Individual Polish Chess Championship is the most important Polish chess tournament, aiming at selecting the best chess players in Poland. Based on the results of the tournament (mainly), the Polish Chess Federation selects the national and subsequently the olympiad team.
The first men's championship took place in 1926, and the first women's event in 1935, both in Warsaw. Between the First and the Second World War, four men's finals and two women's took place. After the Second World War, the tournament has taken part annually, with minor exceptions. In most cases, they are round-robin tournaments, where men's groups are of 14-16 players, while the women's are 12 to 14. There were only four Swiss system tournaments in men's tournament history (1975, 1976, 1977, and 1979) and seven in women's (1959, 1965, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978). Twice (1937 men and 1962 women) final tournaments attracted international players, however in 1962 medals were awarded only to Polish women players. Twice women's championship (1960 and 1963) as the Polish crew tournament took place (it is signed by *) in the Winners table).
Winners {| class="sortable wikitable" # Year City Men's winner 1 1926 Warsaw Dawid Przepiórka 2 1927 Łódź Akiba Rubinstein 3 1935 Warsaw Ksawery Tartakower 4 1937 Jurata Ksawery Tartakower51946SopotBogdan Śliwa61948KrakówKazimierz Makarczyk71949PoznańKazimierz Plater81950BielskoWiktor Balcarek91951ŁódźBogdan Śliwa101952KatowiceBogdan Śliwa111953KrakówBogdan Śliwa121954ŁódźBogdan Śliwa131955WrocławJózef Gromek141956CzęstochowaKazimierz Plater151957WarsawKazimierz Plater161959ŁódźStefan Witkowski171960WrocławBogdan Śliwa181961KatowiceAlfred Tarnowski191962PoznańWitold Balcerowski201963GłuchołazyJacek Bednarski211964WarsawZbigniew Doda221965LublinWitold Balcerowski231966RzeszówJerzy Kostro241967SzczecinZbigniew Doda251968ŁódźRomuald Grabczewski261969LublinJerzy Lewi271970Piotrków TrybunalskiJerzy Kostro281971PoznańWłodzimierz Schmidt291972WrocławKrzysztof Pytel301973GdyniaKrzysztof Pytel311974Zielona GóraWłodzimierz Schmidt321975PoznańWłodzimierz Schmidt331976BydgoszczAleksander Sznapik341977Piotrków TrybunalskiRyszard Skrobek351978KrakówAdam Kuligowski361979TarnówJan Przewoźnik371980ŁódźAleksander Sznapik381981WarsawWłodzimierz Schmidt391982Zielona GóraJan Adamski401983Piotrków TrybunalskiZbigniew Szymczak411984PoznańAleksander Sznapik421985GdyniaIgnacy Nowak431986BytomMarek Hawełko441987WrocławRobert Kuczyński451988LublinWłodzimierz Schmidt461989SłupskAleksander Wojtkiewicz471990WarsawWłodzimierz Schmidt481991CetniewoAleksander Sznapik491992CzęstochowaJacek Gdański501993CzęstochowaTomasz Markowski511994GdańskWłodzimierz Schmidt521995WarsawAleksander Wojtkiewicz531996Brzeg DolnyKlaudiusz Urban541997SopotRobert Kempiński551998KsiążTomasz Markowski561999Polanica-ZdrójTomasz Markowski572000PłockMichał Krasenkow582001WarsawRobert Kempiński592002WarsawMichał Krasenkow602003WarsawTomasz Markowski612004WarsawBartłomiej Macieja622005PoznańRadosław Wojtaszek632006KrakówMateusz Bartel642007OpoleTomasz Markowski652008LublinBartosz Soćko662009ChotowaBartłomiej Macieja672010WarsawMateusz Bartel682011WarsawMateusz Bartel692012WarsawMateusz Bartel702013ChorzówBartosz Soćko712014WarsawRadosław Wojtaszek722015PoznańGrzegorz Gajewski732016PoznańRadosław Wojtaszek742017WarsawKacper Piorun752018WarsawJan-Krzysztof Duda762019WarsawKamil Dragun772020WarsawKacper Piorun782021BydgoszczRadosław Wojtaszek792022KruszwicaRadosław Wojtaszek802023WarsawBartosz Soćko812024RzeszówRadosław Wojtaszek822025KrakówPaweł Teclaf832026WarsawSzymon Gumularz | valign="top" | {| class="sortable wikitable" ! # !! Year !! City !! Women's winner |- |1 |1935 |Warsaw |Regina Gerlecka |- |2 |1937 |Warsaw |Regina Gerlecka |- |3 |1949 |Łódź |Róża Herman |- |4 |1950 |Toruń |Róża Herman |- |5 |1951 |Częstochowa |Krystyna Hołuj |- |6 |1952 |Krynica |Krystyna Hołuj |- |7 |1953 |Sopot |Krystyna Hołuj |- |8 |1954 |Gdańsk |Władyslawa Górska |- |9 |1955 |Szczecin |Krystyna Hołuj |- |10 |1956 |Lądek-Zdrój |Krystyna Hołuj |- |11 |1957 |Polana |Krystyna Hołuj |- |12 |1958 |Łódź |Henryka Konarkowska |- |13 |1959 |Katowice |Krystyna Hołuj |- |*) |1960 |Łódź |Henryka Konarkowska |- |14 |1961 |Wrocław |Apolonia Litwińska |- |15 |1962 |Grudziądz |Anna Jurczyńska |- |*) |1963 |Myślenice |Henryka Konarkowska |- |16 |1964 |Spała |Henryka Konarkowska |- |17 |1965 |Łódź |Anna Jurczyńska |- |18 |1966 |Koszalin |Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska |- |19 |1967 |Kielce |Elżbieta Kowalska |- |20 |1968 |Lublin |Mirosława Litmanowicz |- |21 |1969 |Poznań |Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska |- |22 |1970 |Kielce |Bożena Pytel |- |23 |1971 |Piotrków Trybunalski |Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska |- |24 |1972 |Lublin |Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska |- |25 |1973 |Grudziądz |Anna Jurczyńska |- |26 |1974 |Polanica Zdrój |Anna Jurczyńska |- |27 |1975 |Wrocław |Grażyna Szmacińska |- |28 |1976 |Istebna |Grażyna Szmacińska |- |29 |1977 |Cieplice |Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska |- |30 |1978 |Elbląg |Anna Jurczyńska |- |31 |1979 |Piotrków Trybunalski |Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska |- |32 |1980 |Częstochowa |Hanna Ereńska-Radzewska |- |33 |1981 |Poznań |Grażyna Szmacińska |- |34 |1982 |Warsaw |Agnieszka Brustman |- |35 |1983 |Tarnów |Grażyna Szmacińska |- |36 |1984 |Konin |Agnieszka Brustman |- |37 |1985 |Sandomierz |Małgorzata Wiese |- |38 |1986 |Konin |Grażyna Szmacińska |- |39 |1987 |Wrocław |Agnieszka Brustman |- |40 |1988 |Bielsko-Biała |Grażyna Szmacińska |- |41 |1989 |Poznań |Joanna Detko |- |42 |1990 |Konin |Bożena Sikora-Giżyńska |- |43 |1991 |Lubniewice |Czesława Grochot |- |44 |1992 |Świeradów-Zdrój |Krystyna Dąbrowska |- |45 |1993 |Lublin |Barbara Kaczorowska |- |46 |1994 |Gdańsk |Magdalena Gużkowska |- |47 |1995 |Warsaw |Monika Bobrowska (Soćko) |- |48 |1996 |Brzeg Dolny |Agnieszka Brustman |- |49 |1997 |Cisna |Joanna Dworakowska |- |50 |1998 |Sopot |Joanna Dworakowska |- |51 |1999 |Wrocław |Iweta Radziewicz |- |52 |2000 |Brzeg Dolny |Iweta Radziewicz |- |53 |2001 |Brzeg Dolny |Joanna Dworakowska |- |54 |2002 |Ostrów Wielkopolski |Iweta Radziewicz |- |55 |2003 |Środa Wielkopolska |Marta Zielińska (Michna) |- |56 |2004 |Warsaw |Monika Soćko |- |57 |2005 |Suwałki |Iweta Radziewicz |- |58 |2006 |Trzebinia |Jolanta Zawadzka |- |59 |2007 |Barlinek |Iweta Radziewicz (Rajlich) |- |60 |2008 |Kraków |Monika Soćko |- |61 |2009 |Bogatynia |Iweta Rajlich |- |62 |2010 |Warsaw |Monika Soćko |- |63 |2011 |Warsaw |Jolanta Zawadzka |- |64 |2012 |Warsaw |Iweta Rajlich |- |65 |2013 |Chorzów |Monika Soćko |- |66 |2014 |Warsaw |Monika Soćko |- |67 |2015 |Poznań |Jolanta Zawadzka |- |68 |2016 |Poznań ||Monika Soćko |- |69 |2017 |Warsaw ||Monika Soćko
|70 |2018 |Warsaw ||Jolanta Zawadzka |- |71 |2019 |Warsaw ||Iweta Rajlich |- |72 |2020 |Ostrow Wielkopolski ||Karina Cyfka |- |73 |2021 |Bydgoszcz ||Klaudia Kulon |- |74 |2022 |Kruszwica ||Michalina Rudzińska |- |75 |2023 |Warsaw ||Michalina Rudzińska |- |76 |2024 |Rzeszów ||Alina Kashlinskaya |- |77 |2025 |Kraków ||Klaudia Kulon |- |78 |2026 |Warsaw ||Oliwia Kiołbasa
References
External links Polish Chess Federation (pl.)