Tirnavia 2025 - Memorial Richarda Retiho
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Aug 2025 to 21 Aug 2025 in Trnava, Slovakia. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2396, and top seed was Yevgeniy Roshka (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2506).
Samir Sahidi (🇸🇰 SVK, IM, 2469) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Yevgeniy Roshka (6.0) and Petro Golubka (5.5). Sahidi shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Petro Golubka (GM, 2329) beat Lubomir Ftacnik (GM, 2442), a +113-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Samir Sahidi led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
IM Samir Sahidi takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
IM Samir Sahidi drew with IM Yevgeniy Roshka (White).
IM Samir Sahidi won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇸🇰IMSahidi, Samir | 2469 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7.0 | 29.50 | 38.0 | +15.2 | 2607 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦IMRoshka, Yevgeniy | 2506 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.00 | 39.0 | +0.6 | 2508 |
| 4 | 🇨🇦GMGolubka, Petro | 2329 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | +18.8 | 2483 |
| 3 | 🇸🇰GMHaring, Filip | 2478 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.00 | 39.5 | -0.9 | 2466 |
| 5 | 🇸🇰GMPlat, Vojtech | 2471 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 40.0 | -4.9 | 2430 |
| 6 | 🇨🇿GMVelicka, Petr | 2338 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.50 | 40.5 | +7.7 | 2402 |
| 8 | 🇸🇰IMJablonicky, Martin | 2363 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.25 | 41.0 | -0.6 | 2356 |
| 7 | 🇸🇰GMFtacnik, Lubomir | 2442 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.25 | 41.0 | -11.1 | 2347 |
| 9 | 🇸🇰FMBango, Lukas | 2274 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 10.75 | 42.0 | +1.6 | 2284 |
| 10 | 🇸🇰FMJancovic, Peter | 2285 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 3.50 | 44.5 | -51.2 | 1964 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Golubka, PetroGMCAN+18.85.5 pts · #4
- 2Sahidi, SamirIMSVK+15.27.0 pts · #1
- 3Velicka, PetrGMCZE+7.74.5 pts · #6
- 1Jancovic, PeterFMSVK-51.20.5 pts · #10
- 2Ftacnik, LubomirGMSVK-11.14.0 pts · #7
- 3Plat, VojtechGMSVK-4.95.0 pts · #5
- R5+113 Elo gap