Slovak Open Hlohovec

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92 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Hlohovec, Slovakia. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2069, and top seed was Martin Solcan (🇸🇰 SVK, CM, 2254).

Vladimir Skreno (🇸🇰 SVK, CM, 2085) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Miroslav Bielik (6.0) and Karel Dusbaba (5.5). Skreno took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Viliam Jancicka (1648) beat Darius Janco (2009), a +361-point gap.

Location

🇸🇰Hlohovec, Slovakia

Dates

22 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇰CMMartin Solcan2254

Avg top 10

2,069

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×2

Federations · 5 represented

🇸🇰Slovakia×80

🇨🇿Czech Republic×6

🇪🇸Spain×2

🇳🇿New Zealand×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
CMVladimir Skreno
🇸🇰SVK·2085
6.0pts·2236perf+23.2
🥈
Miroslav Bielik
🇸🇰SVK·2134
6.0pts·2240perf+15.4
🥉
Karel Dusbaba
🇨🇿CZE·1983
5.5pts·2143perf+29.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Skreno6Bielik6Dusbaba5.5Horak5.5Straka5.5Slamena5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE24 Aug

CM Vladimir Skreno takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Skreno takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.5).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Vladimir Skreno beat Miroslav Bielik (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMVladimir Skreno	*	1	½	—
2Miroslav Bielik	0	*	—	—
3Karel Dusbaba	½	—	*	½
4Jan Horak	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Skreno, VladimirCM	2085	SVK	+49B	+11N	+21B	=3N	+28B	+2N	=5B	6.0	30.5	34.0	28.50	2236	+23.2
2	Bielik, Miroslav	2134	SVK	+77N	+40B	+16N	+26B	+27N	−1B	+6N	6.0	27.0	29.0	23.00	2240	+15.4
3	Dusbaba, Karel	1983	CZE	+56N	+39B	+25N	=1B	+19N	=6B	=4N	5.5	29.0	32.0	23.75	2143	+29.0
4	Horak, Jan	2186	CZE	+20B	−15N	+41B	+24N	+22B	+14N	=3B	5.5	28.5	32.0	24.75	2115	-8.2
5	Straka, Simon	1995	SVK	+68N	+33B	−26N	+31B	+15N	+27B	=1N	5.5	26.5	29.5	22.50	2101	+38.0
6	Merva, Frantisek	1977	SVK	+71N	+45B	=15N	+18B	+17N	=3N	−2B	5.0	28.5	31.0	20.00	2016	+10.6
7	Solcan, MartinCM	2254	SVK	+60N	+32B	+29N	−27B	=16N	+12B	=9N	5.0	26.5	29.5	20.75	2100	-20.0
8	Slaba, Andrea	2021	SVK	+75N	+31B	=18N	=15B	=29N	+19B	=10N	5.0	26.5	29.0	20.00	2026	+2.6
9	Osmanovic, Faruk	1979	GER	+23B	=17N	+47B	−28N	+41B	+21N	=7B	5.0	26.0	29.5	20.75	2018	+9.4
10	Smetana, Peter	1956	SVK	+66B	=41N	+30B	=19N	=20B	+42N	=8B	5.0	25.0	28.0	19.25	1938	+0.8
11	Balazec, Ludovit	1857	CZE	+72N	−1B	+56N	+43B	−12N	+51B	+29N	5.0	25.0	27.5	16.50	1945	+19.6
12	Belan, Jozef	1989	SVK	+53B	−47N	+78B	+37N	+11B	−7N	+30B	5.0	25.0	27.0	18.50	1962	-0.8
13	Slamena, Michal	2003	SVK	+34B	+42N	−19B	−17N	+49B	+38N	+26B	5.0	24.5	28.0	19.00	1948	-6.4
14	Janco, Darius	2009	SVK	−44N	+63B	+77N	+40B	+26N	−4B	+17N	5.0	24.0	26.0	17.00	1965	-2.2
15	Svizensky, Lubos	1888	CZE	+80N	+4B	=6B	=8N	−5B	+45N	=28B	4.5	28.5	30.5	18.00	2007	+24.8
16	Moravcik, Rastislav	1946	SVK	+65B	+36N	−2B	+35N	=7B	=20N	=23B	4.5	28.0	31.0	18.00	1915	-1.4
17	Scepan, Juraj	1765	SVK	+83N	=9B	+52N	+13B	−6B	+28N	−14B	4.5	27.5	29.0	16.50	1993	+36.0
18	Kubrican, Anton	1907	SVK	+50B	+37N	=8B	−6N	+36B	=22N	=20B	4.5	27.0	30.5	18.50	1899	+2.2
19	Tesar, Jan	1898	CZE	+63N	+88B	+13N	=10B	−3B	−8N	+39B	4.5	27.0	28.0	15.00	1926	+8.0
20	Barta, Dominik	1694	SVK	−4N	+80B	+88N	+25B	=10N	=16B	=18N	4.5	26.0	27.0	14.50	1930	+70.8
21	Belica, Kamil	1909	SVK	+73N	+43B	−1N	=39B	+32N	−9B	+42N	4.5	25.5	28.0	15.25	1918	+4.8
22	Budzak, Tobias	1905	SVK	+74N	+44B	−27N	+45B	−4N	=18B	+43N	4.5	24.5	27.0	15.25	1920	+5.8
23	Zaborsky, Richard	1596	SVK	−9N	+91B	=33N	+46B	=39N	+40B	=16N	4.5	24.0	25.0	14.00	1928	+91.6
24	Karaba, Rudolf	1837	SVK	+55N	−27B	+71N	−4B	+77N	=43B	+46B	4.5	22.5	24.5	13.25	1905	+20.8
25	Skocik, Jozef	1892	SVK	+70B	+57N	−3B	−20N	+78B	=39N	+41B	4.5	22.5	24.5	12.75	1781	-14.4
26	Spik, Peter	1904	SVK	+89B	+35N	+5B	−2N	−14B	+31N	−13N	4.0	29.5	30.5	14.50	1929	+7.4
27	Stehlik, Peter	2015	SVK	+78B	+24N	+22B	+7N	−2B	−5N	F	4.0	27.5	27.5	16.00	2090	+13.2
28	Fabik, Tomas	1925	SVK	+58N	=52B	+46N	+9B	−1N	−17B	=15N	4.0	27.0	30.0	15.50	1892	-3.4
29	Giles, Benjamin	1951	NZL	+62N	+51B	−7B	+47N	=8B	=30N	−11B	4.0	26.0	29.0	14.50	1899	-7.2
30	Mrmusova, Magdalena	1730	SVK	+79N	=46B	−10N	+58B	+33N	=29B	−12N	4.0	24.5	26.5	12.75	1854	+38.0
31	Svec, Pavel	1800	SVK	+59B	−8N	+53B	−5N	+64B	−26B	+56N	4.0	24.0	27.0	12.50	1788	-3.6
32	Vanya, Attila	1863	SVK	+86B	−7N	+44B	+64N	−21B	=35N	=36B	4.0	24.0	25.5	12.00	1810	-8.4
33	Foldesi, Jan	1777	SVK	+85B	−5N	=23B	+65N	−30B	=37N	+66B	4.0	24.0	25.5	11.75	1694	-26.4
34	Finna, Andrej	1647	SVK	−13N	+48B	−40N	+61B	−38N	+79B	+67N	4.0	22.0	24.0	11.50	1097	-24.0
35	Novak, Pavel	1696	CZE	+92N	−26B	+61N	−16B	+57N	=32B	=40N	4.0	22.0	22.0	9.75	1699	+0.2
36	Skyba, Andrej	1743	SVK	+61N	−16B	=58N	+72B	−18N	+70B	=32N	4.0	21.5	24.0	11.50	1694	-12.0
37	Marhula, Milan	1715	SVK	+76N	−18B	+73N	−12B	=70N	=33B	+57N	4.0	21.5	24.0	11.25	1664	-14.8
38	Senasiova, Diana	1835	SVK	−57B	+89N	−64B	+50N	+34B	−13B	+68N	4.0	21.5	22.5	11.50	1778	-12.4
39	Kollar, Frantisek	1756	SVK	+69B	−3N	+54B	=21N	=23B	=25B	−19N	3.5	27.0	30.0	13.25	1748	-4.4
40	Minar, Simon	1855	SVK	+82B	−2N	+34B	−14N	+44B	−23N	=35B	3.5	27.0	28.5	11.00	1744	-36.0
41	Janas, Peter	1752	SVK	+91N	=10B	−4N	+62B	−9N	+60B	−25N	3.5	26.0	27.0	9.50	1813	+6.4
42	Miciak, Emanuel	1801	SVK	+48N	−13B	=62N	+60B	+52N	−10B	−21B	3.5	24.5	27.5	11.50	1749	-8.6
43	Olexova, Laura	1699	SVK	+81B	−21N	+57B	−11N	+59B	=24N	−22B	3.5	24.5	26.5	10.25	1555	-22.8
44	Jancicka, Viliam	1648	SVK	+14B	−22N	−32N	+55B	−40N	+63B	=48N	3.5	24.0	27.0	13.25	1753	+10.8
45	Belan, Martin	1746	SVK	+90B	−6N	+50B	−22N	+66B	−15B	=54N	3.5	24.0	25.0	9.25	1675	-12.0
46	Brida, Lukas	1912	SVK	+54B	=30N	−28B	−23N	+58B	+56B	−24N	3.5	23.5	26.5	11.50	1683	-36.8
47	Mesaros, Marek	1797	SVK	+67N	+12B	−9N	−29B	−56N	=48B	+70N	3.5	23.5	26.0	12.25	1727	-8.6
48	Magoc, Matyas	0	SVK	−42B	−34N	+84B	=53N	+65B	=47N	=44B	3.5	21.0	22.5	9.75	1616	0.0
49	Mrmus, Pavol	1679	SVK	−1N	=72B	=79N	+73B	−13N	=62B	+82N	3.5	21.0	22.5	7.75	1666	-4.6
50	Horvath, Marian	1524	SVK	−18N	+92B	−45N	−38B	+61N	+75B	=51N	3.5	21.0	21.0	7.25	1630	+10.2
51	Kollarik, Gorazd	1730	SVK	+87B	−29N	=82B	=59N	+54B	−11N	=50B	3.5	20.5	22.0	9.00	1581	-18.8
52	Zentko, Ladislav	1726	SVK	+84B	=28N	−17B	+82N	−42B	−53N	+59B	3.5	20.0	21.5	8.00	1551	-22.4
53	Stehlik, Juraj	1599	SVK	−12N	+83B	−31N	=48B	+72N	+52B	F	3.5	20.0	20.0	9.25	1737	+23.6
54	Huttova, Karolina	1531	SVK	−46N	+76B	−39N	+88B	−51N	+77B	=45B	3.5	18.5	19.5	7.25	1617	+18.0
55	Polakovic, Dominik	0	SVK	−24B	−78N	+87B	−44N	=71N	+74B	+77N	3.5	17.0	18.5	7.25	1601	0.0
56	Havir, Adam	1598	SVK	−3B	+85N	−11B	+86N	+47B	−46N	−31B	3.0	23.0	24.5	6.50	1672	+15.6
57	Kucerka, Martin	0	SVK	+38N	−25B	−43N	+71B	−35B	+78N	−37B	3.0	22.5	24.5	8.50	1677	0.0
58	Havetta, Slavomir	1537	SVK	−28B	+87N	=36B	−30N	−46N	+76B	=60N	3.0	21.0	22.5	7.50	1561	+1.2
59	Vano, Samuel	0	SVK	−31N	+68B	=60N	=51B	−43N	+64B	−52N	3.0	20.5	23.5	9.25	1647	0.0
60	Herko, Lubomir	1695	SVK	−7B	+70N	=59B	−42N	+82B	−41N	=58B	3.0	20.5	22.0	7.00	1621	-13.8
61	Simek, Samuel	0	SVK	−36B	+66N	−35B	−34N	−50B	+86N	+78B	3.0	20.5	22.0	6.50	1561	0.0
62	Foldesi, Marek	1548	SVK	−29B	+90N	=42B	−41N	=67B	=49N	=69B	3.0	20.5	21.5	7.50	1602	+6.8
63	Trevisan Ramos Da Gama, Leonardo	1492	ESP	−19B	−14N	+69B	−78N	+84B	−44N	+79B	3.0	20.0	21.5	6.50	974	-28.8
64	Hutta, Marian	1604	SVK	F	+67B	+38N	−32B	−31N	−59N	+80B	3.0	20.0	20.0	9.00	1736	+26.0
65	Sekeresova, Viktoria	1538	SVK	−16N	=79B	+74N	−33B	−48N	=72B	+88N	3.0	19.0	20.0	5.75	1581	+2.4
66	Lelovic, Nikolas	1567	SVK	−10N	−61B	+83N	+79B	−45N	+88B	−33N	3.0	19.0	20.0	4.50	1027	-23.6
67	Hloska, Alexander	0	SVK	−47B	−64N	=75N	+74B	=62N	+71B	−34B	3.0	18.5	21.0	7.75	1576	0.0
68	Motycka, Juraj	1626	SVK	−5B	−59N	+85B	−70N	+86B	+80N	−38B	3.0	18.5	20.0	5.00	1565	-10.4
69	Matuskovic, Peter	0	SVK	−39N	−71B	−63N	+92B	=73N	+89B	=62N	3.0	15.5	15.5	3.75	1446	0.0
70	Daniel, Kristian	1478	SVK	−25N	−60B	+76N	+68B	=37B	−36N	−47B	2.5	22.0	24.5	7.50	1549	+15.6
71	Bucko, Matus	1588	SVK	−6B	+69N	−24B	−57N	=55B	−67N	+85B	2.5	22.0	23.5	6.25	1107	-11.2
72	Mrmusova, Marketa	1432	SVK	−11B	=49N	+81B	−36N	−53B	=65N	=75N	2.5	21.5	23.5	6.50	1486	+10.4
73	Janech, Michal	1529	SVK	−21B	+84N	−37B	−49N	=69B	F	+83N	2.5	18.0	19.5	4.50	968	-26.0
74	Rusnacik, Milan	1524	SVK	−22B	=81N	−65B	−67N	+87B	−55N	+84B	2.5	17.5	19.0	4.00	922	-11.4
75	Chobot, Michael	1675	SVK	−8B	−82N	=67B	+90N	=80B	−50N	=72B	2.5	17.5	18.5	4.75	1325	-89.2
76	Juris, Michal	0	SVK	−37B	−54N	−70B	=85N	+90B	−58N	+89N	2.5	15.5	16.5	2.75	1315	0.0
77	Lenicky, Ernest	1686	SVK	−2B	+86N	−14B	+89N	−24B	−54N	−55B	2.0	24.0	25.0	2.50	1610	-15.2
78	Karel, Branislav	1665	SVK	−27N	+55B	−12N	+63B	−25N	−57B	−61N	2.0	23.0	26.0	6.50	1654	-3.6
79	Hrasko, Maros	0	SVK	−30B	=65N	=49B	−66N	+89B	−34N	−63N	2.0	20.5	21.5	4.25	1437	0.0
80	Marko, Milan	1445	SVK	−15B	−20N	=90B	+81N	=75N	−68B	−64N	2.0	19.5	20.5	3.75	1323	-21.2
81	FIDE 14992558	0	—	−43N	=74B	−72N	−80B	=83N	+91B	F	2.0	13.0	13.0	3.00	1203	0.0
82	Kopacik, Jakub	1405	SVK	−40N	+75B	=51N	−52B	−60N	F	−49B	1.5	19.5	22.0	4.25	1526	+26.4
83	FIDE 14993155	0	—	−17B	−53N	−66B	=87N	=81B	=84N	−73B	1.5	17.0	18.5	2.50	817	0.0
84	Chochula, Samuel	0	SVK	−52N	−73B	−48N	+91B	−63N	=83B	−74N	1.5	16.5	17.5	1.75	768	0.0
85	Matuskovic, Adam	0	SVK	−33N	−56B	−68N	=76B	−88N	+90B	−71N	1.5	16.0	17.0	2.25	848	0.0
86	Sekeresova, Alexandra	1435	SVK	−32N	−77B	+92N	−56B	−68N	−61B	=90N	1.5	16.0	16.0	0.50	886	-32.0
87	Dvoran, Matus	0	SVK	−51N	−58B	−55N	=83B	−74N	+92N	F	1.5	14.0	14.0	0.75	797	0.0
88	Viskupova, Hannah	0	SVK	F	−19N	−20B	−54N	+85B	−66N	−65B	1.0	20.0	20.0	1.50	845	0.0
89	Daniska, Jozef	1513	SVK	−26N	−38B	+91N	−77B	−79N	−69N	−76B	1.0	17.5	18.5	1.00	1008	-9.8
90	Hutta, Richard	0	SVK	−45N	−62B	=80N	−75B	−76N	−85N	=86B	1.0	15.0	16.5	1.75	1330	0.0
91	Stehlik, Ondrej	0	SVK	−41B	−23N	−89B	−84N	+92B	−81N	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	829	0.0
92	Trevisan Ramos Da Gama, Matteo	0	ESP	−35B	−50N	−86B	−69N	−91N	−87B	F	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	752	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zaborsky, RichardSVK
+91.6
4.5 pts · #33
2Barta, DominikSVK
+70.8
4.5 pts · #26
3Straka, SimonSVK
+38.0
5.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Chobot, MichaelSVK
-89.2
2.5 pts · #69
2Brida, LukasSVK
-36.8
3.5 pts · #28
3Minar, SimonSVK
-36.0
3.5 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R1+361 Elo gap
Jancicka, Viliam1648 beat Janco, Darius2009
R4+316 Elo gap
Zaborsky, Richard1596 beat Brida, Lukas1912
R2+298 Elo gap
Svizensky, Lubos1888 beat Horak, Jan2186