MARIENBAD OPEN 2026 C - FIDE open

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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic. 8 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2129, and top seed was Yunus Emre Gunebakan (🇹🇷 TUR, 2182).

Mark Ouaki (🇧🇪 BEL, 2128) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Patrik Pycha (7.0) and Yunus Emre Gunebakan (7.0). Ouaki shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Christopher Cole (1741) beat Volodymyr Lysenko (2043), a +302-point gap.

Location

🇨🇿Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic

Dates

17 Jan 2026 → 24 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷Yunus Emre Gunebakan2182

Avg top 10

2,129

Participants

Titled players · 8

IM×3

FM×1

CM×1

WIM×1

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇿Czech Republic×29

🇦🇹Austria×5

🇺🇦Ukraine×4

🇩🇪Germany×4

🇵🇱Poland×3

🇹🇷Turkiye×3

🇨🇭Switzerland×1

🇮🇪Ireland×1

Top 3

🥇
Mark Ouaki
🇧🇪BEL·2128
7.5pts·2314perf+41.6
🥈
Patrik Pycha
🇨🇿CZE·2076
7.0pts·2267perf+44.2
🥉
Yunus Emre Gunebakan
🇹🇷TUR·2182
7.0pts·2218perf+20.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Mark Ouaki led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Ouaki7.5Pycha7Gunebakan7Sultanbek6.5Terhuven6Chubar6

R7 · LEADER CHANGE22 Jan

Mark Ouaki takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mark Ouaki drew with Patrik Pycha (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Mark Ouaki 3 wins (R6–R8)Patrik Pycha 4 wins (R1–R4)Yunus Emre Gunebakan 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mark Ouaki	*	½	1	½
2Patrik Pycha	½	*	1	—
3Yunus Emre Gunebakan	0	0	*	—
4WIMZeinep Sultanbek	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ouaki, Mark	2128	BEL	+20B	+24N	=6B	+7N	=2B	+5N	+3N	+9B	=4B	7.5	49.0	53.5	43.75	2314	+41.6
2	Pycha, Patrik	2076	CZE	+41N	+15B	+3N	+11B	=1N	=9B	=14N	+8B	=5N	7.0	47.5	51.0	39.00	2267	+44.2
3	Gunebakan, Yunus Emre	2182	TUR	+39B	+36N	−2B	+35B	+24N	+8N	−1B	+7N	+10B	7.0	43.5	47.0	32.50	2218	+20.5
4	Sultanbek, ZeinepWIM	2159	KAZ	F	+54N	+26B	+16B	=15N	=11B	+25N	+14B	=1N	6.5	39.0	39.0	30.00	2180	+6.6
5	Hofstadler, MarioCM	2160	AUT	+27B	=12N	+13B	=6N	=10B	−1B	+21N	+35N	=2B	6.0	46.5	50.0	30.50	2050	-19.4
6	Chubar, VladimirIM	1888	UKR	+29N	+9B	=1N	=5B	−8N	+17B	=16N	+18B	=24N	6.0	44.5	49.0	31.50	2111	+26.5
7	Alexikov, AlexanderIM	2125	UKR	+40N	=33B	+25N	−1B	=11N	+13B	+24N	−3B	+14N	6.0	43.5	47.0	27.75	2080	-3.5
8	Terhuven, Patrick	2167	GER	+28N	+37B	+14N	F	+6B	−3B	+12N	−2N	+17B	6.0	43.5	43.5	29.50	2173	+3.2
9	Moser, Axel	2107	GER	+22B	−6N	+39B	+36N	+32B	=2N	=10B	−1N	=11B	5.5	44.0	47.5	25.00	2039	-13.0
10	Lysenko, Volodymyr	2043	UKR	−35N	+46B	+28N	+18B	=5N	+15B	=9N	=11B	−3N	5.5	42.0	45.0	26.00	2017	-1.4
11	Filipovs, Sergejs	1981	LAT	+42B	+26N	+45B	−2N	=7B	=4N	=35B	=10N	=9N	5.5	42.0	45.0	24.50	2071	+47.2
12	Palka, Dominika Katarzyna	1918	CZE	+44N	=5B	=16N	=14B	=35N	+33B	−8B	=23N	+27B	5.5	39.0	42.5	24.25	1998	+19.8
13	Valledor Pereira, Dominik Damian	1863	GER	+58B	+17B	−5N	−32N	+38B	−7N	+45B	=19N	+35B	5.5	36.0	36.0	17.50	1995	+28.4
14	Dovzhenko, ViktorIM	2050	UKR	+51B	+23N	−8B	=12N	+21B	+45N	=2B	−4N	−7B	5.0	44.0	46.5	21.75	2048	+0.2
15	Brandl, Michael	1880	AUT	+56B	−2N	+47B	+19N	=4B	−10N	−23B	+31N	=22B	5.0	41.5	43.5	20.25	1906	+6.6
16	Vacha, Jaroslav	1942	CZE	+54B	=25N	=12B	−4N	=26B	+39N	=6B	=20N	=21B	5.0	40.5	42.5	20.75	1902	-9.2
17	Markovic, Kosta	1991	SRB	+47B	−13N	+27B	F	+30N	−6N	+26B	+25B	−8N	5.0	40.0	43.0	21.00	1964	-10.0
18	John, Tom	1909	IRL	+57B	−45N	+22B	−10N	+51B	=23N	+19B	−6N	=20B	5.0	37.0	39.0	19.50	1915	+1.2
19	Jouja, Matyas	1982	CZE	+34N	=21B	−35N	−15B	+43N	+28B	−18N	=13B	+32N	5.0	36.5	40.0	21.25	1858	-54.4
20	Babicky, Jan	1777	CZE	−1N	=43B	+48N	=37B	−36B	+38N	+33N	=16B	=18N	5.0	35.5	38.5	19.00	1858	+32.8
21	James, Chris	1833	SCO	+38B	=19N	F	+53B	−14N	+22N	−5B	+37B	=16N	5.0	35.5	35.5	19.50	1985	+27.6
22	Lehner-Dittenberger, Sebastian	1772	AUT	−9N	+29B	−18N	+58B	=37N	−21B	+49N	+36B	=15N	5.0	35.0	35.0	15.25	1834	+13.2
23	Benes, Jan Jeronym	1869	CZE	+48N	−14B	=53N	+34B	=33N	=18B	+15N	=12B	F	5.0	34.0	34.0	20.50	1919	+24.4
24	Nicolas, Nika JurisWCM	1893	PHI	+43N	−1B	+41N	F	−3B	+31N	−7B	+32N	=6B	4.5	43.5	47.0	18.50	1951	+26.4
25	Svoboda, Petr	1830	CZE	+50N	=16B	−7B	+40N	=45B	+32N	−4B	−17N	=30N	4.5	37.5	40.5	16.75	1946	+20.6
26	Bos, Nina	1862	POL	+49N	−11B	−4N	+46B	=16N	+29B	−17N	−28B	+52B	4.5	37.0	39.5	15.50	1800	-27.2
27	Rzadkowska, LilaWCM	1818	POL	−5N	+44B	−17N	=48B	+34N	=37B	=36N	+29B	−12N	4.5	35.5	38.5	17.00	1816	0.0
28	Vo, Daniel	1821	CZE	−8B	+52N	−10B	=38N	+40B	−19N	+42B	+26N	F	4.5	34.0	34.0	15.75	1926	+37.6
29	Candemir, Ozgur Deniz	1580	TUR	−6B	−22N	+54B	=39N	+41B	−26N	+51B	−27N	+42B	4.5	33.0	35.0	13.25	1780	+91.6
30	Bourban, Karel	1813	SUI	−45B	+57N	−36B	+47N	−17B	+46N	−32B	+38N	=25B	4.5	29.5	31.5	13.75	1814	-1.8
31	Erdogan, Erdil	1582	TUR	−33N	−40B	+55N	+41B	+53N	−24B	=37N	−15B	+47N	4.5	29.5	31.5	12.75	1799	+95.2
32	Kepplinger, Lukas	1978	AUT	+46N	=35B	=33N	+13B	−9N	−25B	+30N	−24B	−19B	4.0	37.0	40.0	16.75	1821	-36.2
33	Skoloud, Barnabas	1890	CZE	+31B	=7N	=32B	=45N	=23B	−12N	−20B	+34N	F	4.0	37.0	37.0	17.50	1885	-0.8
34	Kadlcik, Petr	1699	CZE	−19B	=38N	+42B	−23N	−27B	+40N	=39B	−33B	+46N	4.0	32.5	35.5	13.50	1769	+13.6
35	Cole, Christopher	1741	USA	+10B	=32N	+19B	−3N	=12B	F	=11N	−5B	−13N	3.5	44.0	47.5	18.00	1963	+39.8
36	Krivka, Jan	1940	CZE	+55N	−3B	+30N	−9B	+20N	F	=27B	−22N	F	3.5	38.5	40.5	13.75	1871	-24.8
37	Ugrenovich, Jaroslav	1919	CZE	+52B	−8N	=40B	=20N	=22B	=27N	=31B	−21N	F	3.5	36.0	36.0	13.75	1750	-70.4
38	Eidelpes, Adam	0	CZE	−21N	=34B	+43N	=28B	−13N	−20B	+47N	−30B	=44B	3.5	35.5	38.5	12.50	1671	0.0
39	Hradsky, Ales	1830	CZE	−3N	+55B	−9N	=29B	+48N	−16B	=34N	=43B	F	3.5	34.5	34.5	11.00	1741	-20.4
40	Skoloud, Josef	1776	CZE	−7B	+31N	=37N	−25B	−28N	−34B	+55N	+48B	F	3.5	32.0	32.0	11.25	1723	-25.6
41	Kutek, Jiri	1770	CZE	−2B	+56N	−24B	−31N	−29N	+58B	=48N	+49B	F	3.5	32.0	32.0	6.50	1574	-36.6
42	Prochazka, Pavel	1678	CZE	−11N	=50B	−34N	=44B	+58N	=49B	−28N	+56B	−29N	3.5	30.0	30.0	6.75	1581	-20.0
43	Skoloud, Natanael	1610	CZE	−24B	=20N	−38B	+54N	−19B	+53N	=46B	=39N	F	3.5	29.0	29.0	10.25	1785	+59.6
44	Vrzala, Michal	1624	CZE	−12B	−27N	=56B	=42N	+50B	=51N	F	=46B	=38N	3.5	27.5	27.5	10.25	1610	-6.4
45	Srienz, ChristianFM	2131	AUT	+30N	+18B	−11N	=33B	=25N	−14B	−13N	F	F	3.0	34.0	34.0	13.75	1855	-48.8
46	Kuttner, Jaromir	1654	CZE	−32B	−10N	+57B	−26N	+56B	−30B	=43N	=44N	−34B	3.0	31.5	33.5	7.50	1633	-8.6
47	Klepal, Martin	1712	CZE	−17N	+49B	−15N	−30B	+57N	F	−38B	+50N	−31B	3.0	30.5	30.5	8.00	1537	-22.4
48	Ugrenovich, George	1526	CZE	−23B	+51N	−20B	=27N	−39B	=52N	=41B	−40N	=55N	3.0	30.0	32.0	8.75	1637	+43.6
49	Dziuba, Dariia	0	CZE	−26B	−47N	+52B	−51N	+55B	=42N	−22B	−41N	=54B	3.0	26.5	28.5	7.25	1592	0.0
50	Hykel, Maxmilian	0	CZE	−25B	=42N	−51B	=56N	−44N	+54B	−57N	−47B	+58N	3.0	23.0	23.0	4.75	1536	0.0
51	Maj, Adam	1767	POL	−14N	−48B	+50N	+49B	−18N	=44B	−29N	F	F	2.5	29.5	29.5	7.75	1370	-44.2
52	Kral, Ladislav	1629	CZE	−37N	−28B	−49N	=55B	=54N	=48B	+53B	F	−26N	2.5	25.5	27.5	6.00	1629	-1.6
53	Schoeppe, Christian	1721	GER	F	+58N	=23B	−21N	−31B	−43B	−52N	−55B	+56N	2.5	24.5	24.5	4.50	1513	-44.2
54	Fialova, Katerina	1640	CZE	−16N	−4B	−29N	−43B	=52B	−50N	F	+58B	=49N	2.0	28.0	28.0	2.75	1523	-21.2
55	Steinschuld, Jo	1631	NED	−36B	−39N	−31B	=52N	−49N	F	−40B	+53N	=48B	2.0	26.0	26.0	5.25	1556	-15.8
56	Pohuliailo, Nikita	1578	CZE	−15N	−41B	=44N	=50B	−46N	−57B	+58N	−42N	−53B	2.0	26.0	26.0	3.25	1430	-58.0
57	Libal, Manfred	1615	CZE	−18N	−30B	−46N	F	−47B	+56N	+50B	F	F	2.0	20.5	20.5	5.00	1494	-30.8
58	Umanets, Myroslava	1505	CZE	−13N	−53B	F	−22N	−42B	−41N	−56B	−54N	−50B	0.0	27.0	27.0	0.00	917	-66.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Erdogan, ErdilTUR
+95.2
4.5 pts · #21
2Candemir, Ozgur DenizTUR
+91.6
4.5 pts · #20
3Skoloud, NatanaelCZE
+59.6
3.5 pts · #36

Top rating losers

1Ugrenovich, JaroslavCZE
-70.4
3.5 pts · #35
2Umanets, MyroslavaCZE
-66.8
0.0 pts · #58
3Pohuliailo, NikitaCZE
-58.0
2.0 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R1+302 Elo gap
Cole, Christopher1741 beat Lysenko, Volodymyr2043
R7+268 Elo gap
Valledor Pereira, Dominik Damian1863 beat FMSrienz, Christian2131
R2+241 Elo gap
Ugrenovich, George1526 beat Maj, Adam1767