International Chess Holiday 2025 - H1
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Jul 2025 to 01 Aug 2025 in Praha, Czech Republic. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1690, and top seed was Klaus Meller (🇩🇪 GER, 1729).
Rodan Cerny (🇨🇿 CZE, 1669) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Vaclav Repa (7.0) and Gunnar Gailis (6.0). Cerny shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇨🇿Praha, Czech Republic
Dates
27 Jul 2025 → 01 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇩🇪Germany×5
🇨🇿Czech Republic×4
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsVaclav Repa led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
3
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1
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2
R2–R9 · LEAD HELD
Vaclav Repa held the sole lead from R2 through R9 without losing it.
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vaclav Repa drew with Rodan Cerny (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Vaclav Repa 4 wins (R1–R4)Rodan Cerny 4 wins (R5–R8)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇨🇿Cerny, Rodan | 1669 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.50 | 38.0 | +116.8 | 1912 |
| 1 | 🇨🇿Repa, Vaclav | 1710 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.50 | 38.0 | +44.6 | 1907 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Gailis, Gunnar | 1685 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 25.75 | 39.0 | +30.8 | 1814 |
| 4 | 🇨🇿Nigrin, Jiri | 1667 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.50 | 39.5 | +26.6 | 1771 |
| 5 | 🇨🇿Zabehlicky, Jiri | 1657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.25 | 40.0 | +18.6 | 1735 |
| 6 | 🇸🇰Cisarik, Pavol | 1717 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 19.75 | 41.0 | -17.4 | 1643 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Meller, Klaus | 1729 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 12.00 | 42.0 | -82.8 | 1559 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪Diehl, Andreas | 1681 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 10.25 | 42.0 | -29.4 | 1564 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪Farel, Edgard | 1678 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 2.5 | 8.00 | 42.5 | -37.4 | 1524 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Urbach, Jens | 1702 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 7.00 | 43.0 | -53.4 | 1467 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cerny, RodanCZE+116.87.0 pts · #2
- 2Repa, VaclavCZE+44.67.0 pts · #1
- 3Gailis, GunnarGER+30.86.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Meller, KlausGER-82.83.0 pts · #7
- 2Urbach, JensGER-53.42.0 pts · #10
- 3Farel, EdgardGER-37.42.5 pts · #9