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PRAGUE OPEN 2026 B - FIDE open

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133 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 16 Jan 2026 in Praha, Czech Republic. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1908, and top seed was Krystof Jandacek (🇨🇿 CZE, 1981).

Tedo Bolkvadze (🇬🇪 GEO, 1817) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Jiri Svetly (7.5) and Christopher Cole (7.5). Bolkvadze took the lead from round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Richard Slonek (1554) beat Pavel Dragon (1827), a +273-point gap.

Location
🇨🇿Praha, Czech Republic
Dates
09 Jan 2026 → 16 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇿Krystof Jandacek1981
Avg top 10
1,908
Participants
133
Titled players · 3
FM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇨🇿Czech Republic×86
🇰🇷South Korea×10
🇺🇦Ukraine×5
🇩🇪Germany×5
🇦🇹Austria×4
🇳🇱Netherlands×3
🇿🇦South Africa×2
🇫🇷France×2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tedo Bolkvadze led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders
57
24
10
3
5
3
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Bolkvadze takes lead
Bolkvadze8Svetly7.5Cole7.5Avci7Goldschmidt6.5Milovzorova6.5— ex-leaders:Zemanled R7, #8
R8 · LEADER CHANGE15 Jan

Tedo Bolkvadze takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Tedo Bolkvadze beat Jiri Svetly (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Tedo Bolkvadze 3 wins (R1–R3)Jiri Svetly 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)Christopher Cole 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Bolkvadze, Tedo1817GEO+57N+55B+68N=6B+2N+8B=4N+5N+11B8.049.553.546.752119+59.4
2Svetly, Jiri1823CZE+97B+16N+7B=3N1B+41N+22B+10N+5B7.551.554.542.751973+32.4
3Cole, Christopher1741USA+90B+122N+39N=2B+6N+9B5B+13N+15B7.548.050.039.752079+76.2
4Avci, Alp Kerem1793TUR+111B+63N=14B=10N+42B+15N=1B=7N+16B7.049.052.038.251961+76.8
5Zeman, Daniel Nikolas1895CZE+80N+43B+23N+24B=8N+52B+3N1B2N6.550.054.035.251929+18.4
6Janecek, Miroslav1921CZE+71B+33N+45B=1N3B=26N+70B+18N=7B6.548.052.034.501870-8.4
7Zeman, Jonas1597CZE+34B+30N2N=32B+54N+27B+52N=4B=6N6.547.552.035.001935+138.8
8Musil, Vitezslav1910CZE+67B+50N+47B+25N=5B1N=11B=31N+30B6.547.552.034.751904+2.2
9Steadman, Michael V RFM1954NZL+89B+35N11B+33N+18B3N=26B+38N+31B6.547.551.034.251854-16.8
10Goldschmidt, Raimar, Dr.1915GER=22N+54B+109N=4B+24N+55B+23N2B=14B6.546.549.532.501884-6.0
11Kalandadze, Tornike1797GEO+69N+99B+9N52B+56N+39B=8N+12B1N6.545.548.532.751917+52.8
12Milovzorova, Nadiia0UKR53N+73B+103B+36N+28B+19N=13B11N+39N6.543.546.532.2518080.0
13Golatkar Aditya1854IND+116N+44B24N+70B+113N+17B=12N3B+25N6.543.045.529.251855+1.8
14Korenek, Frantisek1926CZE+59N+82B=4N+53B=52N23B+44N+39B=10N6.542.546.532.001913+0.8
15Jandacek, Krystof1981CZE+61N36B+48N+58N+20B4B+43N+23B3N6.046.050.530.501829-58.0
16Menkov, Ivan1648CZE+83N2B+112N40N+76B+28N+20B+52B4N6.043.546.527.001802+58.0
17Khurelbaatar, Ugtakhbayar0CZE+93B=26N=20B+35N+40B13N18B+70N+58B6.043.046.528.2517870.0
18Koncicky, Vojtech1731CZE+120N68B+59N+57B9N+69B+17N6B+46N6.041.043.526.501752+8.8
19Myronenko, NatalyaWCM1842UKR=54N22B+101N+108B+53N12B+64N=24B+43N6.039.042.025.001802-5.4
20Slaby, Tomas1760CZE+125N=53B=17N+68B15N+104B16N+99B+44N6.037.539.522.251785+6.0
21Michel, Ladislav1768CZE=118N+127B53N22B+73N+61B+92N=29N+42B6.035.037.023.001680-17.8
22Kim, Heeyou1577KOR=10B+19N28B+21N+58B+40N2N=32B=23N5.547.552.030.251873+138.0
23Sipciu, Alexandr1765CZE+75B+48N5B+63N+29B+14N10B15N=22B5.546.050.028.251814+26.0
24Gonchar, SvitlanaWCM1719UKR+98B+110N+13B5N10B+42N=34B=19N=28B5.544.547.526.001817+19.2
25Vognic, David1802CZE+108B+56N+41B8B55N+46N=29B+26N13B5.543.046.025.751760-16.0
26Zadina, Vit1712CZE+124N=17B=32N+100B=27N=6B=9N25B+63N5.543.045.024.501818+40.4
27Klimek, Petr1844CZE+81B+46N=58B=28N=26B7N=56B+34N=35B5.542.546.527.251714-25.8
28Kompan, Andrej1763SVK+85N=29B+22N=27B12N16B+69N+68B=24N5.542.546.025.251765+1.8
29Veksler, Oleksandr1595UKR+106B=28N=40B+30N23N+113B=25N=21B=32N5.541.544.525.251808+92.4
30Van Straaten, Patrick1766ISR+73N7B+61N29B+116N=38B+53N+54B8N5.541.544.022.751704-13.4
31Cerny, Tomas1518CZE45N+130B+43N=72B=44N+77B+37N=8B9N5.541.542.523.251806+112.8
32Muhr, Andreas1763AUT+102B=87N=26B=7N=71B=56N+62B=22N=29B5.539.542.525.001666-20.6
33Bartak, Tobias1708CZE+78N6B+51N9B+75N=59B54N+85B+89N5.538.542.022.251714+2.8
34Kancler, Viktor0CZE7N=69B+107N+109B+72N=37B=24N27B+52N5.538.541.522.0017320.0
35Ocelak, Lukas1711CZE+91N9B+116N17B=57N+108B=68N+48B=27N5.538.040.521.001774+27.2
36Lytvynov, Natan1710CZE+126B+15N52N12B69N+98B=85N+88B+53N5.535.537.520.751750+19.2
37Hanykova, Klara1734CZEF+90N+89B=41N+97B=34N31B=56N+62B5.535.035.022.001721-2.0
38Feierfeil, Jiri1658CZE+123N52B122N+118B+100N=30N+60B9B+54N5.533.035.019.251696+6.2
39Trojanowski, Konstantin1883GER+79B+70N3B+46N+60B11N+55B14N12B5.045.049.022.001814-26.0
40Polnar, Josef1784CZE+88N=42B=29N+16B17N22B+104N+55NF5.041.044.022.251759-3.4
41Slonek, Richard1554CZE+74B+60N25N=37B+77N2B=72N+64BF5.040.544.521.751849+121.6
42Levinsky, Ladislav1622CZE+94B=40N=87B+47N4N24B+78N+72B21N5.040.043.520.751694+14.2
43Kang, Jiwon1682KOR+119B5N31B+90N+79B+71N15B+81N19B5.039.542.018.001692+6.0
44Vratny, Vojtech1671CZE+114B13N=76B+102N=31B+86N14B+71N20B5.039.042.018.251612-22.0
45Lehner-Dittenberger, Sebastian1772AUT+31B+62N6N56B=61N53B=86B+111N+71B5.037.540.521.001664-20.8
46Zabehlicky, Jiri1670CZE+128N27B+75N39B+122N25B+87N+74N18B5.035.537.515.501689+4.6
47Morselli, Stefano1767ITA+76B+103N8N42B59N85B+98N+69B+56B5.035.038.018.501639-28.8
48Rejzek, Zdenek1591CZE+95N23B15B+98N86B+125N+105B35N+76B5.034.036.015.501653+14.8
49Vanickova, Natalie1428CZE82N+107B55N61B+51N67B+73N+80B+99N5.033.536.519.001646+100.4
50Rabassedas Viejo, Joan1704ESP+117N8B57N69B98N+119B+101N+75B+68N5.031.534.016.001581-26.8
51Lescinskij, Timofej1555CZE52N+123B33B65N49B+114N+122B+105N+74B5.031.533.514.001580+3.2
52Alvanos, Athanasios, Dr.1837GER+51B+38N+36B+11N=14B5N7B16N34B4.548.553.525.751767-12.8
53Kim, Nayoon B1590KOR+12B=20N+21B14N19B+45N30B+60N36B4.547.051.525.001740+57.6
54Landeros Romero, Antonio1560CZE=19B10N+65B+92N7B+58N+33B30N38B4.544.548.021.001691+34.0
55Lee, Dahyeon1656KOR+129B1N+49B+74N+25B10N39N40B=87N4.542.544.017.751698+16.8
56Mora, Matej1634CZE+131N25B+110N+45N11B=32B=27N=37B47N4.541.542.517.251680+16.0
57Lacko, Lubos1546CZE1B+94N+50B18N=35B62N58B+117N+86B4.540.543.017.251573+6.4
58Ehammer, Marcel1718AUT+101N+112B=27N15B22N54B+57N+59B17N4.539.542.517.751655-24.0
59Hanyk, Stepan1580CZE14B+114N18B+112N+47B=33N74B58N+94B4.538.041.017.251587+2.8
60Svaton, Jan1720CZE+66N41B+80N+122B39N=68B38N53B+88N4.536.038.016.001587-61.2
61Krouzek, Jindrich Frantisek1581CZE15B+119N30B+49N=45B21N+117BF+85N4.536.036.016.001675+35.6
62Cejchan, Teodor1620CZE+130N45B100N=73B+91N+57B32N+77B37N4.535.036.015.001643+8.4
63Ticha, Barbora1625CZE+100N4B+106N23BF+76N=88B+86N26B4.535.035.015.251511-31.2
64Nisztuk, Michal1695POLF+66B=108N71N+101B+97N19B41N+91B4.532.032.015.501600-18.6
65Vonk, Lars0NED68N+85B54N+51B104N=116B=80N+107B=77N4.531.033.516.7515890.0
66Larionov, Bjorn1472CZE60B64N=105B+129N92B+106N=97B=67N+93B4.529.531.013.251509+10.8
67Soukup, Erik1576CZE8N+78B77N+124BF+49NF=66B+95N4.529.529.516.751645+20.8
68Lee, Suhyuk1582KOR+65B+18N1B20N+74B=60N=35B28N50B4.045.049.019.501667+36.4
69Sarifullin, Erik1542CZE11B=34N=96B+50N+36B18N28B47N+115B4.042.545.518.001603+18.0
70Janik, Grzegorz1679POL+84N39B+118N13N+81B+87B6N17BF4.039.542.014.001714+7.2
71Katasonov, Mikhail1577CZE6N=91B+121N+64B=32N43B+113N44B45N4.038.040.514.501620+11.6
72Kolmas, Oldrich1715CZE=96B=86N+79B=31N34B+89N=41B42NF4.036.039.516.251610-15.6
73Lee, Donghwa1508KOR30B12N+114B=62N21B=124N49B+119B+100N4.036.038.011.751453-21.6
74Dragon, Pavel1827CZE41N+120B+104N55B68N+75B+59N46B51N4.035.037.514.001527-66.2
75Kammova, Natalie1498CZE23N+95B46B+103N33B74N+115B50N+105B4.034.537.512.501440-15.2
76Kim, Hangyeol1510KOR47N+132B=44N=99B16N63B+110N+104B48N4.034.535.511.001487-9.2
77Lorenter, Patrick1720FRA87B+98N+67B=97N41B31N+102B62N=65B4.033.536.514.251489-48.8
78Melicharova, Tereza1429CZE33B67N95B+115N+93B+79N42B+97NF4.033.036.013.501605+22.8
79Klimes, Martin1568CZE39N+117B72N+84B43N78B+83N+100B82N4.033.035.513.501465-41.2
80Holub, Petr1575CZE5B+129N60B=106N=105B=94N=65B49N+102B4.033.034.511.501441-30.4
81Urbanek, Alexandr Jan1564CZE27N+84B113N+123B70N+83B+107N43BF4.032.534.513.001536-9.6
82Horky, Karel1706CZE+49B14N97B=86N102B=101NF+94N+79B4.031.533.515.751516-60.8
83Aichinger, Valentin0GER16B97N=88B=125N+90B81N79B+126N+111B4.029.031.011.2514880.0
84Zeman, Tomas Mathias1418CZE70B81N+133B79N88B93N+131B+125N+103B4.025.025.06.001483+20.8
85Polansky, Matej1497CZE28B65N+128B+93NF+47N=36B33N61B3.536.036.013.251631+38.0
86Hasa, Miroslav0CZE=109N=72B=99N=82B+48N44B=45N63B57N3.535.038.014.5015710.0
87Peglau, Lorena1474GER+77N=32B=42N113BF70N46B+103N=55B3.534.037.014.501635+63.6
88Hlavacek, Bedrich1523CZE40BF=83N=110B+84N+100B=63N36N60B3.533.536.512.751504-3.6
89Bochenin, Lev1580CZE9N+124B37N=117B+110N72B+108NF33B3.533.535.59.251547-16.4
90Skalicky, Miroslav1484CZE3N37B+130N43B83N112B+123N=128B+117N3.531.532.56.501451-4.0
91Jea, Daeul1450KOR35B=71N92B+121N62B=103N=93B+116B64N3.531.033.510.251488+12.8
92Alothman, Ibrahim1666KSAF=101B+91N54B+66N+102N21BFF3.531.031.012.501599-18.0
93Anthonissen, Liliya1597RSA17NF+119B85B78N+84B=91N+120B66N3.530.530.510.751468-48.4
94Fokina, Yeva0CZE42N57B124N+126B+118N=80B+116N82B59N3.529.031.09.0014780.0
95Lorenzini, Odile0FRA48B75N+78N116B+131B111N=120B+118N67B3.528.029.08.7513960.0
96Taisl, Lubomir1468CZE=72N109B=69N104B107N=123BF+110B+116N3.524.524.510.501482+2.0
97Redmond, Samuel1549CZE2N+83B+82N=77B37N64B=66N78B112N3.038.041.012.251511-17.6
98Anthonissen, Mikhael Villem1471UKR24N77B+132N48B+50B36N47B106N+121B3.035.536.58.501428-10.8
99Steinschuld, Jo1631NED+105B11N=86B=76NFF+111B20N49B3.034.536.59.751454-23.8
100Duda, Vit0CZE63B+111N+62B26N38B88N+125B79N73B3.034.536.59.5014560.0
101Brcak, Max1470CZE58B=92N19B+127N64N=82B50B115N+132B3.032.533.56.751449-6.4
102Conradie, Ingrid Anne-Christie1495RSA32N=121B+127N44B+82N92B77N=109B80N3.031.533.58.751441-15.2
103Dindera, Jaroslav1599CZE+132N47B12N75B=124N=91B+112N87B84N3.031.532.56.751240-109.2
104Melicharova, Veronika1584CZE=127N=118B74B+96N+65B20N40B76NF3.031.531.510.251453-41.6
105Dekkers, Martijn0NED99N116B=66N+120B=80N+109B48N51B75N3.031.033.59.7514270.0
106Lerch, Vaclav0CZE29NF63B=80B108N66B=118N+98B+109N3.031.033.59.2514650.0
107Mallein, Gabriel1634CZE110B49N34B+114N+96B+117N81B65NF3.031.031.09.001472-34.0
108Tomanek, Karel1542CZE25N+131B=64B19N+106B35N89BF=128N3.031.031.07.251359-17.0
109Franz, Paul1604AUT=86B+96N10B34N117B105N+121B=102N106B3.030.533.09.251488-28.0
110Brcak, Alex0CZE+107N24B56B=88N89B=120N76B96N+126B3.030.032.08.0014280.0
111Kammova, Viktorie1524CZE4N100B123N+130B+119N+95B99N45B83N3.030.031.07.001459-14.0
112Tuzinsky, Mikulas0CZEF58N16B59BF+90N103B+122N+97B3.030.030.08.5015260.0
113Trefilik, Jiri1711CZE122B+126N+81B+87N13B29N71BFF3.027.527.59.501514-36.0
114Torhan, Vaclav0CZE44N59B73N107B+132N51B128N+130B+125B3.026.527.54.0012970.0
115Troyanenko, Alexandr0CZEFF117N78B+126N+127B75N+101B69N3.021.521.57.0013580.0
116Zacek, Petr1565CZE13B+105N35B+95N30B=65N94B91N96B2.536.039.08.75850-39.8
117Silhan, Vladimir1424CZE50B79N+115B=89N+109N107B61N57B90B2.531.034.07.751336-16.4
118Park, Juho1515KOR=21B=104N70B38N94B=121N=106B95B=119N2.531.033.58.501471-16.8
119Joi, Woojoo1419KOR43N61B93N+132B111B50N+130B73N=118B2.528.529.53.251167-58.0
120Dobsinsky, Petr1481CZE18B74N=129B105N+127B=110B=95N93NF2.526.526.56.00918-12.8
121Parth Pathare0INDF=102N71B91B=129N=118B109N+123B98N2.522.522.55.5012480.0
122Katasonova, Olga1455CZE+113N3B+38B60N46BF51N112BF2.036.536.58.501551+25.2
123Popova, Nikol0CZE38B51N+111B81N125B=96N90B121N=129N2.029.030.55.5013030.0
124Skalicky, Jindrich1467CZE26B89N+94B67N=103B=73BFFF2.028.028.07.001356-12.6
125Rejzek, Ondrej1485CZE20BF=131N=83B+123N48B100N84B114N2.028.028.04.50792-44.4
126Pobrislova, Ivana1430CZE36N113BF94N115B+131N+129B83B110N2.024.524.52.50910-6.6
127Movsesian, Gabriel0CZE=104B21N102B101B120N115NF=131B+130N2.022.522.53.0011930.0
128FIDE 23774118046BF85NFFF+114B=90N=108B2.018.018.06.2513540.0
129Vavrova, Jirina0CZE55N80B=120N66B=121BF126N132N=123B1.523.023.03.5011560.0
130Gybas, Tomas0CZE62B31N90B111NF+132B119N114N127B1.025.025.01.007120.0
131Cevela, Simon0CZE56B108N=125BF95N126B84N=127NF1.021.021.02.0011370.0
132FIDE 399847450103B76N98B119N114B130NF+129B101N1.021.021.01.506930.0
133Servin, Hugo1535CZEFF84NFFFFFF0.06.06.00.00625-26.4

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