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Grand Chess Tour wraps up in Poland with Niemann victory

12.05.2026 10:40
Kicking off the 2026 Grand Chess Tour for its eleventh consecutive year, the Super Rapid & Blitz Tournament came to Poland for the fifth time this year.
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The Super Rapid  Blitz Tournament came to Poland for the fifth time this year.
The Super Rapid & Blitz Tournament came to Poland for the fifth time this year.Photo: Polish Radio/Danuta Isler

Wrapping up over the weekend, with a USD 200,000 total prize fund, the event featured five tour players along with five wildcards, among them Poland's chess star Jan Krzysztof Duda.

The winner was Hans Niemann, one of the great hopes for American chess, currently rated in the top twenty players in the world, while the reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju of India had to be content with a sixth-place finish.

Danuta Isler was there for the final round.

Click on the audio player above to listen to her report.