vsevolod Rytenko | UKR | 2217 | 4.5 |
4 | Zbigniew Ksieski | POL | 2328 | 4 |
5 | Taras Panchyshyn | UKR | 2134 | 4 |
6 | Pawel Stoma | POL | 2363 | 4 |
7 | Marcin Maka | POL | 2098 | 4 |
8 | Roman Davymuka | UKR | 2080 | 4 |
9 | Piotr Polkowski | POL | 2297 | 3.5 |
10 | Andriy Prydun | UKR | 1706 | 3 |
11 | Julia Savchuk | UKR | 1837 | 3 |
12 | Agata Topolan | POL | 1707 | 2 |
13 | Weronika Fraczek | POL | 1676 | 1.5 |
Blitz section
B | Player | Country | Rating | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pawel Stoma | POL | 2363 | 11.5 |
2 | Marcin Dziuba | POL | 2557 | 11 |
3 | Taras Panchyshyn | UKR | 2124 | 8 |
4 | Roman Davymuka | UKR | 2100 | 8 |
5 | Piotr Polkowski | POL | 2239 | 7 |
6 | Zbigniew Ksieski | POL | 2328 | 7 |
7 | Agata Topolan | POL | 1804 | 6.5 |
8 | Vsevolod Rytenko | UKR | 2217 | 6.5 |
9 | Olexandr Prohorov | UKR | 2127 | 4 |
10 | Weronika Fraczek | POL | 1639 | 3 |
11 | Andriy Prydun | UKR | 1825 | 2.5 |
12 | Julia Savchuk | UKR | 1888 | 2 |
13 | Roman Korman | UKR | 1952 | 1 |
Lublin Union Memorial 2016
The format was adjusted from previous editions, being held as a six-player Scheveningen match between Poland and a Europe team under classical time control.[16] The Europe team won the six round event 7-5 in match points.[17][18]
No | Player | Fed. | Rating | E1 | E2 | E3 | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E1 | David Navara | ![]() |
2744 | X | X | X | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 5 |
E2 | Martyn Kravtsiv | ![]() |
2634 | X | X | X | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3 |
E3 | Dimitrios Mastrovasilis | ![]() |
2606 | X | X | X | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
P1 | Kacper Piorun | ![]() |
2676 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | X | X | X | 3.5 |
P2 | Mateusz Bartel | ![]() |
2640 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1 | X | X | X | 3 |
P3 | Jacek Tomczak | ![]() |
2588 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | X | X | X | 2 |
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