PILSEN OPEN 2026 C - FIDE open

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75 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 04 Apr 2026 in Plzen, Czech Republic. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2165, and top seed was Yiping Lou (🇨🇳 CHN, IM, 2429).

Yiping Lou (🇨🇳 CHN, IM, 2429) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Andriy Artemov (7.0) and Martin Simet (6.5). Lou won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Frantisek Svoboda (1729) beat Vojtech Tegda (2062), a +333-point gap.

Location

🇨🇿Plzen, Czech Republic

Dates

28 Mar 2026 → 04 Apr 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇳IMYiping Lou2429

Avg top 10

2,165

Participants

Titled players · 4

IM×2

FM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇿Czech Republic×51

🇩🇪Germany×6

🇺🇸United States of America×5

🇬🇧England×3

🇮🇳India×2

🇨🇳China×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
IMYiping Lou
🇨🇳CHN·2429
8.5pts·2512perf+4.6
🥈
Andriy Artemov
🇺🇦UKR·2145
7.0pts·2251perf+48.8
🥉
FMMartin Simet
🇨🇿CZE·2142
6.5pts·2125perf-1.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Yiping Lou led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Lou8.5Artemov7Jurek6.5Simet6.5Gowtham6.5Tichy6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Yiping Lou never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Yiping Lou drew with Andriy Artemov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Yiping Lou 8 wins (R1–R8)Andriy Artemov 3 wins (R6–R8)IM Josef Jurek 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMYiping Lou	*	½	—	—
2Andriy Artemov	½	*	—	—
3IMJosef Jurek	—	—	*	—
4FMMartin Simet	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Lou, YipingIM	2429	CHN	+29B	+21N	+33B	+7N	+6B	+32N	+9B	+12N	=2B	8.5	45.0	49.5	46.00	2512	+4.6
2	Artemov, Andriy	2145	UKR	+64B	=27N	=13B	+21N	=8B	+17N	+6B	+23N	=1N	7.0	46.5	49.5	37.00	2251	+48.8
3	Simet, MartinFM	2142	CZE	+41N	=30B	=25N	+20B	=17N	+4B	=10N	=7B	+14N	6.5	45.0	49.0	35.25	2125	-1.6
4	Gowtham, K K	1955	IND	+46B	+22N	+24B	=6N	=32B	−3N	+35B	+9N	=8B	6.5	43.5	47.5	32.75	2183	+55.4
5	Jurek, JosefIM	2159	CZE	+36B	−19N	+64B	−33N	+29B	=21N	+13B	+24N	+12B	6.5	40.5	43.5	31.00	2074	-7.1
6	Tichy, Stepan	2137	CZE	+37N	+20B	+12N	=4B	−1N	+34B	−2N	+10B	=7N	6.0	49.5	54.0	32.25	2117	-0.8
7	Filipovs, Sergejs	2002	LAT	+53B	+18N	+19B	−1B	+22N	−9N	+32B	=3N	=6B	6.0	47.5	51.0	30.25	2172	+78.8
8	Lerchl, Clemens	2008	GER	=34N	+62B	+11N	+10B	=2N	=12B	=23N	=14B	=4N	6.0	46.0	49.0	32.00	2087	+17.8
9	Aravindaswami T	1904	IND	+75N	=10B	=14N	+55B	+16N	+7B	−1N	−4B	+32N	6.0	46.0	46.5	25.75	2165	+52.6
10	Ivanov, Sergei V.	2039	FID	+45B	=9N	+27B	−8N	+26B	+33N	=3B	−6N	+21B	6.0	44.0	48.0	29.75	2085	+12.0
11	Silhanek, Martin	1905	CZE	+71B	=15N	−8B	+65N	=35B	−13N	+52B	+22N	+23B	6.0	38.0	39.0	22.50	2048	+27.4
12	Svobodova, MichaelaWFM	1962	CZE	+60B	+61N	−6B	+36N	+15B	=8N	+22B	−1B	−5N	5.5	45.0	48.0	24.00	2080	+24.8
13	Chalus, Karel	1963	CZE	=49N	+34B	=2N	=31B	=28N	+11B	−5N	+39B	=16N	5.5	43.5	47.0	27.50	1945	0.0
14	Glimbrant, Torbjorn	2102	SWE	=51B	+42N	=9B	=18N	=27B	+36N	+15B	=8N	−3B	5.5	43.0	46.5	27.00	1981	-22.8
15	Krivka, Matej	2028	CZE	+59N	=11B	=30N	+68B	−12N	+28B	−14N	+26B	=18N	5.5	40.5	43.5	24.25	1976	-21.6
16	Kubat, Miroslav	1990	CZE	+63B	+40N	=26B	−32N	−9B	+51N	+25B	=21N	=13B	5.5	38.5	41.5	23.25	1957	-4.2
17	Beroun, Libor	1970	CZE	−40B	+67N	+53B	+44N	=3B	−2B	=26N	=28N	+50B	5.5	38.5	41.5	22.25	1924	-6.8
18	Macho, Michal	1862	CZE	+69N	−7B	+59N	=14B	−25N	+49B	+33B	=35N	=15B	5.5	37.5	40.0	21.25	1976	+50.0
19	Vlk, Miloslav	1951	CZE	+66N	+5B	−7N	−23B	=50N	=59B	=38N	+34B	+35B	5.5	37.0	40.0	23.75	1954	+4.4
20	Jezek, Jakub	1910	CZE	+72B	−6N	+63B	−3N	+53B	−22N	+42B	=32N	+33B	5.5	37.0	38.0	18.25	1985	+40.8
21	Jandacek, Krystof	1954	CZE	+54N	−1B	+38N	−2B	+31N	=5B	+34N	=16B	−10N	5.0	47.0	50.5	23.00	1992	+17.6
22	Honcharov, Makar	2181	CZE	+28N	−4B	+50N	+26N	−7B	+20B	−12N	−11B	+43N	5.0	43.5	47.0	23.00	1935	-100.8
23	Pokrupa, Marek	2141	CZE	+43B	−26N	+51B	+19N	=33B	+25N	=8B	−2B	−11N	5.0	43.0	46.5	23.25	1967	-36.4
24	Hodan, Jiri	1973	CZE	+56N	+31B	−4N	=28B	−34N	+38B	+30N	−5B	=27N	5.0	41.5	45.0	22.50	1900	-16.0
25	Vacha, Jaroslav	1953	CZE	+39B	=32N	=3B	=35N	+18B	−23B	−16N	+37B	=28N	5.0	41.0	45.0	24.25	1988	+9.6
26	Krivka, Jan	1907	CZE	+70N	+23B	=16N	−22B	−10N	+50B	=17B	−15N	+38B	5.0	40.0	42.5	20.50	1973	+34.8
27	Ugrenovich, Jaroslav	1911	CZE	+58N	=2B	−10N	+41B	=14N	−48B	=59N	+49B	=24B	5.0	38.5	41.5	21.25	1922	+9.2
28	Barabas, Ales	1818	CZE	−22B	+60N	+61B	=24N	=13B	−15N	+69N	=17B	=25B	5.0	37.5	40.0	19.00	1904	+13.6
29	Gruebnau, Joshua	1828	GER	−1N	+54B	=65N	=49B	−5N	=56B	=61N	+40B	+39N	5.0	36.5	39.5	18.00	1841	+1.0
30	Ondrejat, Miroslav	1933	CZE	+73B	=3N	=15B	−48N	=51B	+60N	−24B	=38N	+59B	5.0	34.5	35.5	16.75	1874	-10.6
31	Macho, Miloslav	1844	CZE	+65B	−24N	+40B	=13N	−21B	−39N	+51B	=59N	+42B	5.0	34.0	37.0	18.75	1785	-11.8
32	Eret, Jonas	2153	CZE	+50N	=25B	+68N	+16B	=4N	−1B	−7N	=20B	−9B	4.5	46.5	49.5	20.50	1977	-39.0
33	Chmelik, Ondrej	1958	CZE	+52N	+38B	−1N	+5B	=23N	−10B	−18N	+41B	−20N	4.5	45.0	48.5	20.50	1952	-2.0
34	Kesner, Jakub	1687	CZE	=8B	−13N	+39B	+64N	+24B	−6N	−21B	−19N	+52B	4.5	40.5	43.5	18.50	1878	+79.2
35	Tegda, Vojtech	2062	CZE	−38N	+49B	+43N	=25B	=11N	+68B	−4N	=18B	−19N	4.5	40.0	43.0	18.75	1848	-93.2
36	Rendl, Lubos	1813	CZE	−5N	+66B	+62N	−12B	+55N	−14B	−65N	=52N	+53B	4.5	34.0	37.0	14.75	1873	+18.0
37	Lehnert, Steffen	1748	GER	−6B	+73N	−48B	=54N	=69B	=40N	+70B	−25N	+49B	4.5	31.0	32.0	12.00	1748	-2.2
38	Svoboda, Frantisek	1729	CZE	+35B	−33N	−21B	+73N	+44B	−24N	=19B	=30B	−26N	4.0	38.5	39.5	14.75	1861	+28.8
39	Wang, Danny Chao	1591	USA	−25N	=41B	−34N	+67B	+43N	+31B	=55N	−13N	−29B	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.75	1780	+77.6
40	Jancik, Vojtech	1648	CZE	+17N	−16B	−31N	−50B	+58N	=37B	=43N	−29N	+71B	4.0	36.5	37.5	14.25	1720	+22.0
41	Skielnik, Joseph J	1763	ENG	−3B	=39N	+57B	−27N	=54B	=63N	+60B	−33N	=47B	4.0	34.0	37.0	13.75	1683	-20.6
42	Jezek, Jiri	1702	CZE	=55N	−14B	−49N	+70B	=52N	+62B	−20N	+69B	−31N	4.0	32.0	34.5	11.50	1638	-31.2
43	Brotanek, Tomas	1754	CZE	−23N	+70B	−35B	=60N	−39B	+75N	=40B	+54N	−22B	4.0	31.5	32.0	10.00	1695	-18.2
44	Stokes, Paul C	1839	ENG	−62N	+52B	+47N	−17B	−38N	=65B	−49N	=56B	+57N	4.0	30.5	33.5	14.25	1661	-28.8
45	Eidelpes, Adam	1721	CZE	−10N	+74B	−55N	=52B	=49N	−69B	+66N	=57B	=61N	4.0	28.5	29.5	10.75	1724	-2.0
46	Skrypachov, Lev	1595	CZE	−4N	−50B	=70N	−57B	−67N	+72N	=64B	+74B	+62N	4.0	26.0	27.0	7.75	1599	-3.6
47	Nussbauer, Ladislav	1683	CZE	−48B	+71N	−44B	=61N	−65B	−70N	+75B	+63N	=41N	4.0	24.5	25.0	8.00	1597	-12.2
48	Sudharsan, Krishnan	1991	DEN	+47N	−68B	+37N	+30B	F	+27N	F	F	F	4.0	21.5	21.5	18.50	2067	+9.6
49	Horky, Karel	1645	CZE	=13B	−35N	+42B	=29N	=45B	−18N	+44B	−27N	−37N	3.5	38.0	42.0	15.25	1766	+48.0
50	Krivka, Lukas	1784	CZE	−32B	+46N	−22B	+40N	=19B	−26N	+63B	F	−17N	3.5	37.0	40.0	13.75	1842	+14.4
51	Holecek, Jan	1739	CZE	=14N	=55B	−23N	+56B	=30N	−16B	−31N	=62B	=58N	3.5	36.5	39.5	13.75	1818	+10.4
52	Lebis, Denis	1602	CZE	−33B	−44N	+72B	=45N	=42B	+53N	−11N	=36B	−34N	3.5	35.0	36.0	10.75	1675	+28.0
53	Stodola, Zdenek	1684	CZE	−7N	+75B	−17N	+66B	−20N	−52B	+56N	=61B	−36N	3.5	34.5	35.0	8.50	1637	-12.4
54	Chen, Stephanie	1592	USA	−21B	−29N	+74N	=37B	=41N	−55B	+58N	−43B	=56N	3.5	33.0	34.0	10.50	1667	+25.2
55	Hlavac, Rudolf	2010	CZE	=42B	=51N	+45B	−9N	−36B	+54N	=39B	F	F	3.5	33.0	33.0	13.25	1728	-45.2
56	Soutner, Jaroslav	1679	CZE	−24B	=57N	=67B	−51N	+72B	=29N	−53B	=44N	=54B	3.5	31.0	32.0	10.50	1634	-11.8
57	Chen, Lillian	0	USA	−68N	=56B	−41N	+46N	−60B	=66B	+74N	=45N	−44B	3.5	28.5	29.5	10.25	1600	0.0
58	Lerch, Vaclav	1542	CZE	−27B	−64N	−60B	+71N	−40B	+73N	−54B	+67N	=51B	3.5	26.0	27.0	6.75	1541	-4.8
59	Roubik, Vit	1710	CZE	−15B	+72N	−18B	=69N	F	=19N	=27B	=31B	−30N	3.0	37.0	38.0	10.00	1757	+6.2
60	Goldschmidt, Luis	1607	GER	−12N	−28B	+58N	=43B	+57N	−30B	−41N	=66B	F	3.0	33.5	33.5	10.50	1607	-4.0
61	Wan, Jayden	0	CAN	F	−12B	−28N	=47B	F	+67N	=29B	=53N	=45B	3.0	33.0	33.0	11.25	1711	0.0
62	Voitsekhovskyi, Vladyslav	0	POL	+44B	−8N	−36B	−63N	+73B	−42N	=67B	=51N	−46B	3.0	32.0	33.0	8.25	1604	0.0
63	Vorsilka, Jiri	1680	CZE	−16N	+69B	−20N	+62B	−68N	=41B	−50N	−47B	=66N	3.0	31.5	34.0	9.00	1488	-29.0
64	Rumsey, Victor B	1770	ENG	−2N	+58B	−5N	−34B	F	F	=46N	+75B	=69N	3.0	29.5	29.5	7.25	1677	-16.4
65	Sun, Angust	0	USA	−31N	F	=29B	−11B	+47N	=44N	+36B	F	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	13.00	1818	0.0
66	Ugrenovich, George	1587	CZE	−19B	−36N	+71B	−53N	=75B	=57N	−45B	=60N	=63B	3.0	28.0	28.5	6.00	1470	-33.6
67	Tykalova, Barbora	1633	CZE	F	−17B	=56N	−39N	+46B	−61B	=62N	−58B	+72N	3.0	27.5	27.5	8.25	1587	-18.0
68	Friedland, Manfred	1863	GER	+57B	+48N	−32B	−15N	+63B	−35N	F	F	F	3.0	25.0	25.0	10.50	1910	+5.0
69	Koledic, Lukas	0	USA	−18B	−63N	F	=59B	=37N	+45N	−28B	−42N	=64B	2.5	32.0	32.0	9.25	1610	0.0
70	Rigaki, Maria	1460	CZE	−26B	−43N	=46B	−42N	+71B	+47B	−37N	F	F	2.5	26.5	26.5	7.00	1530	+14.8
71	Rustamov, Timur	0	CZE	−11N	−47B	−66N	−58B	−70N	F	+72B	F	−40N	1.0	25.0	25.0	1.00	1307	0.0
72	Fakan, Petr	1485	CZE	−20N	−59B	−52N	+74B	−56N	−46B	−71N	F	−67B	1.0	24.5	24.5	1.00	1342	-21.6
73	Jaehn, Yannick	1558	GER	−30N	−37B	+75N	−38B	−62N	−58B	F	F	F	1.0	21.5	21.5	0.50	939	-45.2
74	Tykalova, Eva	1435	CZE	F	−45N	−54B	−72N	F	F	−57B	−46N	+75N	1.0	19.5	19.5	0.50	798	-51.6
75	Dusek, Jakub	0	CZE	−9B	−53N	−73B	F	=66N	−43B	−47N	−64N	−74B	0.5	25.5	25.5	1.50	1232	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kesner, JakubCZE
+79.2
4.5 pts · #26
2Filipovs, SergejsLAT
+78.8
6.0 pts · #7
3Wang, Danny ChaoUSA
+77.6
4.0 pts · #36

Top rating losers

1Honcharov, MakarCZE
-100.8
5.0 pts · #24
2Tegda, VojtechCZE
-93.2
4.5 pts · #28
3Tykalova, EvaCZE
-51.6
1.0 pts · #75

Biggest upsets

R1+333 Elo gap
Svoboda, Frantisek1729 beat Tegda, Vojtech2062
R1+322 Elo gap
Jancik, Vojtech1648 beat Beroun, Libor1970
R5+286 Elo gap
Kesner, Jakub1687 beat Hodan, Jiri1973