Chess festival Ceske Budejovice 2025 - Open - A

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76 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Jun 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. 15 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2276, and top seed was Yevgeniy Roshka (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2497).

Yevgeniy Roshka (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2497) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Petr Velicka (6.5) and Zdenek Vybiral (6.5). Roshka won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Karel Svejda (1915) beat Karol Motuz (FM, 2290), a +375-point gap.

Location

🇨🇿Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

Dates

28 Jun 2025 → 06 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦IMYevgeniy Roshka2497

Avg top 10

2,276

Participants

Titled players · 15

GM×1

IM×3

FM×6

WIM×1

WFM×4

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇿Czech Republic×52

🇩🇪Germany×6

🇵🇱Poland×4

🇸🇰Slovakia×4

🇦🇹Austria×2

🇸🇪Sweden×2

🇭🇷Croatia×1

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

Top 3

🥇
IMYevgeniy Roshka
🇺🇦UKR·2497
8.5pts·2611perf+7.2
🥈
GMPetr Velicka
🇨🇿CZE·2345
6.5pts·2368perf+4.2
🥉
Zdenek Vybiral
🇨🇿CZE·2173
6.5pts·2337perf+39.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Yevgeniy Roshka led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Roshka8.5Vybiral6.5Velicka6.5Hertlein6Cherniack6Nytra6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Yevgeniy Roshka never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Yevgeniy Roshka beat Zdenek Vybiral (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Yevgeniy Roshka 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Zdenek Vybiral 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Petr Velicka 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMYevgeniy Roshka	*	1	½	1
2Zdenek Vybiral	0	*	½	—
3GMPetr Velicka	½	½	*	—
4WFMIrena Hertlein	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Roshka, YevgeniyIM	2497	UKR	+30N	+44B	+22N	+4B	=2N	+3B	+23N	+7B	+5N	8.5	45.5	49.5	46.25	2611	+7.2
2	Velicka, PetrGM	2345	CZE	+39B	+18N	+12B	=3N	=1B	+8N	=5B	=11N	=6B	6.5	50.5	55.0	38.50	2368	+4.2
3	Vybiral, Zdenek	2173	CZE	+73N	+43B	+5N	=2B	+9B	−1N	+14B	=6N	=10B	6.5	48.5	50.0	32.25	2337	+39.4
4	Hertlein, IrenaWFM	2009	POL	+59B	+15N	+16B	−1N	=11B	−14N	+27B	=8N	+26B	6.0	47.0	50.5	30.50	2278	+61.2
5	Plischki, SebastianIM	2269	GER	+48B	+28N	−3B	+69N	+22B	=6N	=2N	+23B	−1B	6.0	46.5	49.0	27.75	2252	-0.1
6	Richterova, NatasaWIM	2189	CZE	=58B	+27N	+24B	=8B	+30N	=5B	=9N	=3B	=2N	6.0	45.5	49.0	31.75	2235	+13.4
7	Nytra, OndrejFM	2234	CZE	=31B	+47N	+34B	−9N	+24B	=13N	+26B	−1N	+25B	6.0	44.0	48.0	28.50	2223	-0.2
8	Deglmann, LudwigFM	2222	GER	+29B	=24N	+36B	=6N	+56B	−2B	=10N	=4B	+15N	6.0	44.0	47.5	29.50	2188	-2.2
9	Cherniack, Alex	2212	USA	=47B	+31N	+20B	+7B	−3N	+29N	=6B	−15B	+22N	6.0	43.5	47.5	30.50	2205	+0.8
10	Steinbauer, Sebastian	1955	CZE	+76B	−34N	+46B	+12N	=14B	=11N	=8B	+33B	=3N	6.0	43.0	43.0	26.50	2207	+59.4
11	Cuhra, MartinFM	2216	CZE	+64N	=69B	+35N	=13B	=4N	=10B	+22N	=2B	=12N	6.0	42.5	45.0	28.75	2207	0.0
12	Lajbl, JanFM	2249	CZE	+32N	+37B	−2N	−10B	=42N	+69B	+19B	+29N	=11B	6.0	41.5	44.0	26.50	2159	-16.0
13	Bartos, JanFM	2110	CZE	+17B	=25N	+21B	=11N	=16B	=7B	=15N	=14N	=18B	5.5	45.0	50.0	30.50	2193	+21.2
14	Vaclavik, Jan	2192	CZE	=23N	+67B	=38N	+42B	=10N	+4B	−3N	=13B	=17N	5.5	43.0	46.0	26.25	2056	-27.4
15	Borkovec, Milan	2228	CZE	+45N	−4B	+32N	−30B	+51N	+25B	=13B	+9N	−8B	5.5	41.5	45.5	26.25	2104	-24.2
16	Motuz, KarolFM	2290	SVK	+42N	+63B	−4N	+38B	=13N	−23B	=24N	=19B	+30N	5.5	40.0	43.5	24.50	2071	-21.3
17	Rajbharath, Harjith	1877	POL	−13N	+50B	=49N	=19N	+18B	=43B	=37N	+36N	=14B	5.5	39.0	43.0	25.75	2089	+100.8
18	Sokolovsky, Jakub	2053	CZE	+71N	−2B	−45N	+66B	−17N	+51B	+42N	+43B	=13N	5.5	36.5	38.5	19.75	2041	-1.8
19	Radovic, Stefan	1977	SWE	=72N	=57B	=73N	=17B	+45N	+31B	−12N	=16N	+29B	5.5	35.5	37.0	22.00	2042	+14.6
20	Hrbek, Jachym	2037	CZE	=60N	+72B	−9N	−29B	+73N	=42B	=32N	+41B	+31N	5.5	33.5	35.0	18.50	1994	-16.4
21	Groh, Jiri	1961	CZE	+75N	=35B	−13N	+57B	−63N	+44B	−33N	+56B	+40N	5.5	33.5	34.5	18.75	2029	+18.0
22	Simunek, Jakub Simon	2079	CZE	+46B	+62N	−1B	+25N	−5N	+32B	−11B	+39N	−9B	5.0	44.5	48.0	21.50	2132	+20.8
23	Svejda, Karel	1915	CZE	=14B	=70N	+28B	+34N	+26B	+16N	−1B	−5N	F	5.0	44.5	47.0	24.00	2274	+69.4
24	Petursson, Gudni	2003	ISL	+40N	=8B	−6N	+73B	−7N	+41B	=16B	−26N	+47B	5.0	41.5	43.0	20.25	2103	+22.4
25	Kolar, Edvard	1966	CZE	+50N	=13B	=33N	−22B	+52N	−15N	+46B	+37B	−7N	5.0	39.0	43.0	21.50	2060	+43.6
26	Zilavy, Jan	2146	CZE	+51N	=38B	=69N	+45B	−23N	+30B	−7N	+24B	−4N	5.0	39.0	41.5	21.00	2028	-27.2
27	Buzalka, Martin	1906	SVK	=33N	−6B	+64N	+49B	=37N	=35B	−4N	=44B	+43N	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.75	2089	+85.2
28	Ivekovic, TihanaWFM	2035	CRO	+52N	−5B	−23N	=71B	=57N	+54B	=31N	=32B	+45N	5.0	35.5	37.5	19.25	1953	-19.4
29	Mrozowski, Nikodem	1927	POL	−8N	+40B	=63N	+20N	+36B	−9B	+35N	−12B	−19N	4.5	42.5	46.0	20.75	2073	+61.9
30	Rybacek, Martin	1948	CZE	−1B	+54N	+53B	+15N	−6B	−26N	=56B	+46N	−16B	4.5	42.5	46.0	19.25	2052	+20.0
31	Kulpa, Zuzanna	1935	POL	=7N	−9B	+60N	+44B	=35N	−19N	=28B	+34N	−20B	4.5	41.0	44.5	19.75	2058	+28.2
32	Goelles, Herbert	1937	AUT	−12B	+66N	−15B	+61N	+34B	−22N	=20B	=28N	=36B	4.5	39.5	42.5	18.50	2039	+23.8
33	Jurek, JosefIM	2156	CZE	=27B	=53N	=25B	=39N	=58B	+56N	+21B	−10N	F	4.5	38.5	42.0	20.00	1952	-19.1
34	Garabik, Marek	2097	CZE	+41N	+10B	−7N	−23B	−32N	+58N	=47B	−31B	+56N	4.5	38.0	41.5	19.50	1947	-69.6
35	Chval, Zdenek	2090	CZE	+56B	=21N	−11B	+48N	=31B	=27N	−29B	=47N	=38B	4.5	38.0	41.5	19.25	1958	-31.0
36	Glimbrant, Torbjorn	2059	SWE	=57N	+60B	−8N	+41B	−29N	+38B	=43N	−17B	=32N	4.5	37.0	40.5	18.50	1929	-29.8
37	Piotraschke, Jens, Dr.	2036	GER	+61B	−12N	+58B	−56N	=27B	+48N	=17B	−25N	=39B	4.5	37.0	40.5	18.50	1937	-23.4
38	Dobsa, Emma	1963	CZE	+65B	=26N	=14B	−16N	=46B	−36N	=59B	+66N	=35N	4.5	35.5	38.5	17.25	1983	+7.6
39	Zrust, Lukas	1948	CZE	−2N	+71B	=57N	=33B	−43N	+65B	+45N	−22B	=37N	4.5	35.0	37.0	15.25	1980	+12.0
40	Borecky, Andrej	1764	CZE	−24B	−29N	+55B	−46N	=70B	+71B	+64N	+48N	−21B	4.5	32.5	34.5	14.25	1919	+71.6
41	Gregor, Alexandr	1862	CZE	−34B	+76N	+62B	−36N	=69B	−24N	+70B	−20N	+61B	4.5	31.5	31.5	10.75	1955	+43.6
42	Policar, Martin	1943	CZE	−16B	+55N	+65B	−14N	=12B	=20N	−18B	=61N	=46B	4.0	39.5	42.5	16.50	1947	-2.4
43	Smola, David	1972	CZE	+68B	−3N	−56B	+59N	+39B	=17N	=36B	−18N	−27B	4.0	38.5	41.5	16.00	1886	-40.0
44	Migalko, Dmitriy	2058	CZE	+54B	−1N	=48B	−31N	+60B	−21N	+61B	=27N	F	4.0	38.5	38.5	15.50	1947	-48.0
45	Dudarec, Elias	1928	CZE	−15B	+61N	+18B	−26N	−19B	+68N	−39B	+59N	−28B	4.0	38.0	41.0	15.50	1919	-5.2
46	Bourban, Karel	1829	SUI	−22N	+74B	−10N	+40B	=38N	+49B	−25N	−30B	=42N	4.0	37.5	38.5	13.75	1868	+9.8
47	Bednar, Milos	1920	CZE	=9N	−7B	+72N	−63B	=65N	+52B	=34N	=35B	−24N	4.0	36.5	38.5	15.00	1942	+4.0
48	Novak, Vaclav	1939	CZE	−5N	+52B	=44N	−35B	+71N	−37B	+57N	−40B	=50N	4.0	35.0	37.0	13.50	1881	-14.4
49	Stastna, Martina	1979	CZE	=53B	=58N	=17B	−27N	+59B	−46N	−62B	+67B	=55N	4.0	33.0	36.0	15.00	1807	-40.8
50	Hajicek, Matyas	1699	CZE	−25B	−17N	−66B	+55N	−62B	+53N	+73B	=54N	=48B	4.0	33.0	34.5	13.50	1824	+56.8
51	Barta, Filip	1890	CZE	−26B	−65N	+68B	+53N	−15B	−18N	−66N	+74B	+67N	4.0	32.0	33.0	11.00	1826	-32.4
52	Kubicek, Daniel	1777	CZE	−28B	−48N	+54B	+62N	−25B	−47N	−67N	+65B	+64N	4.0	31.5	34.5	13.50	1855	+18.2
53	Cech, Nicolas	1760	CZE	=49N	=33B	−30N	−51B	−64N	−50B	+76B	+68N	+66B	4.0	30.0	30.0	10.25	1813	+20.8
54	Magura, Jan	1817	GER	−44N	−30B	−52N	+72B	+76N	−28N	+68B	=50B	=58N	4.0	30.0	30.0	8.75	1788	-7.0
55	Pils, Martina	1797	GER	−63N	−42B	−40N	−50B	+75N	+74B	=65N	+57B	=49B	4.0	27.5	28.5	9.00	1755	-10.4
56	Rebro, Damian	1858	SVK	−35N	+75B	+43N	+37B	−8N	−33B	=30N	−21N	−34B	3.5	38.0	39.0	11.75	1933	+28.0
57	Farkas, Virag	1824	HUN	=36B	=19N	=39B	−21N	=28B	=62N	−48B	−55N	+75B	3.5	36.5	37.5	12.50	1842	+7.2
58	Velychko, Maksym	1915	CZE	=6N	=49B	−37N	+74B	=33N	−34B	−69N	=60B	=54B	3.5	33.5	34.5	12.00	1880	-9.6
59	Van, Overloop Samuel	1772	CZE	−4N	=64B	+67N	−43B	−49N	+73B	=38N	−45B	=60N	3.5	32.0	33.5	10.00	1844	+16.0
60	Svoboda, Marek	1782	CZE	=20B	−36N	−31B	+67B	−44N	−70N	+71B	=58N	=59B	3.5	31.0	33.0	11.25	1865	+16.0
61	Tesar, Daniel	1780	CZE	−37N	−45B	+75N	−32B	+74N	+64B	−44N	=42B	−41N	3.5	29.5	30.5	7.00	1800	+2.8
62	Jakubse, Tamae SeverinaWFM	1953	CZE	+74N	−22B	−41N	−52B	+50N	=57B	+49N	F	F	3.5	26.0	26.0	10.75	1832	-40.8
63	Rybackova, LucieWFM	2052	CZE	+55B	−16N	=29B	+47N	+21B	F	F	F	F	3.5	23.5	23.5	15.75	2128	+18.7
64	Vojtek, Pavel	1926	CZE	−11B	=59N	−27B	=65N	+53B	−61N	−40B	+72N	−52B	3.0	33.5	35.5	9.25	1695	-56.2
65	Mountassir, Karim	1683	CZE	−38N	+51B	−42N	=64B	=47B	−39N	=55B	−52N	=71N	3.0	32.0	34.0	10.50	1760	+32.0
66	Tejnor, Martin	1785	CZE	F	−32B	+50N	−18N	−68B	+72N	+51B	−38B	−53N	3.0	31.5	31.5	10.00	1755	-17.6
67	Pavlicek, Adam	1843	CZE	=70B	−14N	−59B	−60N	=72B	+76N	+52B	−49N	−51B	3.0	29.0	29.0	6.25	1742	-25.8
68	Kavanova, Anezka	1719	CZE	−43N	−73B	−51N	+75B	+66N	−45B	−54N	−53B	+76N	3.0	25.5	25.5	4.00	1686	-15.6
69	Zauner, Christoph	1974	AUT	F	=11N	=26B	−5B	=41N	−12N	+58B	F	F	2.5	31.0	31.0	11.25	2053	+9.6
70	Ermitsch, Michael	2087	GER	=67N	=23B	F	F	=40N	+60B	−41N	F	F	2.5	20.5	20.5	9.75	1833	-30.8
71	Borkovec, Ondrej	1798	CZE	−18B	−39N	+76B	=28N	−48B	−40N	−60N	F	=65B	2.0	30.0	30.0	4.00	1658	-29.6
72	Horyna, Josef	1719	CZE	=19B	−20N	−47B	−54N	=67N	−66B	F	−64B	+74N	2.0	29.0	29.0	5.25	1671	-10.8
73	Dudasko, Mario	1913	SVK	−3B	+68N	=19B	−24N	−20B	−59N	−50N	F	F	1.5	33.0	33.0	5.75	1681	-40.4
74	Korcak, Martin	1607	CZE	−62B	−46N	F	−58N	−61B	−55N	+75B	−51N	−72B	1.0	25.5	25.5	1.00	1492	-38.8
75	Yurchenko, Daniil	1631	CZE	−21B	−56N	−61B	−68N	−55B	F	−74N	+76B	−57N	1.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	1447	-64.0
76	Bastyr, Pavel	1608	CZE	−10N	−41B	−71N	F	−54B	−67B	−53N	−75N	−68B	0.0	27.5	27.5	0.00	998	-42.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rajbharath, HarjithPOL
+100.8
5.5 pts · #18
2Buzalka, MartinSVK
+85.2
5.0 pts · #24
3Borecky, AndrejCZE
+71.6
4.5 pts · #39

Top rating losers

1Garabik, MarekCZE
-69.6
4.5 pts · #34
2Yurchenko, DaniilCZE
-64.0
1.0 pts · #74
3Vojtek, PavelCZE
-56.2
3.0 pts · #67

Biggest upsets

R6+375 Elo gap
Svejda, Karel1915 beat FMMotuz, Karol2290
R4+294 Elo gap
Steinbauer, Sebastian1955 beat FMLajbl, Jan2249
R3+281 Elo gap
WFMHertlein, Irena2009 beat FMMotuz, Karol2290