MARIENBAD OPEN 2026 D - seniors tournament 50 plus

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91 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 2148, and top seed was Keith C Arkell (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2371).

Keith C Arkell (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2371) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Helmut Froeyman (7.0) and Lukas Weissmann (6.5). Arkell won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Marc Lippert (1493) beat Ali Nouri (1779), a +286-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

🇬🇧GMKeith C Arkell2371

Avg top 10

2,148

Participants

Titled players · 8

GM×1

FM×5

CM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇿Czech Republic×45

🇩🇪Germany×20

🇵🇱Poland×6

🇧🇪Belgium×3

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

🇬🇧England×2

🇦🇹Austria×2

🇺🇸United States of America×2

Top 3

🥇
GMKeith C Arkell
🇬🇧ENG·2371
8.0pts·2388perf+1.9
🥈
FMHelmut Froeyman
🇧🇪BEL·2237
7.0pts·2253perf+5.8
🥉
Lukas Weissmann
🇨🇿CZE·2085
6.5pts·2158perf+17.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Keith C Arkell led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Arkell8Froeyman7Weissmann6.5Kaderabek6.5Steadman6Cicovacki6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Keith C Arkell never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Keith C Arkell drew with FM Helmut Froeyman (White).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

GM Keith C Arkell won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMKeith C Arkell	*	½	½	—
2FMHelmut Froeyman	½	*	—	½
3Lukas Weissmann	½	—	*	—
4Jiri Kaderabek	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Arkell, Keith CGM	2371	ENG	+38N	+39B	+36N	+35B	+10N	=2B	+6N	+5B	=3N	8.0	44.5	49.0	42.25	2388	+1.9
2	Froeyman, HelmutFM	2237	BEL	+48B	=31N	+26B	+27B	=7N	=1N	+35B	+10B	=4N	7.0	45.5	50.0	37.25	2253	+5.8
3	Weissmann, Lukas	2085	CZE	=12N	+45B	=23N	+33B	=20N	=13B	+11N	+21B	=1B	6.5	44.5	49.0	34.50	2158	+17.8
4	Kaderabek, Jiri	2046	CZE	+54B	=11N	=25B	+26N	=36B	=37N	+12B	+22N	=2B	6.5	42.0	46.0	32.75	2123	+19.2
5	Steadman, Michael V RFM	1954	NZL	+63N	+21B	=10B	=28N	+14B	=22N	+32B	−1N	=6N	6.0	45.0	48.5	29.75	2172	+51.0
6	Boehm, Martin	2085	GER	+53B	=25N	−11B	+54N	+44B	+15N	−1B	+37N	=5B	6.0	43.0	47.0	28.00	2101	+4.0
7	Cicovacki, Predrag	2115	USA	+60B	−19N	+12B	+25N	=2B	−35N	=9B	+51N	+23B	6.0	42.0	46.0	30.00	2092	-4.2
8	Heller, Achim	2038	GER	=74N	=12B	+65N	−30B	+38N	+34B	=13N	=24B	+19N	6.0	39.0	42.0	27.50	2033	-0.2
9	Schindele, Andreas	1952	GER	+83B	−35N	+69B	=29N	=24N	=14B	=7N	+40B	+21N	6.0	39.0	41.5	26.25	2108	+38.6
10	Ilandzis, Spyridon	1997	GRE	+65N	+59B	=5N	+19B	−1B	+18N	+17B	−2N	−13B	5.5	46.5	50.0	26.50	2117	+27.4
11	Holliman, Bob	1936	USA	+87N	=4B	+6N	=20B	+16N	−21B	−3B	+43N	=14B	5.5	44.5	46.5	26.50	2056	+30.8
12	Faber, Lutz	1837	GER	=3B	=8N	−7N	+90B	+33N	+27B	−4N	=49B	+44N	5.5	44.0	44.5	23.50	2039	+49.8
13	Dusbaba, Karel	1991	CZE	+43B	=57N	=51B	+52N	=17B	=3N	=8B	F	+10N	5.5	40.5	44.5	27.00	2093	+22.4
14	Raitza, OlafFM	2041	GER	+79B	=51N	+42B	=37B	−5N	=9N	+47B	=19B	=11N	5.5	40.0	43.0	24.50	2001	-8.8
15	Klima, Miloslav	2018	CZE	+50B	−26N	+46B	+57N	=21N	−6B	−19N	+38B	+34N	5.5	39.0	43.0	24.50	2000	-2.8
16	Bosak, Jan	2036	CZE	+46B	=42N	=57B	+47N	−11B	+40N	+36B	=29N	F	5.5	37.0	37.0	24.75	2065	+6.2
17	Taus, Martin	2052	CZE	=45N	+74B	=30N	+40B	=13N	+49B	−10N	+44B	F	5.5	37.0	37.0	24.00	2060	+2.0
18	Ivancsics, Michael	2108	AUT	−41N	+78B	+58N	=23B	+62N	−10B	+39N	+20B	F	5.5	35.0	35.0	22.50	2031	-12.0
19	Kucera, Tomas	1957	CZE	+67B	+7B	=20N	−10N	−32B	+52N	+15B	=14N	−8B	5.0	42.5	46.0	24.25	2030	+18.4
20	Hlavac, Rudolf	2004	CZE	+76B	+47N	=19B	=11N	=3B	=32N	=29B	−18N	=26B	5.0	42.0	45.0	23.50	2032	+6.6
21	Lamprecht, Mark	2098	GER	+71B	−5N	+79B	+51N	=15B	+11N	=22B	−3N	−9B	5.0	42.0	45.0	21.25	1992	-24.4
22	Ivanov, Sergei V.	2029	FID	+55N	=23B	=40N	+38B	+30N	=5B	=21N	−4B	F	5.0	41.5	45.5	23.75	2033	+0.8
23	Kucera, Jiri	1938	CZE	+82B	=22N	=3B	=18N	=29B	=42N	=28B	+50N	−7N	5.0	41.5	44.0	22.25	2023	+20.6
24	Arndt, Stefan	2128	GER	+52B	−37N	+41B	=44N	=9B	=36N	+42B	=8N	F	5.0	39.5	43.5	23.50	2036	-18.4
25	Paldus, Petr	1943	CZE	+68N	=6B	=4N	−7B	−41N	+78B	=60N	+56B	=28B	5.0	39.5	42.5	21.25	1947	+2.0
26	Chmelik, Jiri	1897	CZE	+77N	+15B	−2N	−4B	=55N	=79B	=56N	+41B	=20N	5.0	39.5	42.5	21.00	1940	+10.4
27	Stern, Geoffrey	1986	LUX	+69N	=40B	+32B	−2N	=42B	−12N	=43B	=52N	+53B	5.0	39.0	42.5	21.25	1954	-8.0
28	Schott, Guido	2016	GER	+58N	+33B	=37N	=5B	F	=41B	=23N	=30B	=25N	5.0	39.0	39.0	24.00	2005	-2.6
29	Bartos, JanFM	2124	CZE	=73N	+62B	=31N	=9B	=23N	+30B	=20N	=16B	F	5.0	38.5	38.5	23.50	2039	-17.2
30	Spanton, Tim R	1915	ENG	=80B	+86N	=17B	+8N	−22B	−29N	+61B	=28N	=31B	5.0	37.5	39.5	20.50	1940	+9.2
31	Vodicka, Pavel	1967	CZE	+61N	=2B	=29B	F	=48N	=45B	=38N	+62B	=30N	5.0	37.5	37.5	22.25	2021	+11.2
32	Steiner, BrunoCM	2128	AUT	=62N	+73B	−27N	+45B	+19N	=20B	−5N	+33B	F	5.0	37.5	37.5	22.25	2019	-21.4
33	Ochmann, Reimund	1933	GER	+75B	−28N	+81B	−3N	−12B	+76N	+46B	−32N	+50B	5.0	36.5	39.0	17.00	1906	-6.0
34	Van Kesteren, Stef	1909	NED	=86B	=81N	−61B	+69N	+46B	−8N	+57B	+36N	−15B	5.0	34.0	36.0	18.75	1868	-7.8
35	Motyl, Tomasz	2044	POL	+56N	+9B	+44N	−1N	=37B	+7B	−2N	F	F	4.5	45.5	45.5	22.75	2160	+21.6
36	Mikulas, DusanFM	1972	SVK	+78N	+41B	−1B	+61N	=4N	=24B	−16N	−34B	=40N	4.5	42.5	45.5	19.00	1959	-4.0
37	Jiruse, Josef	1964	CZE	+64N	+24B	=28B	=14N	=35N	=4B	=49N	−6B	F	4.5	40.5	40.5	21.50	2046	+19.2
38	Stojkovic, Andreja	1873	CRO	−1B	+66N	+89B	−22N	−8B	+82N	=31B	−15N	+52B	4.5	39.5	40.5	13.50	1899	+3.0
39	Ondrejat, Miroslav	1965	CZE	+70B	−1N	=43B	=50N	=52B	+53N	−18B	=47N	=46B	4.5	39.0	42.5	18.25	1898	-17.2
40	Klein, Gernot, Dr.	1888	GER	+90B	=27N	=22B	−17N	+61B	−16B	+55N	−9N	=36B	4.5	39.0	39.5	15.25	1889	+3.2
41	Czepczynski, Boguslaw	1852	POL	+18B	−36N	−24N	+63B	+25B	=28N	−44B	−26N	+64N	4.5	38.0	41.5	20.00	1932	+18.0
42	Bublik, Frantisek	1910	CZE	+84N	=16B	−14N	+64B	=27N	=23B	−24N	=60B	=43N	4.5	38.0	40.5	18.00	1891	-3.0
43	Olszowski, Andrzej	1757	POL	−13N	+88B	=39N	+59B	−49N	+48B	=27N	−11B	=42B	4.5	38.0	39.5	17.00	1883	+30.0
44	Schoenbeck, Stephan	1969	GER	+66B	+89N	−35B	=24B	−6N	+62B	+41N	−17N	−12B	4.5	38.0	39.0	15.00	1903	-14.4
45	Simecek, Jan	1824	CZE	=17B	−3N	+83B	−32N	+70B	=31N	−51B	=53N	+63B	4.5	37.0	39.5	16.75	1890	+14.0
46	Molnar, Ladislav	1790	CZE	−16N	+84B	−15N	+89B	−34N	+64B	−33N	+58B	=39N	4.5	35.5	36.5	13.25	1821	+5.2
47	Misek, Jan	1890	CZE	+85N	−20B	+90N	−16B	=50N	+75B	−14N	=39B	=66N	4.5	33.5	34.0	12.00	1793	-17.8
48	Muzik, Roman	1870	CZE	−2N	−61B	+87N	+77B	=31B	−43N	−53B	+80N	+70B	4.5	33.0	35.0	13.50	1771	-23.0
49	Malinovsky, Petr	1980	CZE	=81B	=80N	=50B	+56N	+43B	−17N	=37B	=12N	F	4.5	33.0	33.0	18.00	1861	-21.4
50	Schimmer, Michael	1787	GER	−15N	+77B	=49N	=39B	=47B	=57N	+59N	−23B	−33N	4.0	37.0	40.0	15.75	1849	+15.4
51	Heyl, Thomas	1930	GER	+72N	=14B	=13N	−21B	=79N	=55B	+45N	−7B	F	4.0	37.0	37.0	17.00	1909	-3.8
52	Fiser, Jiri	1868	CZE	−24N	+70B	+85N	−13B	=39N	−19B	+63N	=27B	−38N	4.0	36.5	39.0	14.25	1818	-9.6
53	Panos, Jan	1827	CZE	−6N	=68B	−63N	+67B	+65N	−39B	+48N	=45B	−27N	4.0	35.0	38.5	15.50	1790	-9.0
54	Fox, Pierre	1802	BEL	−4N	=87B	+68N	−6B	=64N	=63B	−62N	+83B	=55N	4.0	33.0	35.0	12.50	1743	-15.2
55	Berka, Lubos	1790	CZE	−22B	=83N	=60B	+81N	=26B	=51N	−40B	=61N	=54B	4.0	32.5	35.0	14.00	1790	0.0
56	Sindler, Jaromir	1800	CZE	−35B	=67N	+86B	−49B	=63N	+80N	=26B	−25N	=59B	4.0	32.5	34.5	12.50	1763	-9.0
57	Pedersen, Carsten	1886	DEN	+88N	=13B	=16N	−15B	=75N	=50B	−34N	+84B	F	4.0	32.5	32.5	13.00	1804	-13.8
58	Kretschmer, Wolfgang	1784	GER	−28B	+82N	−18B	=66N	=80B	−61N	+67B	−46N	+68N	4.0	31.5	34.0	12.50	1722	-16.4
59	Danko, Jiri	1891	CZE	+91B	−10N	=80B	−43N	=66B	=81N	−50B	+77N	=56N	4.0	29.5	30.0	9.75	1671	-47.8
60	Buchaeckert, Juergen	1863	GER	−7N	=64B	=55N	F	+77B	+66N	=25B	=42N	F	4.0	29.5	29.5	15.00	1860	+1.0
61	Nisztuk, Michal	1695	POL	−31B	+48N	+34N	−36B	−40N	+58B	−30N	=55B	F	3.5	36.5	40.0	15.50	1844	+28.8
62	Surmont, Yves	1870	BEL	=32B	−29N	+74B	+80N	−18B	−44N	+54B	−31N	F	3.5	35.5	38.0	12.00	1895	+3.6
63	Klama, Andrzej	1672	POL	−5B	=71N	+53B	−41N	=56B	=54N	−52B	+74N	−45N	3.5	34.5	37.5	12.75	1760	+19.6
64	Simon, Petr	1682	CZE	−37B	=60N	+71B	−42N	=54B	−46N	=74B	+76N	−41B	3.5	32.5	35.5	12.00	1764	+17.8
65	Kostal, Zdislav	1775	CZE	−10B	+75N	−8B	=70N	−53B	−71N	=80B	+86N	=67B	3.5	31.5	33.5	9.75	1680	-24.4
66	Svoboda, Frantisek	1705	CZE	−44N	−38B	+84N	=58B	=59N	−60B	+82N	F	=47B	3.5	31.0	33.5	11.25	1770	+11.8
67	Stehlik, Pavel	1672	CZE	−19N	=56B	−73N	−53N	=72B	+90B	−58N	+78B	=65N	3.5	30.5	31.0	9.00	1677	-0.4
68	Svec, Ludek	1645	CZE	−25B	=53N	−54B	+74N	=76B	=69N	−71B	+81N	−58B	3.5	30.0	32.5	10.75	1726	+17.6
69	Wacker, Manfred	1750	GER	−27B	+91N	−9N	−34B	=90N	=68B	=83N	=72B	=84N	3.5	28.5	29.0	6.75	1624	-30.6
70	Braun, Eric	1692	NED	−39N	−52N	+91B	=65B	−45N	−73B	+90N	+85B	−48N	3.5	27.5	28.0	5.25	1659	-9.0
71	Buciu, Aurel-JohnCM	1839	AUS	−21N	=63B	−64N	−75N	+87B	+65B	+68N	F	F	3.5	24.0	24.0	10.75	1731	-20.0
72	Kapolka, Stefan	1613	CZE	−51B	−79N	=76B	F	=67N	=88B	+91N	=69N	=82B	3.5	21.5	21.5	7.50	1644	+4.8
73	Mach, Jan	1867	CZE	=29B	−32N	+67B	F	F	+70N	+81B	F	F	3.5	19.5	19.5	12.00	2019	+19.6
74	Svec, Jan	1792	CZE	=8B	−17N	−62N	−68B	+89N	=83B	=64N	−63B	=87B	3.0	30.0	31.0	8.00	1587	-43.4
75	Stross, Frantisek	1616	CZE	−33N	−65B	+78N	+71B	=57B	−47N	=76B	F	F	3.0	30.0	30.0	10.00	1780	+27.4
76	Nouri, Ali	1779	CZE	−20N	−85B	=72N	+87B	=68N	−33B	=75N	−64B	=77N	3.0	29.0	31.0	8.50	1557	-52.2
77	Tomasova, Jana	1524	CZE	−26B	−50N	+82B	−48N	−60N	=86B	+88N	−59B	=76B	3.0	29.0	30.5	6.50	1618	+29.6
78	Baensch, Frank	1710	GER	−36B	−18N	−75B	+86N	+85B	−25N	−84B	−67N	+89N	3.0	28.5	29.5	5.50	1549	-36.4
79	Kalveus, Jan	1799	SWE	−14N	+72B	−21N	+88B	=51B	=26N	F	F	F	3.0	24.5	24.5	9.50	1833	+6.2
80	Zalesak, Radek	1611	CZE	=30N	=49B	=59N	−62B	=58N	−56B	=65N	−48B	F	2.5	33.0	33.0	10.50	1720	+18.8
81	Hoerhold, Karola	1734	GER	=49N	=34B	−33N	−55B	+91N	=59B	−73N	−68B	F	2.5	32.0	32.5	7.25	1674	-13.0
82	Rychtecky, Pavel	1642	CZE	−23N	−58B	−77N	+84B	+88N	−38B	−66B	F	=72N	2.5	27.5	27.5	5.75	1539	-23.0
83	Krueger, Thomas	1657	GER	−9N	=55B	−45N	F	+86B	=74N	=69B	−54N	F	2.5	27.0	27.0	7.25	1677	+1.8
84	Bambousek, Zdenek	1587	CZE	−42B	−46N	−66B	−82N	F	+89B	+78N	−57N	=69B	2.5	26.5	26.5	5.75	1540	-7.8
85	Lippert, Marc	1493	GER	−47B	+76N	−52B	F	−78N	=91B	+87N	−70N	F	2.5	23.0	23.0	5.25	1623	+18.2
86	Balcerczak, Ewa	1537	POL	=34N	−30B	−56N	−78B	−83N	=77N	+89B	−65B	F	2.0	27.0	27.0	5.00	1447	-14.8
87	Valecka, Karel	1626	CZE	−11B	=54N	−48B	−76N	−71N	F	−85B	+90B	=74N	2.0	26.5	26.5	4.00	1556	-16.0
88	Horackova, Isabela	1416	CZE	−57B	−43N	F	−79N	−82B	=72N	−77B	−89N	+90B	1.5	22.0	22.0	2.25	1432	-0.2
89	Krejcoves, Jiri	0	CZE	F	−44B	−38N	−46N	−74B	−84N	−86N	+88B	−78B	1.0	25.5	25.5	1.50	1388	0.0
90	Stocek, Jiri	1478	CZE	−40N	F	−47B	−12N	=69B	−67N	−70B	−87N	−88N	0.5	28.5	28.5	1.75	1274	-26.2
91	Fakan, Petr	1508	CZE	−59N	−69B	−70N	F	−81B	=85N	−72B	F	F	0.5	19.5	19.5	1.25	1295	-22.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Steadman, Michael V RFMNZL
+51.0
6.0 pts · #5
2Faber, LutzGER
+49.8
5.5 pts · #12
3Schindele, AndreasGER
+38.6
6.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Nouri, AliCZE
-52.2
3.0 pts · #75
2Danko, JiriCZE
-47.8
4.0 pts · #56
3Svec, JanCZE
-43.4
3.0 pts · #85

Biggest upsets

R2+286 Elo gap
Lippert, Marc1493 beat Nouri, Ali1779
R1+256 Elo gap
Czepczynski, Boguslaw1852 beat Ivancsics, Michael2108
R4+223 Elo gap
Stross, Frantisek1616 beat CMBuciu, Aurel-John1839