Bratislavske sachove leto 2025 A

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56 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Aug 2025 to 08 Aug 2025 in Bratislava, Slovakia. 7 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2223, and top seed was Patrik Stevik (🇸🇰 SVK, FM, 2314).

Alexey Kukelko (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2291) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Miroslaw Grabarczyk (6.5) and Maciej Marszalek (6.5). Kukelko shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Jonah Benjamin Klempner (1000) beat Mykhailo Lukianov (1655), a +655-point gap.

Location

🇸🇰Bratislava, Slovakia

Dates

04 Aug 2025 → 08 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇰FMPatrik Stevik2314

Avg top 10

2,223

Participants

Titled players · 7

GM×1

FM×5

CM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇸🇰Slovakia×29

🇵🇱Poland×5

🇨🇿Czech Republic×5

🇬🇧England×4

🇭🇺Hungary×3

🇲🇽Mexico×2

🇸🇮Slovenia×2

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
FMAlexey Kukelko
🇺🇦UKR·2291
7.0pts·2324perf+10.8
🥈
GMMiroslaw Grabarczyk
🇵🇱POL·2294
6.5pts·2291perf+2.9
🥉
FMMaciej Marszalek
🇵🇱POL·2286
6.5pts·2273perf+2.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Alexey Kukelko led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kukelko7Grabarczyk6.5Mazag6.5Marszalek6.5Durovka6Karas6

R9 · LEADER CHANGE08 Aug

FM Alexey Kukelko takes the sole lead (7.0/9).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Alexey Kukelko drew with GM Miroslaw Grabarczyk (Black).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

GM Miroslaw Grabarczyk won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAlexey Kukelko	*	½	—	½
2GMMiroslaw Grabarczyk	½	*	—	—
3Martin Mazag	—	—	*	—
4FMMaciej Marszalek	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kukelko, AlexeyFM	2291	UKR	+25N	+20B	=18N	=5B	+11N	+7B	=2N	=3B	+8N	7.0	46.5	51.0	39.00	2324	+10.8
2	Grabarczyk, MiroslawGM	2294	POL	+22B	+19N	+11B	+7N	=6B	=12N	=1B	=10N	=9B	6.5	46.5	51.5	36.50	2291	+2.9
3	Marszalek, MaciejFM	2286	POL	+35B	+30N	+13B	=6B	=5N	=10N	=12B	=1N	+15B	6.5	45.0	49.0	34.00	2273	+2.1
4	Mazag, Martin	1922	SVK	+45N	−6B	=21N	+31B	+16N	=23B	+18N	=5B	+20N	6.5	41.0	44.0	30.25	2121	+90.4
5	Karas, MarekFM	2202	CZE	+37B	+15N	+12B	=1N	=3B	=6N	=10B	=4N	=7B	6.0	48.5	52.0	33.25	2263	+19.0
6	Stevik, PatrikFM	2314	SVK	+33B	+4N	+10B	=3N	=2N	=5B	=7N	−8B	+17N	6.0	48.0	52.0	33.50	2233	-12.2
7	Shirinyan, DanielCM	2230	ENG	+31N	+14B	+43N	−2B	+17N	−1N	=6B	+30B	=5N	6.0	44.0	47.5	28.00	2185	-3.4
8	Durovka, Marek	2018	SVK	−50B	+55N	+22B	+19N	−10B	+36N	+26B	+6N	−1B	6.0	39.0	39.5	24.50	2086	+33.6
9	Nowak, Maciej	1939	POL	=38N	+49B	=24N	=16B	+36B	=26N	=30N	+23B	=2N	6.0	36.5	39.5	25.25	2022	+37.2
10	Chmel, Kristian	2193	CZE	+56N	+17B	−6N	+20B	+8N	=3B	=5N	=2B	F	5.5	46.5	47.0	26.00	2229	+11.8
11	Pongo, Aron	2030	SVK	+40N	+16B	−2N	+14B	−1B	=17N	=23N	+21B	=13N	5.5	44.5	48.0	27.00	2042	+7.2
12	Avila Bautista, Roberto AlejandroFM	2310	MEX	+27N	+23B	−5N	+43B	+18N	=2B	=3N	=13B	F	5.5	44.0	47.5	26.75	2213	-12.4
13	Hronek, Ondrej	1962	CZE	+41N	+21B	−3N	−17B	=25N	+27B	+14N	=12N	=11B	5.5	42.0	45.5	26.25	2032	+30.0
14	Turicar, Goran	1898	CRO	+39B	−7N	+50B	−11N	+28B	=19N	−13B	+31N	+24N	5.5	38.5	41.0	21.50	1969	+17.0
15	Kudela, Oliver	1894	SVK	+51N	−5B	+41N	=24B	−23N	+25B	+43N	+18B	−3N	5.5	38.0	40.5	21.25	2025	+59.2
16	Demirciler, Erhan	1851	TUR	+54B	−11N	+53B	=9N	−4B	=31N	+32B	=24B	+23N	5.5	37.0	38.5	19.25	1897	+11.2
17	Ferenczy, Nora	1880	HUN	+29B	−10N	+44B	+13N	−7B	=11B	=24N	+19N	−6B	5.0	42.5	46.0	23.50	2035	+64.8
18	Bardics, Marko	2076	HUN	+28B	+26N	=1B	=36N	−12B	+20N	−4B	−15N	+33B	5.0	42.5	46.0	23.25	2001	-32.7
19	Surnak, Peter	1922	CZE	+32N	−2B	+25N	−8B	+46N	=14B	=21N	−17B	+34N	5.0	40.5	43.5	20.75	1899	-12.4
20	Grose, Kameron	1913	ENG	+47B	−1N	+28B	−10N	+32B	−18B	+37N	+26N	−4B	5.0	40.5	43.5	19.50	1958	+14.2
21	Janovicek, Lukas	1836	SVK	+52B	−13N	=4B	+37N	−30B	+41N	=19B	−11N	+31B	5.0	37.5	40.0	19.25	1888	+23.9
22	Cerny, Filip	1791	SVK	−2N	+32B	−8N	=45B	+38N	−43B	+54N	=34B	+36N	5.0	34.0	35.5	16.00	1861	+26.6
23	Pisarcik, Richard	1922	SVK	+42B	−12N	=37B	+52N	+15B	=4N	=11B	−9N	−16B	4.5	41.5	44.0	19.25	1889	-17.2
24	Szmolke, Stanislaw	1940	POL	+44B	=36N	=9B	=15N	−26B	+33N	=17B	=16N	−14B	4.5	39.5	43.0	20.25	1857	-40.0
25	Filippovskiy Nikita	1791	SLO	−1B	+47N	−19B	+42N	=13B	−15N	+28B	=33N	=26B	4.5	39.5	42.5	18.00	1866	+16.0
26	Krupa, Andrej	1870	SVK	+46N	−18B	=52N	+40B	+24N	=9B	−8N	−20B	=25N	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.50	1848	-7.6
27	Osvald, David	1815	SVK	−12B	−42N	=39B	+47N	+44B	−13N	+35B	+36N	F	4.5	33.0	36.0	15.75	1863	+17.6
28	Wasiluk, Dominik	1758	POL	−18N	+46B	−20N	+51B	−14N	=54B	−25N	+53B	+39N	4.5	31.0	32.5	11.75	1735	-13.6
29	Pitel, Dominik	1649	ENG	−17N	−40B	−32N	+48B	+55N	−34B	=38N	+51B	+37N	4.5	29.0	29.5	11.25	1709	+28.8
30	Rivera Garcia, David Moises	1908	MEX	+34N	−3B	=40N	+38B	+21N	F	=9B	−7N	F	4.0	39.0	39.0	17.25	1965	+8.6
31	Holly, Karol	1777	SVK	−7B	=39N	+42B	−4N	+45B	=16B	+53N	−14B	−21N	4.0	38.5	40.5	13.00	1755	-8.0
32	Cerny, Patrik	1683	SVK	−19B	−22N	+29B	+35N	−20N	+40B	−16N	=37B	=38N	4.0	36.0	39.5	15.50	1748	+30.8
33	Nosal, Tobias	1825	SVK	−6N	=45B	=49N	+34B	=43N	−24B	+51N	=25B	−18N	4.0	33.5	36.0	13.50	1813	-5.4
34	Srnak, Martin	1671	SVK	−30B	=35N	+56B	−33N	=37B	+29N	=36B	=22N	−19B	4.0	33.5	34.0	13.00	1763	+43.6
35	Pitel, Benedikt	1791	ENG	−3N	=34B	=45N	−32B	=53N	+52B	−27N	=46B	+50N	4.0	30.0	32.0	11.00	1709	-41.2
36	Floss, Jonas	1836	AUT	+48N	=24B	+38N	=18B	−9N	−8B	=34N	−27B	−22B	3.5	38.5	41.5	13.25	1761	-19.2
37	Bednar, Daniel	1764	SVK	−5N	+51B	=23N	−21B	=34N	+46B	−20B	=32N	−29B	3.5	36.0	38.5	11.75	1710	-32.4
38	Kaloh, Edvard	1718	SLO	=9B	+50N	−36B	−30N	−22B	=45N	=29B	=48N	=32B	3.5	33.0	35.5	12.75	1679	-15.2
39	Lukianov, Mykhailo	1655	SVK	−14N	=31B	=27N	=41B	=40N	−53B	+44B	=42N	−28B	3.5	32.5	34.5	13.00	1721	+26.0
40	Nyari, Rajmund	1726	HUN	−11B	+29N	=30B	−26N	=39B	−32N	=48B	+54N	−42B	3.5	32.5	34.0	11.25	1665	-16.6
41	Vesely, Filip	1725	SVK	−13B	+54N	−15B	=39N	+52B	−21B	−49N	F	+51N	3.5	29.0	29.0	8.25	1699	-14.0
42	Wallner, Juraj	1694	SVK	−23N	+27B	−31N	−25B	−54N	F	+50B	=39B	+40N	3.5	28.5	28.5	12.25	1711	+2.4
43	Tomcani, Jan	1924	SVK	+55B	+53N	−7B	−12N	=33B	+22N	−15B	F	F	3.5	28.5	28.5	9.50	1902	-7.4
44	Kyselica, Daniel	1720	SVK	−24N	+48B	−17N	=53B	−27N	=51B	−39N	=50N	+54B	3.5	27.5	29.0	8.00	1647	-35.2
45	Hanzel, Richard	1700	SVK	−4B	=33N	=35B	=22N	−31N	=38B	=46N	=52B	F	3.0	32.5	32.5	11.00	1669	-16.8
46	Osvald, Jakub	1638	SVK	−26B	−28N	+55B	+50N	−19B	−37N	=45B	=35N	−48B	3.0	30.0	30.5	6.50	1634	-2.8
47	Gallo, Filip	1681	SVK	−20N	−25B	+48N	−27B	−49B	−50N	−52N	+55B	+56N	3.0	25.5	26.0	4.00	1614	-33.2
48	Knop, Matej	1600	CZE	−36B	−44N	−47B	−29N	F	+55B	=40N	=38B	+46N	3.0	25.0	25.0	7.00	1621	+6.4
49	Molnar, Sviatoslav	1740	SVK	F	−9N	=33B	F	+47N	F	+41B	F	=52N	3.0	19.0	19.0	9.75	1825	+11.6
50	Zentko, Ladislav	1726	SVK	+8N	−38B	−14N	−46B	−51N	+47B	−42N	=44B	−35B	2.5	32.0	34.5	10.75	1588	-34.0
51	Halada, Lubos	1649	SVK	−15B	−37N	+54B	−28N	+50B	=44N	−33B	−29N	−41B	2.5	31.5	33.0	5.75	1576	-29.2
52	Ringsdorf, Bastian, Dr.	1594	GER	−21N	F	=26B	−23B	−41N	−35N	+47B	=45N	=49B	2.5	30.5	30.5	8.25	1642	+15.6
53	Klempner, Jonah Benjamin	1000	USA	F	−43B	−16N	=44N	=35B	+39N	−31B	−28N	F	2.0	28.5	28.5	7.25	1624	0.0
54	Raschetin, Nikita	1620	SVK	−16N	−41B	−51N	F	+42B	=28N	−22B	−40B	−44N	1.5	31.5	31.5	5.75	1487	-50.8
55	Gonda, Jan	1703	SVK	−43N	−8B	−46N	F	−29B	−48N	=56B	−47N	F	0.5	24.0	24.0	0.25	1331	-52.4
56	Machotka, Frantisek	1764	SVK	−10B	F	−34N	F	F	F	=55N	F	−47B	0.5	13.5	13.5	0.25	1483	-28.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mazag, MartinSVK
+90.4
6.5 pts · #3
2Ferenczy, NoraHUN
+64.8
5.0 pts · #19
3Kudela, OliverSVK
+59.2
5.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Gonda, JanSVK
-52.4
0.5 pts · #55
2Raschetin, NikitaSVK
-50.8
1.5 pts · #54
3Pitel, BenediktENG
-41.2
4.0 pts · #34

Biggest upsets

R6+655 Elo gap
Klempner, Jonah Benjamin1000 beat Lukianov, Mykhailo1655
R8+296 Elo gap
Durovka, Marek2018 beat FMStevik, Patrik2314
R1+292 Elo gap
Zentko, Ladislav1726 beat Durovka, Marek2018