International Chess Holiday 2025 - M1
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Jul 2025 to 01 Aug 2025 in Praha, Czech Republic. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2051, and top seed was Carlos Tornberg (🇸🇪 SWE, 2164).
Vladimir Kalisky (🇸🇰 SVK, CM, 2133) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Frantisek Hanl (7.0) and Jonas Feldheim (6.5). Kalisky shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Steffen Reichmann (1996) beat Carlos Tornberg (2164), a +168-point gap.
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Vladimir Kalisky led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
CM Vladimir Kalisky takes the sole lead (7.5/9).
CM Vladimir Kalisky lost to CM Frantisek Hanl (White).
CM Vladimir Kalisky 6 wins (R2–R7)CM Frantisek Hanl 5 wins (R1–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇸🇰CMKalisky, Vladimir | 2133 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.25 | 37.5 | +38.0 | 2315 |
| 2 | 🇨🇿CMHanl, Frantisek | 2136 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 29.75 | 38.0 | +27.2 | 2262 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Feldheim, Jonas, Dr. | 2118 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.00 | 38.5 | +22.2 | 2210 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Tornberg, Carlos | 2164 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.00 | 40.0 | -20.0 | 2082 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪Reichmann, Steffen, Prof. Dr. | 1996 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | +14.6 | 2058 |
| 6 | 🇨🇿Aubrecht, Petr | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 41.0 | -1.0 | 2012 |
| 8 | 🇸🇪Silwer, Martin | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 10.75 | 41.5 | -3.6 | 1978 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Schaefer, Martin, Dr. | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 10.50 | 41.5 | -1.8 | 1979 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪Hartwig, Maik | 1970 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 7.25 | 43.0 | -28.0 | 1840 |
| 10 | 🇸🇪Karlsson, Marcus | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 5.75 | 43.5 | -47.6 | 1783 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kalisky, VladimirCMSVK+38.07.5 pts · #1
- 2Hanl, FrantisekCMCZE+27.27.0 pts · #2
- 3Feldheim, Jonas, Dr.GER+22.26.5 pts · #3
- 1Karlsson, MarcusSWE-47.61.5 pts · #10
- 2Hartwig, MaikGER-28.02.0 pts · #9
- 3Tornberg, CarlosSWE-20.05.0 pts · #4
- R6+168 Elo gap