International Chess Holiday 2025 - H2
15 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Aug 2025 to 08 Aug 2025 in Praha, Czech Republic. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1699, and top seed was Eberhard Hager (🇩🇪 GER, 1768).
Matous Vodenka (🇨🇿 CZE, 0) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Zbynek Jankovsky (6.0) and Vaclav Repa (6.0). Vodenka won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Fylypp Starodubtsev (1508) beat Jakub Lakata (1687), a +179-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 6.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Zbynek Jankovsky takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
3 players finish on 6.0/9. Vodenka takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (40.0).
Matous Vodenka drew with Zbynek Jankovsky (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matous Vodenka | * | ½ | 0 | ½ |
| 2Zbynek Jankovsky | ½ | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Vaclav Repa | 1 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Zdenek Vit | ½ | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vodenka, Matous | 0 | CZE | +11B | +8N | =5B | =2N | =7B | =4B | −3N | +10N | +9B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 26.75 | 1718 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Jankovsky, Zbynek | 1714 | CZE | +10N | +13B | −4N | =1B | +15B | +3N | +7B | −5N | =6N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 22.50 | 1799 | +17.0 |
| 3 | Repa, Vaclav | 1710 | CZE | +9B | −5N | +13B | +11N | =4N | −2B | +1B | =7N | +15B | 6.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 21.00 | 1709 | -0.2 |
| 4 | Vit, Zdenek | 1753 | CZE | +14B | +7N | +2B | =5N | =3B | =1N | −8N | =6B | =11N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 26.00 | 1788 | +7.0 |
| 5 | Weigelt, Joachim | 1760 | GER | +12N | +3B | =1N | =4B | F | −7N | +9B | +2B | =8N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 27.50 | 1813 | +8.4 |
| 6 | Hager, Eberhard | 1768 | GER | =8B | =11N | +9B | −7N | =12B | =13N | +10B | =4N | =2B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 20.75 | 1657 | -23.4 |
| 7 | Koslerova, Denisa Annie | 1693 | CZE | F | −4B | +14N | +6B | =1N | +5B | −2N | =3B | =13N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 20.25 | 1765 | +28.4 |
| 8 | Salokova, Stela | 1640 | SVK | =6N | −1B | −12N | F | +11B | +9N | +4B | =14N | =5B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 19.50 | 1750 | +36.8 |
| 9 | Zelezny, Daniel | 0 | CZE | −3N | +12B | −6N | +14B | +10N | −8B | −5N | +13B | −1N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 12.50 | 1663 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Starodubtsev, Fylypp | 1508 | CZE | −2B | +15N | −11B | +13N | −9B | +12N | −6N | −1B | +14B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 8.50 | 1674 | +51.2 |
| 11 | Olejnik, Frederik | 1644 | SVK | −1N | =6B | +10N | −3B | −8N | F | +15B | =12N | =4B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 11.00 | 1609 | -12.8 |
| 12 | Slivka, Vasil | 1616 | SVK | −5B | −9N | +8B | +15N | =6N | −10B | =14N | =11B | F | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 10.00 | 1599 | -4.0 |
| 13 | Lakata, Jakub | 1687 | SVK | +15B | −2N | −3N | −10B | =14N | =6B | F | −9N | =7B | 2.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 6.00 | 1475 | -65.6 |
| 14 | Kostialik, Imrich | 1611 | SVK | −4N | F | −7B | −9N | =13B | +15N | =12B | =8B | −10N | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.25 | 1457 | -47.6 |
| 15 | FIDE 549000756 | 0 | — | −13N | −10B | F | −12B | −2N | −14B | −11N | F | −3N | 0.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 0.00 | 842 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Starodubtsev, FylyppCZE+51.24.0 pts · #10
- 2Salokova, StelaSVK+36.84.5 pts · #8
- 3Koslerova, Denisa AnnieCZE+28.44.5 pts · #4
- 1Lakata, JakubSVK-65.62.5 pts · #14
- 2Kostialik, ImrichSVK-47.62.5 pts · #13
- 3Hager, EberhardGER-23.45.0 pts · #7
- R4+179 Elo gap
- R7+113 Elo gap
- R6+108 Elo gap