HRADEC KRALOVE OPEN 2025 A - FIDE open

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72 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Nov 2025 to 08 Nov 2025 in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2071, and top seed was Sigitas Kalvaitis (🇱🇹 LTU, FM, 2195).

Sigitas Kalvaitis (🇱🇹 LTU, FM, 2195) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mark Ouaki (7.0) and Lukas Zelba (7.0). Kalvaitis shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Leja Zutaute (1594) beat Bob Holliman (1992), a +398-point gap.

Location

🇨🇿Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

Dates

01 Nov 2025 → 08 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇹FMSigitas Kalvaitis2195

Avg top 10

2,071

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×3

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇿Czech Republic×46

🇵🇱Poland×4

🇱🇹Lithuania×4

🇮🇳India×4

🇩🇪Germany×3

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇸🇪Sweden×2

🇩🇿Algeria×1

Top 3

🥇
FMSigitas Kalvaitis
🇱🇹LTU·2195
7.5pts·2269perf+16.0
🥈
Mark Ouaki
🇧🇪BEL·2097
7.0pts·2219perf+29.4
🥉
Lukas Zelba
🇨🇿CZE·2147
7.0pts·2202perf+30.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Sigitas Kalvaitis led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Kalvaitis7.5Zelba7Ouaki7Lysenko6.5Das6.5Salerno6.5

R9 · LEADER CHANGE08 Nov

FM Sigitas Kalvaitis takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Sigitas Kalvaitis beat Lukas Zelba (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Sigitas Kalvaitis 3 wins (R1–R3)Lukas Zelba 4 wins (R1–R4)Mark Ouaki 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMSigitas Kalvaitis	*	1	½	1
2Lukas Zelba	0	*	½	1
3Mark Ouaki	½	½	*	—
4Volodymyr Lysenko	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kalvaitis, SigitasFM	2195	LTU	+28B	+13N	+21B	=9N	=20B	+3N	+4B	=2N	+10B	7.5	48.0	52.5	43.50	2269	+16.0
2	Ouaki, Mark	2097	BEL	+42N	+15B	+6N	+7B	=3B	+20N	=12N	=1B	=9N	7.0	49.5	53.5	40.50	2219	+29.4
3	Zelba, Lukas	2147	CZE	+52N	+29B	+4N	+39B	=2N	−1B	+14N	+12B	=6N	7.0	47.0	50.5	36.25	2202	+30.8
4	Lysenko, Volodymyr	1996	UKR	+43B	+11N	−3B	+22N	+13B	+29N	−1N	=9B	+17N	6.5	47.0	51.0	33.50	2105	+27.6
5	Roneet Das	1942	IND	+67B	+14N	=20B	=10N	=11N	+8B	=9N	=7B	+12N	6.5	47.0	48.5	33.75	2061	+30.8
6	Salerno, Christian	1990	SUI	+45B	+36N	−2B	=41N	+24B	+11N	=10B	+16N	=3B	6.5	45.0	49.0	33.50	2036	+14.4
7	Zerarga,ImeneWFM	1789	ALG	+63B	+32N	+8B	−2N	−16B	+13N	+29B	=5N	+21B	6.5	45.0	47.0	31.25	2084	+140.4
8	Nurlygayanov, Yan	2030	UKR	+72N	=17B	−7N	+25B	+30N	−5N	+28B	+31B	+14N	6.5	42.5	42.5	26.75	1957	-23.6
9	Vrana, FrantisekFM	2094	CZE	+61B	+26N	+16B	=1B	=12N	=10N	=5B	=4N	=2B	6.0	49.5	52.0	32.50	2105	+2.4
10	D Souza Kevin	1948	IND	+55N	+35B	=12N	=5B	+15N	=9B	=6N	+22B	−1N	6.0	47.0	50.5	30.75	2079	+31.6
11	Shakhnovich, Uladzislau	1792	FID	+59N	−4B	+69N	+21N	=5B	−6B	=30N	+47B	+22N	6.0	40.5	41.5	23.00	1973	+44.0
12	Slaby, Matej	2146	CZE	+25B	+22N	=10B	+18N	=9B	+16N	=2B	−3N	−5B	5.5	48.5	53.5	30.50	2053	-36.4
13	Policar, Martin	1900	CZE	+19N	−1B	+52N	+60B	−4N	−7B	+34N	=23B	+31N	5.5	43.5	46.0	23.00	1917	+10.1
14	Zutaute, Leja	1594	LTU	+31N	−5B	=40N	+46B	+47N	+18N	−3B	+32N	−8B	5.5	42.5	46.0	24.00	1990	+168.4
15	Sacharewicz, Krzysztof	1899	POL	+24B	−2N	+27B	+34N	−10B	−28N	+25B	=20N	+38B	5.5	42.0	46.5	26.50	1875	-2.6
16	Musil, Vitezslav	1927	CZE	+50N	+70B	−9N	+33B	+7N	−12B	+41N	−6B	=20N	5.5	41.5	42.5	22.00	1940	+4.4
17	Anish Ramkumar	1826	IND	+69B	=8N	−47N	=48B	+33N	+23B	=32B	+18N	−4B	5.5	39.5	40.5	23.25	1943	+51.7
18	Paldus, Petr	1963	CZE	=47N	+54B	+30N	−12B	+31N	−14B	+37N	−17B	+28N	5.5	38.0	41.5	23.25	1896	-11.8
19	Klama, Andrzej	1634	POL	−13B	=25N	−24B	+65N	=61B	+67N	=26B	+48N	+29B	5.5	33.0	34.5	17.75	1829	+46.2
20	Valenta, Vit VaclavFM	2000	CZE	+49N	+40B	=5N	+47B	=1N	−2B	−22N	=15B	=16B	5.0	44.5	48.0	23.50	1970	-7.0
21	Dusbaba, Karel	1987	CZE	+33N	+46B	−1N	−11B	+48N	−41B	+40N	+30B	−7N	5.0	41.0	44.5	20.50	1867	-26.6
22	Matus, Daniel	1893	SWE	+57N	−12B	+51N	−4B	+49N	+39B	+20B	−10N	−11B	5.0	40.0	43.0	19.00	1919	+14.0
23	Flasar, Jaroslav	1948	CZE	+27B	−34N	−28B	+53N	+36B	−17N	+35B	=13N	=26B	5.0	39.0	42.5	22.75	1805	-31.8
24	Nussbauer, Ladislav	1628	CZE	−15N	=42B	+19N	+40B	−6N	−31B	+51N	+52B	=30N	5.0	38.0	41.5	20.75	1845	+49.2
25	Sobich, Stanislaw	1747	POL	−12N	=19B	+57N	−8N	+70B	=47B	−15N	+54B	+40N	5.0	37.0	38.0	16.00	1824	+13.0
26	Kohout, Jan	1857	CZE	+60N	−9B	−33N	=55B	+69N	=40B	=19N	+43B	=23N	5.0	35.0	36.0	16.50	1787	-15.2
27	Vochozka, Jindrich	1668	CZE	−23N	+64B	−15N	−35B	+58N	=51B	+61B	=37N	+39B	5.0	32.5	34.5	15.50	1785	+23.0
28	Praspaliauskas, Matas	1753	LTU	−1N	+50B	+23N	−30B	+35N	+15B	−8N	=29N	−18B	4.5	43.5	47.0	20.75	1908	+68.0
29	Czepczynski, Boguslaw	1904	POL	+56B	−3N	+43B	+36N	+39N	−4B	−7N	=28B	−19N	4.5	42.5	46.0	18.25	1827	-17.4
30	Novak, Milan	1864	CZE	=44B	+37N	−18B	+28N	−8B	+56N	=11B	−21N	=24B	4.5	41.0	44.5	20.00	1803	-13.2
31	Steiner, Pavel	1854	CZE	−14B	+56N	+67B	=32N	−18B	+24N	+39B	−8N	−13B	4.5	40.0	41.5	16.25	1824	-5.8
32	Holliman, Bob	1992	USA	+51N	−7B	+35N	=31B	=41N	+34B	=17N	−14B	F	4.5	38.5	38.5	19.50	1805	-34.8
33	Schoeppe, Christian	1681	GER	−21B	+71N	+26B	−16N	−17B	=36N	=42B	=34N	+48B	4.5	37.5	38.5	16.00	1778	+23.0
34	Klozova, Zuzana	1759	CZE	+58N	+23B	−39N	−15B	+60N	−32N	−13B	=33B	+49N	4.5	35.5	38.0	16.25	1799	+6.8
35	Kutek, Jiri	1758	CZE	+68B	−10N	−32B	+27N	−28B	+53N	−23N	=50B	+51N	4.5	35.5	37.0	15.25	1729	-7.4
36	Kalveus, Jan	1784	SWE	+64N	−6B	+70N	−29B	−23N	=33B	=50N	+44B	=37B	4.5	34.5	35.5	13.25	1711	-14.8
37	Nemec, Otakar	1833	CZE	=54N	−30B	−60N	+57B	+55N	+38N	−18B	=27B	=36N	4.5	34.0	36.5	17.50	1699	-30.4
38	Gedvilaite, Barbora	1552	LTU	−41B	=48N	=61B	=66N	+52N	−37B	+46N	+49B	−15N	4.5	31.0	33.0	15.00	1764	+96.0
39	Novotny, Josef	2011	CZE	+48B	+41N	+34B	−3N	−29B	−22N	−31N	+42B	−27N	4.0	38.5	42.0	16.00	1788	-49.2
40	Tsapanidis, Vasilis	1807	CZE	+53B	−20N	=14B	−24N	+67B	=26N	−21B	+57N	−25B	4.0	37.0	38.5	13.25	1691	-26.4
41	Portych, Vaclav	1823	CZE	+38N	−39B	+55N	=6B	=32B	+21N	−16B	F	F	4.0	33.5	33.5	18.50	1925	+20.0
42	Krasa, Marek	1737	CZE	−2B	=24N	=44B	F	=50N	+55B	=33N	−39N	+63B	4.0	33.5	33.5	14.00	1728	-3.8
43	Simon, Petr	1690	CZE	−4N	+62B	−29N	−69B	+54N	=50B	+60N	−26N	=45B	4.0	32.0	33.0	12.25	1668	-6.6
44	Kral, Ladislav	1603	CZE	=30N	−47B	=42N	−49B	=66B	=65N	+53B	−36N	+50N	4.0	29.0	31.0	13.25	1677	+17.6
45	Le Pen, Michel	1685	FRA	−6N	−59B	=64N	=54B	+71N	=49B	−52N	+60B	=43N	4.0	28.5	29.5	10.00	1587	-22.8
46	Svoboda, Frantisek	1762	CZE	+71B	−21N	=53B	−14N	−56B	=63N	−38B	+69N	+62B	4.0	27.5	28.5	7.25	1547	-48.4
47	Muzik, Roman	1884	CZE	=18B	+44N	+17B	−20N	−14B	=25N	=48B	−11N	F	3.5	40.0	40.0	16.50	1736	-30.6
48	Ricar, Jiri	1699	CZE	−39N	=38B	+54N	=17N	−21B	+69B	=47N	−19B	−33N	3.5	36.0	37.0	11.25	1669	-10.6
49	Karatnyk, Arsen	1699	UKR	−20B	−53N	+63B	+44N	−22B	=45N	+56B	−38N	−34B	3.5	34.0	36.0	11.50	1602	-50.8
50	Stodola, Zdenek	1655	CZE	−16B	−28N	+71B	=61N	=42B	=43N	=36B	=35N	−44B	3.5	33.5	34.5	10.75	1629	-7.2
51	Vorel, Bohuslav	1687	CZE	−32B	+63N	−22B	=70N	=53B	=27N	−24B	+56N	−35B	3.5	33.0	34.0	10.25	1611	-18.6
52	Hartman, Ivo	1751	CZE	−3B	+65N	−13B	=67N	−38B	+70N	+45B	−24N	−55B	3.5	33.0	34.0	7.75	1593	-35.8
53	Urbanek, Alexandr Jan	1528	CZE	−40N	+49B	=46N	−23B	=51N	−35B	−44N	+58B	=54N	3.5	32.0	35.0	12.00	1587	+18.4
54	Vetter, Udo	1585	GER	=37B	−18N	−48B	=45N	−43B	+71N	+63B	−25N	=53B	3.5	32.0	33.0	9.00	1592	-1.2
55	Prochazka, Pavel	1668	CZE	−10B	+68N	−41B	=26N	−37B	−42N	+70B	F	+52N	3.5	31.0	32.0	8.50	1631	-5.8
56	Raule, Tobias	1640	CZE	−29N	−31B	=58N	+64B	+46N	−30B	−49N	−51B	+60N	3.5	30.0	32.0	10.00	1638	-5.6
57	Rejzek, Zdenek	1606	CZE	−22B	=61N	−25B	−37N	+68B	=66N	+69N	−40B	F	3.0	25.5	25.5	4.75	1594	-7.6
58	Makyta, Jan	0	CZE	−34B	−67N	=56B	=63N	−27B	=64B	=68N	−53N	+70B	3.0	23.5	24.5	5.50	1364	0.0
59	Jilek, Jakub	1509	CZE	−11B	+45N	F	F	F	F	−62B	+64B	+65N	3.0	16.5	16.5	8.00	1686	+46.4
60	Voith, Walter	1602	GER	−26B	+66N	+37B	−13N	−34B	=61N	−43B	−45N	−56B	2.5	33.5	35.5	7.75	1587	-5.8
61	Vacek, Jaroslav	1716	CZE	−9N	=57B	=38N	=50B	=19N	=60B	−27N	F	F	2.5	33.5	33.5	9.50	1586	-27.4
62	Klimes, Martin	1540	CZE	F	−43N	=66B	F	F	F	+59N	+67B	−46N	2.5	14.5	14.5	5.50	1664	+32.8
63	Taisl, Lubomir	1486	CZE	−7N	−51B	−49N	=58B	F	=46B	−54N	+68B	−42N	2.0	29.5	29.5	5.00	1308	-16.2
64	Jilek, Jan	1424	CZE	−36B	−27N	=45B	−56N	=65B	=58N	−71B	−59N	=68B	2.0	26.5	27.5	5.25	1310	-32.4
65	Olsak, Vojtech	1630	CZE	F	−52B	=68N	−19B	=64N	=44B	F	=70N	−59B	2.0	20.5	20.5	4.25	1343	-36.2
66	Mraz, Pavel	1699	CZE	F	−60B	=62N	=38B	=44N	=57B	F	F	F	2.0	16.5	16.5	7.00	1509	-26.0
67	Rychtecky, Pavel	1660	CZE	−5N	+58B	−31N	=52B	−40N	−19B	F	−62N	F	1.5	29.5	29.5	4.75	1354	-36.2
68	Sajdl, Dominik	0	CZE	−35N	−55B	=65B	F	−57N	F	=58B	−63N	=64N	1.5	20.0	20.0	3.50	1322	0.0
69	Rejzek, Ondrej	1573	CZE	−17N	F	−11B	+43N	−26B	−48N	−57B	−46B	F	1.0	31.0	31.0	4.00	1440	-37.2
70	Urbanek, Jaroslav	0	CZE	F	−16N	−36B	=51B	−25N	−52B	−55N	=65B	−58N	1.0	30.5	30.5	2.75	1433	0.0
71	Balcar, Krystof	1421	CZE	−46N	−33B	−50N	F	−45B	−54B	+64N	F	F	1.0	21.5	21.5	2.00	1359	-18.8
72	Krishn Charan	1700	IND	−8B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1230	-2.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zutaute, LejaLTU
+168.4
5.5 pts · #16
2Zerarga,ImeneWFMALG
+140.4
6.5 pts · #7
3Gedvilaite, BarboraLTU
+96.0
4.5 pts · #33

Top rating losers

1Karatnyk, ArsenUKR
-50.8
3.5 pts · #46
2Novotny, JosefCZE
-49.2
4.0 pts · #38
3Svoboda, FrantisekCZE
-48.4
4.0 pts · #35

Biggest upsets

R8+398 Elo gap
Zutaute, Leja1594 beat Holliman, Bob1992
R6+369 Elo gap
Zutaute, Leja1594 beat Paldus, Petr1963
R9+343 Elo gap
Vochozka, Jindrich1668 beat Novotny, Josef2011