Mandava Open 2025
31 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jul 2025 to 05 Jul 2025 in Varnsdorf, Czech Republic. Top 10 Elo average was 1595, and top seed was Ondrej Kucina (🇨🇿 CZE, 1794).
Ondrej Kucina (🇨🇿 CZE, 1794) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Petr Simunek (6.0) and Jana Rudova (5.5). Kucina shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Jana Rudova (1453) beat Zbysek Cerny (1655), a +202-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Ondrej Kucina held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Kucina takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).
Ondrej Kucina beat Petr Simunek (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ondrej Kucina | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Petr Simunek | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Jana Rudova | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Zbysek Cerny | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kucina, Ondrej | 1794 | CZE | +18N | +15B | +2N | +5B | +4N | =3B | =6N | 6.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 26.50 | 1840 | +11.6 |
| 2 | Simunek, Petr | 1554 | CZE | +26N | +31B | −1B | +9N | +7B | +8N | +4B | 6.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 19.50 | 1773 | +44.4 |
| 3 | Rudova, Jana | 1453 | CZE | +25N | +19B | =6N | =4B | +5N | =1N | +12B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 21.00 | 1813 | +110.4 |
| 4 | Tomankova, Lucie | 1539 | CZE | +16B | +17N | +7B | =3N | −1B | +15B | −2N | 4.5 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 17.75 | 1635 | +28.8 |
| 5 | Cerny, Zbysek | 1655 | CZE | +8B | +11N | +14B | −1N | −3B | =7N | +17B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 18.25 | 1654 | +6.4 |
| 6 | Zimovcak, Krystof | 1556 | CZE | =24B | +12N | =3B | =8N | +16B | =17N | =1B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 18.25 | 1645 | +24.0 |
| 7 | Chocholac, Josef | 1556 | CZE | +27N | +13B | −4N | +18B | −2N | =5B | +10N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 15.25 | 1580 | +9.2 |
| 8 | Polansky, Matej | 1424 | CZE | −5N | +26B | +31N | =6B | +19N | −2B | +15N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 10.75 | 1568 | +38.8 |
| 9 | Sikora, Jakub | 0 | CZE | −10N | +23B | +19N | −2B | +13N | −16B | +18N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 12.50 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Valiyev, Adil | 1515 | CZE | +9B | −14N | =24B | =17N | +25B | +11N | −7B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 12.75 | 1461 | -12.8 |
| 11 | Slonek, Richard | 1544 | CZE | +23N | −5B | +29N | +13B | −15N | −10B | +16N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1342 | -42.4 |
| 12 | Brabcova, Nikola | 1620 | CZE | −20N | −6B | +27N | +29B | +18N | +14B | −3N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1489 | -27.6 |
| 13 | Svoboda, Pravoslav | 1449 | CZE | +21B | −7N | +25B | −11N | −9B | +20N | +19N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 1428 | -2.8 |
| 14 | Vacek, Ondrej | 1516 | CZE | +29N | +10B | −5N | +24B | F | −12N | +21B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 10.00 | 1468 | -7.6 |
| 15 | Ticha, Barbora | 1531 | CZE | +28B | −1N | =16B | +23N | +11B | −4N | −8B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 9.25 | 1384 | -31.6 |
| 16 | Poledno, Jan | 1403 | CZE | −4N | +22B | =15N | +20B | −6N | +9N | −11B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 11.75 | 1223 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Zebisch, Jan | 1577 | CZE | +22N | −4B | =20N | =10B | +24N | =6B | −5N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 10.75 | 1372 | -42.4 |
| 18 | Lescinskij, Timofej | 1432 | CZE | −1B | +28N | +21B | −7N | −12B | +25N | −9B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 6.00 | 857 | -27.6 |
| 19 | Levinsky, Jonatan | 1558 | CZE | +30B | −3N | −9B | +21N | −8B | +24N | −13B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 642 | -78.8 |
| 20 | Hrazdira, Vojtech Jan | 0 | CZE | +12B | −24N | =17B | −16N | +26N | −13B | =22N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Tichy, Frantisek | 0 | CZE | −13N | +27B | −18N | −19B | +28N | +26B | −14N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 23791730 | 0 | — | −17B | −16N | +28B | −25N | =23B | +30N | =20B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 4.75 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Lescinskij, Maksim | 0 | CZE | −11B | −9N | F | −15B | =22N | +27B | +26N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Janda, Lukas | 0 | CZE | =6N | +20B | =10N | −14N | −17B | −19B | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.25 | 1305 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Valiyeva, Elmira | 0 | CZE | −3B | F | −13N | +22B | −10N | −18B | +28N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kuzelka, Kristian | 0 | CZE | −2B | −8N | +30B | +31N | −20B | −21N | −23B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 23791748 | 0 | — | −7B | −21N | −12B | +30N | +31B | −23N | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 23791764 | 0 | — | −15N | −18B | −22N | F | −21B | +31N | −25B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Redmond, Samuel | 0 | CZE | −14B | +30N | −11B | −12N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Gybas, Tomas | 0 | CZE | −19N | −29B | −26N | −27B | F | −22B | +31N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 23791772 | 0 | — | F | −2N | −8B | −26B | −27N | −28B | −30B | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rudova, JanaCZE+110.45.5 pts · #2
- 2Simunek, PetrCZE+44.46.0 pts · #8
- 3Polansky, MatejCZE+38.84.5 pts · #9
- 1Levinsky, JonatanCZE-78.83.0 pts · #29
- 2Slonek, RichardCZE-42.44.0 pts · #14
- 3Zebisch, JanCZE-42.43.5 pts · #13
- R5+202 Elo gap
- R7+167 Elo gap
- R5+134 Elo gap