CZECH OPEN 2025 - 30 plus - open rating tournament

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103 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jul 2025 to 02 Aug 2025 in Pardubice, Czech Republic. 5 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2115, and top seed was Florian Armbrust (🇩🇪 GER, FM, 2260).

Tomas Pokorny (🇨🇿 CZE, 2200) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mikhail Tyomkyn (7.0) and Ales Novak (7.0). Pokorny broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Karsten Bertram (1977) beat Florian Armbrust (FM, 2260), a +283-point gap.

Location

🇨🇿Pardubice, Czech Republic

Dates

25 Jul 2025 → 02 Aug 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪FMFlorian Armbrust2260

Avg top 10

2,115

Participants

103

Titled players · 5

IM×1

FM×1

CM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇿Czech Republic×54

🇩🇪Germany×28

🇸🇰Slovakia×8

🇵🇱Poland×4

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇸🇪Sweden×2

🇳🇴Norway×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Tomas Pokorny
🇨🇿CZE·2200
7.5pts·2299perf+20.6
🥈
CMMikhail Tyomkyn
🇩🇪GER·2198
7.0pts·2200perf+2.8
🥉
Ales Novak
🇨🇿CZE·2074
7.0pts·2179perf+22.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tomas Pokorny led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Pokorny7.5Tyomkyn7Novak7Armbrust6.5Zemlicka6.5Motyl6.5

R9–R9 · LEAD HELD

Tomas Pokorny held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Tomas Pokorny drew with CM Mikhail Tyomkyn (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Tomas Pokorny 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Mikhail Tyomkyn 5 wins (R3–R7)Ales Novak 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Tomas Pokorny	*	½	—	—
2CMMikhail Tyomkyn	½	*	—	—
3Ales Novak	—	—	*	—
4FMFlorian Armbrust	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pokorny, Tomas	2200	CZE	+40B	+34N	+12B	=8N	+22B	=7N	+32B	=2B	+9N	7.5	45.5	50.0	40.50	2299	+20.6
2	Tyomkyn, Mikhail, Dr.CM	2198	GER	=39N	=52B	+62N	+29B	+24N	+10B	+7B	=1N	=4B	7.0	44.5	48.5	37.25	2200	+2.8
3	Novak, Ales	2074	CZE	+62B	=23N	+63B	−22N	+27B	+37N	+6B	=4N	+8B	7.0	42.5	46.5	35.75	2179	+22.2
4	Motyl, Tomasz	1941	POL	+79N	=13B	+15B	=72N	=6B	+22N	+41N	=3B	=2N	6.5	45.0	48.5	33.50	2175	+57.0
5	Armbrust, FlorianFM	2260	GER	+73N	+17B	+24N	=7B	=8B	−32N	=16B	+37N	+18B	6.5	43.0	47.0	33.25	2156	-17.8
6	Zemlicka, Vit	2029	CZE	=55N	+58B	=37N	+70B	=4N	+25B	−3N	+75B	+14N	6.5	40.5	44.0	29.50	2089	+15.0
7	Sertbay, Huseyin	2124	TUR	+25B	+28N	+30B	=5N	+44B	=1B	−2N	−9N	+16B	6.0	47.5	52.0	32.00	2177	+13.2
8	Rut, Vojtech	2018	CZE	+64B	+56N	+32B	=1B	=5N	=9N	=10B	+19B	−3N	6.0	47.5	51.5	31.50	2168	+35.4
9	Tykhonov, YuriiCM	2079	CZE	=52N	+39B	=42N	+23B	+19N	=8B	=14N	+7B	−1B	6.0	44.5	48.5	31.00	2118	+9.8
10	Liberadzki, Slawomir	2044	POL	+93B	=37N	=23B	+42N	+75B	−2N	=8N	+46B	=11B	6.0	41.0	44.0	26.25	2122	+18.6
11	Vesely, Tomas	2010	CZE	−54N	=67B	+57N	−53B	+59N	+39B	+63N	+25B	=10N	6.0	35.5	39.5	26.50	1978	-5.8
12	Kutzner, Joachim	1983	GER	+74N	+77B	−1N	−25B	+43N	+38B	+17N	=14B	F	5.5	42.0	45.5	24.75	2057	+15.6
13	Skola, Miroslav	2016	CZE	+71B	=4N	=26B	+35N	−32B	+27N	=44B	+40N	F	5.5	41.0	45.0	26.50	2051	+7.4
14	Balluch, Ivan	1952	SVK	+85B	−72N	=60B	+59B	+31N	+18N	=9B	=12N	−6B	5.5	40.5	44.0	25.75	2020	+18.2
15	Dannhaeuser, Kevin	2017	GER	+69N	=29B	−4N	=43B	+54N	+56B	−19N	+26B	=20N	5.5	40.0	44.0	24.50	1997	-3.8
16	Blazek, Milos	1970	SVK	=57N	=80B	+69N	=20B	=38N	+55B	=5N	+41B	−7N	5.5	39.0	42.5	24.50	2009	+10.8
17	Malinovsky, Petr	1977	CZE	+94B	−5N	=38B	+64N	+47B	=44N	−12B	=34N	+40B	5.5	39.0	41.5	22.50	2004	+6.8
18	Goliard, David	2015	CZE	−38N	+61B	+97N	=33B	+52N	−14B	+42N	+28B	−5N	5.5	39.0	41.5	22.50	2008	-0.8
19	Sedlacek, Jiri	1978	CZE	+81B	+103N	=72B	=75N	−9B	+53N	+15B	−8N	=21B	5.5	38.0	38.5	20.00	2018	+10.2
20	Jezbera, Jiri	2057	CZE	=43B	=59N	+93B	=16N	−37B	+73N	=30B	+44N	=15B	5.5	37.5	40.5	23.75	1997	-13.0
21	Hansch, TorstenCM	2053	GER	=53N	=97B	=43N	+39B	=56N	=42B	=28N	+23B	=19N	5.5	37.0	39.5	24.50	1995	-12.8
22	Rusnak, Jan	2003	CZE	=58N	+55B	+54N	+3B	−1N	−4B	=26N	=56B	=29N	5.0	43.0	47.0	24.00	1979	-6.0
23	Loecken, Siegfried	1966	GER	+95B	=3B	=10N	−9N	+71B	−72N	+53B	−21N	+55B	5.0	40.5	43.0	21.00	1986	+5.4
24	Beyer, Christof	1996	GER	+92B	+27N	−5B	+77N	−2B	=26N	−40B	=47N	+52N	5.0	40.0	43.0	20.25	1993	-2.0
25	Svitil, Radek	1867	CZE	−7N	+86B	+103B	+12N	+72B	−6N	=75B	−11N	=45N	5.0	39.5	40.0	17.50	1990	+25.8
26	Masarik, Drahoslav	1918	SVK	+89N	=45B	=13N	=31B	=46N	=24B	=22B	−15N	+60B	5.0	39.0	42.0	21.75	1992	+18.4
27	Sacharewicz, Krzysztof	1891	POL	+101N	−24B	+80N	+45B	−3N	−13B	+48N	−31B	+57N	5.0	39.0	40.0	17.50	1920	+8.2
28	Goelles, Herbert	1971	AUT	+86B	−7B	=68N	+60N	=53B	+50N	=21B	−18N	=36B	5.0	38.5	42.0	21.25	1968	+0.4
29	Chubar, VladimirIM	1920	UKR	+83B	=15N	+49B	−2N	−41B	=54N	=55B	+64N	=22B	5.0	38.5	42.0	21.25	1973	+5.9
30	Radovic, Stefan	1981	SWE	+61B	+38N	−7N	=52B	+33N	−41B	=20N	+54B	F	5.0	37.5	37.5	22.25	2018	+7.6
31	Hula, Lukas	2009	CZE	=59B	=43N	+50B	=26N	−14B	+52N	−37B	+27N	=63B	5.0	37.0	41.0	22.25	1937	-17.4
32	Bertram, Karsten	1977	GER	+82N	+66B	−8N	+76B	+13N	+5B	−1N	F	F	5.0	36.5	36.5	23.00	2102	+24.8
33	Svub, Jan	1894	CZE	+91B	=46B	=45N	=18N	−30B	=48B	=65N	=60N	+61B	5.0	36.0	39.0	20.50	1909	+4.0
34	Paldus, Petr	1977	CZE	+98N	−1B	=53N	−38B	=61B	+94N	+68N	=17B	=56N	5.0	36.0	38.5	17.75	1916	-14.2
35	Cermak, Miroslav	1908	CZE	−66N	+81B	+65N	−13B	=48N	=58B	=57N	=38B	+54N	5.0	34.5	38.0	20.00	1838	-17.0
36	Koschka, Kai	2064	GER	=97N	=53B	−52N	−48B	+80N	=64B	+58N	+77B	=28N	5.0	32.5	35.0	18.75	1880	-80.8
37	Green, Per	1954	SWE	+100N	=10B	=6B	=41N	+20N	−3B	+31N	−5B	F	4.5	44.5	45.5	20.00	2067	+25.0
38	Bandt, Jochen	1824	GER	+18B	−30B	=17N	+34N	=16B	−12N	=49B	=35N	=47B	4.5	41.5	46.0	23.00	1964	+33.6
39	Tunger, Mario	1868	GER	=2B	−9N	+84B	−21N	+88B	−11N	−60N	+85B	+74N	4.5	39.5	42.5	17.50	1882	+2.4
40	Chmelik, Jiri	1871	CZE	−1N	+98B	=66N	=58B	+76N	=46B	+24N	−13B	−17N	4.5	39.5	42.0	17.25	1896	+5.0
41	Meszaros, Ludek	2033	CZE	+50B	−44N	+71B	=37B	+29N	+30N	−4B	−16N	F	4.5	39.5	39.5	20.75	1966	-13.6
42	Stary, Lukas	1969	CZE	=76B	+78N	=9B	−10B	+68N	=21N	−18B	=55N	=50B	4.5	39.0	42.5	19.25	1895	-15.8
43	Rezac, Jindrich	1849	CZE	=20N	=31B	=21B	=15N	−12B	=61N	=87B	=67N	+78B	4.5	38.5	41.5	19.75	1884	+7.8
44	Schoenbeck, Stephan	1950	GER	+88N	+41B	=75N	+46B	−7N	=17B	=13N	−20B	F	4.5	38.0	38.0	19.25	2029	+18.8
45	Nikel, Rastislav	2011	SVK	+60B	=26N	=33B	−27N	−50B	+71N	=47B	=73N	=25B	4.5	37.0	41.0	19.75	1869	-33.8
46	Lorenc, Oldrich	2005	CZE	+65B	=33N	+47B	−44N	=26B	=40N	+77B	−10N	F	4.5	37.0	37.0	19.25	1947	-11.6
47	Ni, Polina	1884	LAT	=99N	+57B	−46N	+66B	−17N	=65B	=45N	=24B	=38N	4.5	36.0	37.5	17.75	1829	-10.6
48	Ozdogan, Abdullah	1808	TUR	−75B	−84N	+100B	+36N	=35B	=33N	−27B	+87N	=49B	4.5	34.5	35.5	16.25	1862	+24.8
49	Tichy, Miroslav	1979	CZE	+67N	=54B	−29N	=68B	−55N	+76B	=38N	=52B	=48N	4.5	34.0	37.5	18.00	1817	-37.8
50	Seele, Hartmut	1841	GER	−41N	+88B	−31N	+90B	+45N	−28B	F	+76B	=42N	4.5	34.0	37.0	16.25	1916	+16.8
51	Jadud, Oto	1900	CZE	−90N	+82B	−76N	−65B	+95N	−57B	+66N	=58B	+83N	4.5	29.5	32.0	15.50	1708	-44.4
52	Sushrutha, Reddy	1865	IND	=9B	=2N	+36B	=30N	−18B	−31B	+59N	=49N	−24B	4.0	43.0	47.0	20.25	1972	+24.6
53	Andersen, Martin K	1844	NOR	=21B	=36N	=34B	+11N	=28N	−19B	−23N	−74B	+82N	4.0	41.0	44.5	19.75	1905	+14.6
54	Chmelik, Ladislav	1817	CZE	+11B	=49N	−22B	+63N	−15B	=29B	+70N	−30N	−35B	4.0	40.0	44.0	18.75	1923	+25.2
55	Otto, Michael	1829	GER	=6B	−22N	=67B	+94N	+49B	−16N	=29N	=42B	−23N	4.0	40.0	42.5	17.00	1881	+12.6
56	Bartos, Karel	1944	CZE	+87B	−8B	=59N	+78N	=21B	−15N	F	=22N	=34B	4.0	39.0	42.0	16.25	1899	-7.6
57	Luksa, Ales	1709	CZE	=16B	−47N	−11B	+91N	=64B	+51N	=35B	=70N	−27B	4.0	38.5	41.5	16.75	1834	+28.0
58	Kompe, Joerg	1779	GER	=22B	−6N	+96B	=40N	=73B	=35N	−36B	=51N	=64B	4.0	38.5	41.0	16.00	1848	+16.0
59	Boettger, Christian, Dr.	1812	GER	=31N	=20B	=56B	−14N	−11B	+85N	−52B	+96N	=70B	4.0	37.5	40.0	15.25	1841	+7.2
60	Nemec, Otakar	1824	CZE	−45N	+89B	=14N	−28B	−66N	+84N	+39B	=33B	−26N	4.0	37.0	40.0	16.25	1801	-5.0
61	Kouba, Petr	1772	CZE	−30N	−18N	+85B	=62B	=34N	=43B	=93N	+68B	−33N	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.75	1838	+15.8
62	Starke, Daniel	1860	GER	−3N	+95B	−2B	=61N	=87B	=79N	=67B	=71N	=65B	4.0	36.5	39.0	13.75	1783	-19.8
63	Fischer, Dennis	1967	GER	=80N	+99B	−3N	−54B	+67N	F	−11B	+65B	=31N	4.0	36.0	37.5	13.75	1839	-23.8
64	Luban, Peter	1828	GER	−8N	=87B	+101N	−17B	=57N	=36N	+79B	−29B	=58N	4.0	36.0	37.0	12.50	1776	-11.8
65	Jindrasek, Mojmir	1784	CZE	−46N	+91B	−35B	+51N	=77B	=47N	=33B	−63N	=62N	4.0	35.0	38.0	16.00	1835	+12.6
66	Hollstein, Jonas	1655	GER	+35B	−32N	=40B	−47N	+60B	−77N	−51B	+95N	=71B	4.0	35.0	37.5	15.75	1821	+34.2
67	Zpevak, Pavel	1748	CZE	−49B	=11N	=55N	=97B	−63B	+83N	=62N	=43B	=69N	4.0	34.5	37.0	16.00	1828	+38.0
68	Stomprowski, Eckhard	1842	GER	−72B	+85N	=28B	=49N	−42B	+78N	−34B	−61N	+87B	4.0	34.0	37.0	14.75	1811	-7.0
69	Sindler, Jaromir	1826	CZE	−15B	+83N	−16B	−84N	=78B	+86N	−73B	+88N	=67B	4.0	33.0	36.0	13.75	1731	-22.4
70	Hasenbank, Dirk	1906	GER	=78B	=76N	+94B	−6N	+84B	−75N	−54B	=57B	=59N	4.0	32.5	35.0	13.50	1748	-36.0
71	Tsapanidis, Vasilis	1826	CZE	−13N	+79B	−41N	+103B	−23N	−45B	+100N	=62B	=66N	4.0	32.0	32.5	9.00	1777	-12.2
72	Kastner, Oldrich	2040	CZE	+68N	+14B	=19N	=4B	−25N	+23B	F	F	F	4.0	31.5	31.5	20.50	2049	+1.2
73	Kopnicky, Frantisek	1876	SVK	−5B	−94N	+99N	+92B	=58N	−20B	+69N	=45B	F	4.0	31.5	31.5	12.75	1865	-2.2
74	Valik, Ondrej	1774	CZE	−12B	=96N	−78B	=87N	=85N	=88B	+89B	+53N	−39B	4.0	30.0	32.5	13.00	1685	-20.8
75	Vodicka, Pavel	2007	CZE	+48N	F	=44B	=19B	−10N	+70B	=25N	−6N	F	3.5	40.5	41.5	16.00	1940	-12.6
76	Brousek, Jan	1703	CZE	=42N	=70B	+51B	−32N	−40B	−49N	+91B	−50N	=81B	3.5	35.0	38.0	13.50	1785	+16.2
77	Koziol, Pawel	1888	POL	+96B	−12N	+90B	−24B	=65N	+66B	−46N	−36N	F	3.5	33.5	33.5	11.50	1790	-19.2
78	Stodola, Zdenek	1645	CZE	=70N	−42B	+74N	−56B	=69N	−68B	=82N	+100B	−43N	3.5	32.5	33.5	10.75	1757	+22.8
79	Vorel, Bohuslav	1668	CZE	−4B	−71N	=82N	=81B	+92N	=62B	−64N	−80B	+94B	3.5	32.0	34.5	11.00	1715	+10.2
80	Roubik, Vit	1703	CZE	=63B	=16N	−27B	−93N	−36B	=96N	+86B	+79N	F	3.5	32.0	32.0	13.00	1790	+14.6
81	Bubenicek, Miloslav	1745	CZE	−19N	−35N	=88B	=79N	=83B	=89N	=84B	=90B	=76N	3.5	30.5	33.5	11.50	1645	-51.2
82	Jantosovic, Juraj	1740	SVK	−32B	−51N	=79B	=83N	=96B	=91N	=78B	+84N	−53B	3.5	30.5	33.0	11.50	1641	-50.0
83	Vochozka, Jindrich	1663	CZE	−29N	−69B	=86N	=82B	=81N	−67B	+99B	+94N	−51B	3.5	30.5	32.0	9.25	1674	+1.4
84	Kubecek, Michal	1657	CZE	−102N	+48B	−39N	+69B	−70N	−60B	=81N	−82B	+95B	3.5	30.5	31.5	12.75	1734	+32.8
85	Macek, Jaroslav	1671	CZE	−14N	−68B	−61N	+100N	=74B	−59B	+101N	−39N	+96B	3.5	29.5	30.5	6.50	1678	0.0
86	Mraz, Jaroslav	1717	CZE	−28N	−25N	=83B	−89N	+101B	−69B	−80N	+103B	+90N	3.5	28.0	28.5	6.25	1593	-27.0
87	Krueger, Thomas	1669	GER	−56N	=64N	=92B	=74B	=62N	=93B	=43N	−48B	−68N	3.0	32.0	35.0	11.25	1711	+9.4
88	Palla, Rostislav	1671	CZE	−44B	−50N	=81N	+99B	−39N	=74N	=94B	−69B	=92N	3.0	30.5	32.0	8.00	1650	-5.6
89	Stehlik, Pavel	1658	CZE	−26B	−60N	=95N	+86B	−97N	=81B	−74N	−91B	+100N	3.0	28.0	29.0	7.50	1632	-6.8
90	Zakoucky, Otto	1619	CZE	+51B	F	−77N	−50N	−94B	+92N	=95B	=81N	−86B	3.0	27.5	27.5	10.50	1701	+14.6
91	Kopnicka, Katarina	1593	SVK	−33N	−65N	=98B	−57B	+99N	=82B	−76N	+89N	F	3.0	27.0	27.0	7.50	1621	+3.6
92	Groenegres, Thomas	1778	GER	−24N	=101B	=87N	−73N	−79B	−90B	=103N	+99B	=88B	3.0	24.0	24.5	5.25	1550	-47.8
93	Portych, Vaclav	1843	CZE	−10N	+100B	−20N	+80B	F	=87N	=61B	F	F	3.0	23.0	23.0	8.00	1822	-4.0
94	Fruth, Matthias, Dr.	1737	GER	−17N	+73B	−70N	−55B	+90N	−34B	=88N	−83B	−79N	2.5	32.5	35.5	8.50	1633	-26.2
95	Hovad, Vaclav	1699	CZE	−23N	−62N	=89B	=96N	−51B	+103B	=90N	−66B	−84N	2.5	29.5	30.0	4.75	1484	-43.8
96	Leipelt, Mario	1544	GER	−77N	=74B	−58N	=95B	=82N	=80B	=98N	−59B	−85N	2.5	28.5	31.0	8.00	1588	+14.4
97	Barna, Mandy	1853	GER	=36B	=21N	−18B	=67N	+89B	F	F	F	F	2.5	27.0	27.0	10.25	1907	+6.8
98	Mraz, Pavel	1720	CZE	−34B	−40N	=91N	=101B	+103N	F	=96B	F	F	2.5	16.5	16.5	3.75	1562	-21.6
99	Horackova, Isabela	1455	CZE	=47B	−63N	−73B	−88N	−91B	F	−83N	−92N	+103B	1.5	25.5	25.5	2.75	1331	-12.6
100	Tichy, Vaclav	1687	CZE	−37B	−93N	−48N	−85B	F	+101N	−71B	−78N	−89B	1.0	27.0	27.0	1.00	1425	-48.0
101	Krejci, Jan	1569	CZE	−27B	=92N	−64B	=98N	−86N	−100B	−85B	F	F	1.0	22.5	22.5	2.75	1447	-16.8
102	Samko, Karol	1913	SVK	+84B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	3.50	2457	+3.8
103	Frey, Torsten	0	GER	F	−19B	−25N	−71N	−98B	−95N	=92B	−86N	−99N	0.5	27.5	27.5	1.50	1311	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Motyl, TomaszPOL
+57.0
6.5 pts · #6
2Zpevak, PavelCZE
+38.0
4.0 pts · #62
3Rut, VojtechCZE
+35.4
6.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Koschka, KaiGER
-80.8
5.0 pts · #26
2Bubenicek, MiloslavCZE
-51.2
3.5 pts · #75
3Jantosovic, JurajSVK
-50.0
3.5 pts · #84

Biggest upsets

R6+283 Elo gap
Bertram, Karsten1977 beat FMArmbrust, Florian2260
R1+281 Elo gap
Zakoucky, Otto1619 beat Jadud, Oto1900
R4+256 Elo gap
Ozdogan, Abdullah1808 beat Koschka, Kai2064