IMKarina Cyfka
- FIDE ID
- 1122681
About Karina Cyfka
Karina Cyfka, also known by her earlier surname Szczepkowska-Horowska, was born in Rybnik in 1987. At the 2003 World Girls' Under-Sixteen Championship, she tied for first with Polina Malysheva and took silver on tiebreak. She became a Woman Grandmaster in 2010 and an International Master in 2016. Show more
Karina Cyfka, also known by her earlier surname Szczepkowska-Horowska, was born in Rybnik in 1987. At the 2003 World Girls' Under-Sixteen Championship, she tied for first with Polina Malysheva and took silver on tiebreak. She became a Woman Grandmaster in 2010 and an International Master in 2016. At the 2016 Olympiad in Baku, she helped Poland win team silver and earned individual silver on third board. Her national-team career also included the World and European Team Championships. Cyfka won the Polish women's championship in 2020.
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-11 | MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI KOBIET W SZACHACH BLYSKAWICZNYCH - LOCHOW 2026 | Blitz | 10 |
| 2026-10-10 | DRUZYNOWE MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI KOBIET W SZACHACH BLYSKAWICZNYCH - LOCHOW 2026 | Blitz | 10 |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-10 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 2021-05-29 | Women's Speed Chess Q2 | chess.com INT | 3 | Karina Cyfka | Irina Petrova | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 102 | 2021-05-29 | Women's Speed Chess Q2 | chess.com INT | 2 | Jennifer Perez Rodriguez | Karina Cyfka | 0-1 | 16 | Open |
| 103 | 2021-05-29 | Women's Speed Chess Q2 | chess.com INT | 1 | Karina Cyfka | Amina Kairbekova | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 104 | 2021-05-29 | Women's Speed Chess Q2 | chess.com INT | 13 | Karina Cyfka | V Varshini | 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 105 | 2021-05-29 | Women's Speed Chess Q2 | chess.com INT | 12 | Mukherjee Arpita | Karina Cyfka | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 106 | 2021-05-29 | Women's Speed Chess Q2 | chess.com INT | 11 | Karina Cyfka | Ekaterina Atalik | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 107 | 2021-05-29 | Women's Speed Chess Q2 | chess.com INT | 10 | Lilit Mkrtchian | Karina Cyfka | 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |
| 108 | 2021-03-07 | Insignis Women's Day 2021 | chess24.com INT | 8.2 | Karina Cyfka | Oliwia Kiolbasa | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 109 | 2021-03-07 | Insignis Women's Day 2021 | chess24.com INT | 7.2 | Anna Kubicka | Karina Cyfka | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 110 | 2021-03-07 | Insignis Women's Day 2021 | chess24.com INT | 6.2 | Karina Cyfka | Alicja Sliwicka | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 111 | 2021-03-07 | Insignis Women's Day 2021 | chess24.com INT | 5.2 | Julia Antolak | Karina Cyfka | 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 112 | 2021-03-07 | Insignis Women's Day 2021 | chess24.com INT | 4.2 | Oliwia Kiolbasa | Karina Cyfka | 0-1 | 21 | Open |
| 113 | 2021-03-07 | Insignis Women's Day 2021 | chess24.com INT | 3.2 | Karina Cyfka | Anna Kubicka | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 114 | 2021-03-07 | Insignis Women's Day 2021 | chess24.com INT | 2.2 | Alicja Sliwicka | Karina Cyfka | 1/2-1/2 | 71 | Open |
| 115 | 2021-03-07 | Insignis Women's Day 2021 | chess24.com INT | 1.2 | Karina Cyfka | Julia Antolak | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 116 | 2021-02-20 | World Corporate East E | chess.com INT | 6.17 | Unidentified player | Karina Cyfka | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 117 | 2021-02-20 | World Corporate East E | chess.com INT | 5.16 | Karina Cyfka | Unidentified player | 1-0 | 15 | Open |
| 118 | 2021-02-20 | World Corporate East E | chess.com INT | 4.14 | Orest Vovk | Karina Cyfka | 1/2-1/2 | 86 | Open |
| 119 | 2021-02-19 | World Corporate East E | chess.com INT | 3.15 | Karina Cyfka | Unidentified player | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 120 | 2021-02-19 | World Corporate East E | chess.com INT | 2.12 | Karina Cyfka | Angelique Van der Graaf-Osinga | 0-1 | 74 | Open |
| 121 | 2021-02-19 | World Corporate East E | chess.com INT | 1.13 | Igor Lylov | Karina Cyfka | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 122 | 2021-02-13 | Bogdanovich Mem Final | lichess.org INT | 9 | Karina Cyfka | Viacheslav Tilicheev | 1-0 | 12 | Open |
| 123 | 2021-02-13 | Bogdanovich Mem Final | lichess.org INT | 8 | Andrei Obodchuk | Karina Cyfka | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 124 | 2021-02-13 | Bogdanovich Mem Final | lichess.org INT | 7 | Karina Cyfka | Dmitry Fingerov | 1/2-1/2 | 40 | Open |
| 125 | 2021-02-13 | Bogdanovich Mem Final | lichess.org INT | 6 | Karina Cyfka | Roman Radulov | 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 126 | 2021-02-13 | Bogdanovich Mem Final | lichess.org INT | 5 | Volodymyr Tushynskyi | Karina Cyfka | 0-1 | 17 | Open |
| 127 | 2021-02-13 | Bogdanovich Mem Final | lichess.org INT | 4 | Sigitas Kalvaitis | Karina Cyfka | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 128 | 2021-02-13 | Bogdanovich Mem Final | lichess.org INT | 3 | Karina Cyfka | Ihor Vypkhaniuk | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 129 | 2021-02-13 | Bogdanovich Mem Final | lichess.org INT | 2 | Denis Kovalev | Karina Cyfka | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 130 | 2021-02-13 | Bogdanovich Mem Final | lichess.org INT | 14 | Krzysztof Jakubowski | Karina Cyfka | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 131 | 2021-02-13 | Bogdanovich Mem Final | lichess.org INT | 13 | Mikhail Golubev | Karina Cyfka | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 132 | 2021-02-13 | Bogdanovich Mem Final | lichess.org INT | 12 | Karina Cyfka | Aleksandra Maltsevskaya | 1/2-1/2 | 77 | Open |
| 133 | 2021-02-13 | Bogdanovich Mem Final | lichess.org INT | 11 | Margarita Potapova | Karina Cyfka | 0-1 | 61 | Open |
| 134 | 2021-02-13 | Bogdanovich Mem Final | lichess.org INT | 10 | Karina Cyfka | Oleksii Molchanov | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 135 | 2020-08-29 | Online Olym KO Stage 2020 | chess.com INT | 3.12 | Harika Dronavalli | Karina Cyfka | 1-0 | 60 | Open |
| 136 | 2020-08-29 | Online Olym KO Stage 2020 | chess.com INT | 3.11 | Karina Cyfka | Harika Dronavalli | 1/2-1/2 | 26 | Open |
| 137 | 2020-08-28 | Online Olym KO Stage 2020 | chess.com INT | 2.22 | Ulviyya Fataliyeva | Karina Cyfka | 1-0 | 68 | Open |
| 138 | 2020-08-28 | Online Olym KO Stage 2020 | chess.com INT | 2.21 | Karina Cyfka | Gulnar Mammadova | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 139 | 2020-08-27 | Online Olym KO Stage 2020 | chess.com INT | 1.42 | Nurgyul Salimova | Karina Cyfka | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 140 | 2020-08-27 | Online Olym KO Stage 2020 | chess.com INT | 1.41 | Karina Cyfka | Nurgyul Salimova | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 141 | 2020-08-21 | Online Olym Top DivD 2020 | chess.com INT | 3.4 | Haritomeni Markantonaki | Karina Cyfka | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 142 | 2020-08-21 | Online Olym Top DivD 2020 | chess.com INT | 2.2 | Karina Cyfka | Svitlana Demchenko | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 143 | 2020-08-21 | Online Olym Top DivD 2020 | chess.com INT | 1.5 | Ann Chumpitaz | Karina Cyfka | 1/2-1/2 | 83 | Open |
| 144 | 2020-06-22 | Women's Speed Chess Q5 | chess.com INT | 9 | Lilit Mkrtchian | Karina Cyfka | 0-1 | 64 | Open |
| 145 | 2020-06-22 | Women's Speed Chess Q5 | chess.com INT | 8 | Nafisa Muminova | Karina Cyfka | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 146 | 2020-06-22 | Women's Speed Chess Q5 | chess.com INT | 7 | Karina Cyfka | Elina Danielian | 0-1 | 28 | Open |
| 147 | 2020-06-22 | Women's Speed Chess Q5 | chess.com INT | 6 | Mrudul Dehankar | Karina Cyfka | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 148 | 2020-06-22 | Women's Speed Chess Q5 | chess.com INT | 5 | Karina Cyfka | Gulmira Dauletova | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 149 | 2020-06-22 | Women's Speed Chess Q5 | chess.com INT | 4 | Karina Cyfka | Sapale Saloni | 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 150 | 2020-06-22 | Women's Speed Chess Q5 | chess.com INT | 3 | Alena Nikulina | Karina Cyfka | 0-1 | 62 | Open |