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Polish Chess Champions

A list of Polish Chess Championship winners, covering the men's national championship from the interwar era to the latest completed title event.

Last reviewed: June 4, 2026.

Current Champion

Szymon Gumularz

Current champion after winning the 2026 Polish Championship in Warsaw with 7/9.

Most Listed Wins

Włodzimierz Schmidt, 7

First Championship

First Polish Championship held in Warsaw in 1926

Listed Champions

43

83 listed title wins across 83 chronological entries.

Championship History

The Polish Championship began in 1926 in Warsaw, with Dawid Przepiórka as the first listed champion. The early roll of honour includes Akiba Rubinstein and Ksawery Tartakower, linking the title to Poland's strongest interwar masters.

Postwar championships were staged regularly and produced long-serving domestic champions, especially Bogdan Śliwa and Włodzimierz Schmidt. The modern era added repeated winners such as Radosław Wojtaszek and Mateusz Bartel.

The 2026 championship was held in Warsaw. Szymon Gumularz claimed his first Polish title, finishing ahead of the field with 7/9.

Poland Champion List

Champions are shown chronologically from oldest to newest. Shared titles and tied first places are represented by the same year appearing for more than one player.

YearChampion
1926Dawid Przepiórka
1927Akiba Rubinstein
1935Ksawery Tartakower
1937Ksawery Tartakower
1946Bogdan Śliwa
1948Kazimierz Makarczyk
1949Kazimierz Plater
1950Wiktor Balcarek
1951Bogdan Śliwa
1952Bogdan Śliwa
1953Bogdan Śliwa
1954Bogdan Śliwa
1955Józef Gromek
1956Kazimierz Plater
1957Kazimierz Plater
1959Stefan Witkowski
1960Bogdan Śliwa
1961Alfred Tarnowski
1962Witold Balcerowski
1963Jacek Bednarski
1964Zbigniew Doda
1965Witold Balcerowski
1966Jerzy Kostro
1967Zbigniew Doda
1968Romuald Grabczewski
1969Jerzy Lewi
1970Jerzy Kostro
1971Włodzimierz Schmidt
1972Krzysztof Pytel
1973Krzysztof Pytel
1974Włodzimierz Schmidt
1975Włodzimierz Schmidt
1976Aleksander Sznapik
1977Ryszard Skrobek
1978Adam Kuligowski
1979Jan Przewoźnik
1980Aleksander Sznapik
1981Włodzimierz Schmidt
1982Jan Adamski
1983Zbigniew Szymczak
1984Aleksander Sznapik
1985Ignacy Nowak
1986Marek Hawełko
1987Robert Kuczyński
1988Włodzimierz Schmidt
1989Aleksander Wojtkiewicz
1990Włodzimierz Schmidt
1991Aleksander Sznapik
1992Jacek Gdański
1993Tomasz Markowski
1994Włodzimierz Schmidt
1995Aleksander Wojtkiewicz
1996Klaudiusz Urban
1997Robert Kempiński
1998Tomasz Markowski
1999Tomasz Markowski
2000Michał Krasenkow
2001Robert Kempiński
2002Michał Krasenkow
2003Tomasz Markowski
2004Bartłomiej Macieja
2005Radosław Wojtaszek
2006Mateusz Bartel
2007Tomasz Markowski
2008Bartosz Soćko
2009Bartłomiej Macieja
2010Mateusz Bartel
2011Mateusz Bartel
2012Mateusz Bartel
2013Bartosz Soćko
2014Radosław Wojtaszek
2015Grzegorz Gajewski
2016Radosław Wojtaszek
2017Kacper Piorun
2018Jan-Krzysztof Duda
2019Kamil Dragun
2020Kacper Piorun
2021Radosław Wojtaszek
2022Radosław Wojtaszek
2023Bartosz Soćko
2024Radosław Wojtaszek
2025Paweł Teclaf
2026Szymon Gumularz

Sources

Current-champion details were checked against official federation, organizer, or FIDE reports where available. Historical winner lists were cross-checked against maintained championship tables.