FIDE OPEN Pohorela 2025 - Memorial Jozefa Kanosa
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46 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Pohorela okr. Brezno, Slovakia. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2027, and top seed was Lukas Varga (🇸🇰 SVK, 2165).
Lukas Varga (🇸🇰 SVK, 2165) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Adam Biesiadecki (5.5) and Szymon Machaj (5.0). Varga won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Jan Gonda (1663) beat Daniel Durica (1988), a +325-point gap.
Location
🇸🇰Pohorela okr. Brezno, Slovakia
Dates
03 Jul 2025 → 06 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 120 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇸🇰Slovakia×41
🇵🇱Poland×4
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsLukas Varga led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
17
7
2
1
1
1
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Lukas Varga never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Lukas Varga beat Adam Biesiadecki (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Lukas Varga 4 wins (R1–R4)Adam Biesiadecki 3 wins (R1–R3)Szymon Machaj 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lukas Varga | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Adam Biesiadecki | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Szymon Machaj | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Szymon Gaj | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varga, Lukas | 2165 | SVK | +29B | +18N | +8B | +2N | =5B | +6N | +7B | 6.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 27.75 | 2378 | +23.2 |
| 2 | Biesiadecki, Adam | 1998 | POL | +10B | +34N | +13B | −1B | +9N | +5N | =3B | 5.5 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 22.50 | 2143 | +25.6 |
| 3 | Machaj, Szymon | 1665 | POL | +20N | −6N | +34B | +18N | +8B | =9B | =2N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 19.00 | 2108 | +154.4 |
| 4 | Gaj, Szymon | 2025 | POL | +32B | +17N | =6B | −5N | +13B | +14N | =9B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 19.50 | 2095 | +13.4 |
| 5 | Nikel, Rastislav | 2011 | SVK | =28N | +21B | +15N | +4B | =1N | −2B | =6N | 4.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 19.50 | 2028 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Ambrozi, Peter | 1960 | SVK | +27N | +3B | =4N | =7B | +24N | −1B | =5B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 18.50 | 2029 | +15.2 |
| 7 | Kapinaj, Matus | 2017 | SVK | +38N | =15B | =11N | =6N | +27B | +20B | −1N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 15.00 | 2021 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Dlugos, Matej | 1967 | SVK | +43B | +23N | −1N | +35B | −3N | =12B | +21N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 13.25 | 1908 | -14.8 |
| 9 | Trangos, Miroslav | 2014 | SVK | =36B | +45N | +19B | +16N | −2B | =3N | =4N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 14.75 | 1977 | -2.2 |
| 10 | Sleboda, Tomas | 1761 | SVK | −2N | +44B | =14B | +19N | −11N | +22B | +20N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 14.00 | 1977 | +82.0 |
| 11 | Benci, JozefCM | 1987 | SVK | =31B | +36N | =7B | −13N | +10B | =17N | +34B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 15.25 | 1955 | -8.4 |
| 12 | Mizanin, Matej | 1724 | SVK | −14B | =46N | +39B | =15B | +25N | =8N | +18B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 13.50 | 2014 | +74.8 |
| 13 | Koscelnikova, Monika | 1881 | SVK | +42B | +30N | −2N | +11B | −4N | =24B | =14B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 13.25 | 1973 | +32.8 |
| 14 | Giertli, Vladimir | 1975 | SVK | +12N | −35B | =10N | +28B | +22N | −4B | =13N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 15.25 | 1888 | -14.8 |
| 15 | Heinrich, Jan | 1901 | SVK | +41B | =7N | −5B | =12N | +23B | =34N | =16B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 13.25 | 1931 | +7.4 |
| 16 | Doci, Stefan | 2093 | SVK | =22N | +28B | +35N | −9B | −20N | +27B | =15N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 12.25 | 1906 | -29.6 |
| 17 | Cmelik, Peter | 1895 | SVK | +40N | −4B | =27N | =21B | +38N | =11B | =19N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 11.25 | 1858 | -4.2 |
| 18 | Kudela, Oliver | 1910 | SVK | +37N | −1B | +26N | −3B | +35N | =21B | −12N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 10.25 | 1776 | -46.8 |
| 19 | Kraml, Maros | 1915 | SVK | =21N | +22B | −9N | −10B | +28N | =25B | =17B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 12.00 | 1841 | -13.2 |
| 20 | Banoci, Jaroslav | 1923 | SVK | −3B | =31N | +43B | +36N | +16B | −7N | −10B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 1825 | -17.4 |
| 21 | Gonda, Jan | 1663 | SVK | =19B | −5N | +32B | =17N | +30B | =18N | −8B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 11.50 | 1928 | +44.4 |
| 22 | Mederly, Jan | 1826 | SVK | =16B | −19N | +41B | +30N | −14B | −10N | +33B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.00 | 1854 | +4.8 |
| 23 | Petrovsky, Jan | 1848 | SVK | +39N | −8B | +45N | −24B | −15N | +38B | =26N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1772 | -12.8 |
| 24 | Spik, Peter | 1913 | SVK | −45B | +33N | +31B | +23N | −6B | =13N | F | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 11.50 | 1843 | -8.8 |
| 25 | Luptak, Pavol | 1957 | SVK | F | −27B | +37N | +31N | −12B | =19N | +36B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.75 | 1800 | -21.2 |
| 26 | Kompan, Andrej | 1757 | SVK | −30B | +42N | −18B | −41N | +36B | +32N | =23B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 9.25 | 1789 | +5.6 |
| 27 | Zentko, Ladislav | 1694 | SVK | −6B | +25N | =17B | +29B | −7N | −16N | =35B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 9.75 | 1894 | +31.8 |
| 28 | Foldesi, Jan | 1770 | SVK | =5B | −16N | +46B | −14N | −19B | +37N | =30B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1805 | +6.8 |
| 29 | Micak, Miroslav | 1830 | SVK | −1N | +37B | =30B | −27N | =32B | −33N | +43N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 7.00 | 1753 | -16.2 |
| 30 | Durica, Daniel | 1988 | SVK | +26N | −13B | =29N | −22B | −21N | +43B | =28N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1730 | -46.4 |
| 31 | Janas, Peter | 1731 | SVK | =11N | =20B | −24N | −25B | +40N | +35B | F | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.50 | 1869 | +21.0 |
| 32 | Nevicky, Nikola | 1808 | SVK | −4N | =40B | −21N | +46B | =29N | −26B | +38N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 1650 | -50.0 |
| 33 | Siman, Pavol | 1650 | SVK | F | −24B | +44N | −38B | +39N | +29B | −22N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1702 | +5.8 |
| 34 | Bracha, Pavel | 1878 | CZE | +44N | −2B | −3N | F | +41B | =15B | −11N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 5.50 | 1719 | -23.6 |
| 35 | Belis, Rudolf | 1859 | SVK | +46B | +14N | −16B | −8N | −18B | −31N | =27N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 1702 | -24.4 |
| 36 | Bracok, Stefan | 1796 | SVK | =9N | −11B | +40N | −20B | −26N | +44B | −25N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 5.75 | 1714 | -15.4 |
| 37 | Juhar, Vladimir | 1600 | SVK | −18B | −29N | −25B | =39N | +46N | −28B | +44N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1554 | -7.2 |
| 38 | Scepan, Juraj | 1800 | SVK | −7B | −41N | +42B | +33N | −17B | −23N | −32B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1612 | -35.2 |
| 39 | Ambros, Augustin | 0 | SVK | −23B | =43N | −12N | =37B | −33B | −42N | +46B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Foldesi, Marek | 1574 | SVK | −17B | =32N | −36B | =43N | −31B | +46N | −42B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 2.75 | 1480 | -26.4 |
| 41 | Slivka, Vasil | 1597 | SVK | −15N | +38B | −22N | +26B | −34N | F | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1760 | +19.2 |
| 42 | Marcinek, Matus | 1573 | SVK | −13N | −26B | −38N | −44B | F | +39B | +40N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1466 | -28.0 |
| 43 | Kolibik, Jan | 1714 | SVK | −8N | =39B | −20N | =40B | =44N | −30N | −29B | 1.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 2.75 | 1525 | -27.8 |
| 44 | Kysucky, Peter | 1503 | SVK | −34B | −10N | −33B | +42N | =43B | −36N | −37B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 2.75 | 1480 | -4.4 |
| 45 | Maj, Jan | 1633 | POL | +24N | −9B | −23B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1800 | +10.4 |
| 46 | Ambrosova, Terezia | 0 | SVK | −35N | =12B | −28N | −32N | −37B | −40B | −39N | 0.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 2.25 | 1322 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Machaj, SzymonPOL+154.45.0 pts · #3
- 2Sleboda, TomasSVK+82.04.5 pts · #7
- 3Mizanin, MatejSVK+74.84.5 pts · #26
Top rating losers
- 1Nevicky, NikolaSVK-50.03.0 pts · #36
- 2Kudela, OliverSVK-46.83.5 pts · #24
- 3Durica, DanielSVK-46.43.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R5+325 Elo gap
- R5+302 Elo gap
- R1+280 Elo gap