FIDE OPEN BANSKA BYSTRICA 2025 a VC MLADEZE

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75 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2085, and top seed was Richard Turcan (🇸🇰 SVK, FM, 2336).

Richard Turcan (🇸🇰 SVK, FM, 2336) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Michal Verbovsky (5.5) and Marek Durovka (5.5). Turcan shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Marian Vrbicky (1721) beat Dusan Stric (1983), a +262-point gap.

Location

🇸🇰Banska Bystrica, Slovakia

Dates

12 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇰FMRichard Turcan2336

Avg top 10

2,085

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×1

CM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇸🇰Slovakia×62

🇵🇱Poland×6

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

Top 3

🥇
FMRichard Turcan
🇸🇰SVK·2336
5.5pts·2239perf-5.7
🥈
CMMichal Verbovsky
🇸🇰SVK·2162
5.5pts·2245perf+15.8
🥉
Marek Durovka
🇸🇰SVK·2052
5.5pts·2219perf+46.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 8 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 8 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Stehlik5.5Jamrozik5.5Koval5.5Szakal5.5Durovka5.5Verbovsky5.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

8 players finish on 5.5/7. Turcan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (32.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Peter Stehlik drew with Maciej Jamrozik (Black).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Jakub Koval won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Peter Stehlik	*	½	—	—
2Maciej Jamrozik	½	*	—	—
3Jakub Koval	—	—	*	—
4Bartolomej Szakal	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Turcan, RichardFM	2336	SVK	+37B	+16N	+5B	=3N	+7B	=2N	=8B	5.5	32.0	35.5	27.25	2239	-5.7
2	Verbovsky, MichalCM	2162	SVK	+46N	+10B	+14N	+22B	=4N	=1B	=6N	5.5	30.0	33.0	24.75	2245	+15.8
3	Durovka, Marek	2052	SVK	+59N	+25B	+27N	=1B	=11N	+4B	=5N	5.5	29.0	31.5	23.75	2219	+46.8
4	Koval, Jakub	2131	SVK	+49B	+20N	+24B	+12N	=2B	−3N	+13B	5.5	28.5	31.5	23.25	2207	+14.0
5	Szakal, Bartolomej	1988	SVK	+50N	+29B	−1N	+30B	+15N	+9B	=3B	5.5	27.5	30.5	22.25	2128	+40.9
6	Stehlik, Peter	2028	SVK	+35B	+40N	=21B	=8N	+12B	+23N	=2B	5.5	27.0	30.5	23.00	2114	+16.2
7	Trangos, Miroslav	2012	SVK	+48N	=30B	+17N	+13B	−1N	+33B	+11N	5.5	26.0	29.0	21.75	2163	+26.8
8	Jamrozik, Maciej	1970	POL	+52N	+53B	=13N	=6B	+29N	+22B	=1N	5.5	26.0	29.0	21.25	2150	+64.8
9	Samu, Sorin-Mihai	1983	ROU	+41B	−21N	+37B	+26N	+16B	−5N	+23B	5.0	25.5	29.0	19.50	1961	0.0
10	Gajdosik, Marian	1869	SVK	+51B	−2N	=35B	=31N	+49B	+34N	+24B	5.0	23.0	26.0	17.00	1880	+4.4
11	Michalicka, Milan	2067	SVK	+56N	+15B	−12N	+25B	=3B	+18N	−7B	4.5	28.5	31.5	18.75	1997	-9.0
12	Pechacek, Dominik	1961	SVK	+45B	+36N	+11B	−4B	−6N	+17B	=15N	4.5	28.0	31.5	18.25	1983	+7.6
13	Doci, Stefan	2063	SVK	+31B	+23N	=8B	−7N	+32B	+21N	−4N	4.5	28.0	31.5	17.75	1973	-10.8
14	Kral, Pavol	1971	SVK	+43B	+28N	−2B	+21N	−23B	+26N	=16B	4.5	26.0	29.5	17.75	1941	-2.0
15	Machaj, Szymon	1818	POL	+71B	−11N	+55B	+34N	−5B	+32N	=12B	4.5	24.5	25.5	13.25	1863	+11.2
16	Novomeska, KarinWCM	1944	SVK	+60N	−1B	+59N	+53B	−9N	+29B	=14N	4.5	24.0	26.5	13.75	1945	+6.4
17	Dlugos, Matej	1847	SVK	=54B	+38N	−7B	+51N	+58B	−12N	+39B	4.5	23.0	25.5	14.00	1738	-22.4
18	Giertli, Vladimir	1960	SVK	+47N	−34B	+46N	+42B	=22N	−11B	+33N	4.5	22.0	25.0	15.00	2000	+9.2
19	Koscelnikova, Monika	1919	SVK	=38B	=32N	=31B	+35N	−21B	+58N	+36B	4.5	21.5	24.0	14.75	1766	-48.8
20	Verba, Vladimir	1889	SVK	+70N	−4B	=48N	−33B	+60N	+41B	+30N	4.5	21.5	23.0	12.50	1807	-9.2
21	Liska, Leo	1770	SVK	+66N	+9B	=6N	−14B	+19N	−13B	=22N	4.0	28.0	30.0	16.25	1998	+71.6
22	Dusbaba, Karel	2011	CZE	+55B	+26N	+34B	−2N	=18B	−8N	=21B	4.0	27.0	30.0	14.75	1876	-18.6
23	Morova, Jaroslava	1866	SVK	+57N	−13B	+50N	+47B	+14N	−6B	−9N	4.0	25.5	28.0	13.00	1860	+6.4
24	Stric, Dusan	1983	SVK	+44N	+42B	−4N	−29B	+57N	+25B	−10N	4.0	25.0	27.5	13.50	1818	-24.2
25	Szumiec, Jan	1788	POL	+64B	−3N	+41B	−11N	+31B	−24N	+49B	4.0	24.0	26.5	12.50	1830	+10.4
26	Tuzinsky, Marian	1797	SVK	+63N	−22B	+52N	−9B	+50N	−14B	+47N	4.0	22.5	25.0	11.50	1781	-2.2
27	Ondras, Juraj	1959	SVK	+65B	+69N	−3B	−32N	+37B	=39N	=28B	4.0	22.0	23.5	10.75	1751	-23.8
28	Barta, Dominik	1766	SVK	+62N	−14B	−47N	+52B	=44N	+57B	=27N	4.0	20.5	23.0	11.75	1679	-25.6
29	Vrbicky, Marian	1721	SVK	+73B	−5N	+43B	+24N	−8B	−16N	=31B	3.5	26.5	27.5	10.25	1795	+17.6
30	Holly, Karol	1768	SVK	+67B	=7N	=32B	−5N	=41B	+43N	−20B	3.5	26.0	28.0	11.75	1735	-6.8
31	Strakova, Ema	1644	SVK	−13N	+61B	=19N	=10B	−25N	+52B	=29N	3.5	24.5	27.0	12.00	1762	+36.8
32	Brand, Filip	1697	SVK	+68N	=19B	=30N	+27B	−13N	−15B	=40B	3.5	24.5	26.0	11.25	1840	+39.2
33	Petro, Lukas	1830	SVK	F	=54N	+38B	+20N	+40B	−7N	−18B	3.5	24.5	24.5	13.00	1832	+4.6
34	Sulovec, Tomas	0	SVK	+58B	+18N	−22N	−15B	+53N	−10B	=46N	3.5	24.0	26.5	11.50	1820	0.0
35	Siska, Samuel	1620	SVK	−6N	+63B	=10N	−19B	=48N	=45B	+61N	3.5	24.0	26.5	10.75	1678	+9.6
36	Rybovic, Nikolas	1711	SVK	+39N	−12B	−57N	+45B	=47N	+44B	−19N	3.5	22.5	25.0	12.00	1615	-16.4
37	Herko, Lubomir	1681	SVK	−1N	+70B	−9N	+61B	−27N	=48B	+57N	3.5	22.5	24.0	8.00	1713	+3.0
38	Kysucky, Peter	1499	SVK	=19N	−17B	−33N	+68B	=46N	+53B	=42N	3.5	22.0	23.5	10.00	1721	+29.0
39	Barina, Branislav	0	SVK	−36B	−43N	+71B	+55N	+42N	=27B	−17N	3.5	22.0	23.0	9.50	1677	0.0
40	Barciak, Robert	1842	SVK	+61N	−6B	+44N	=57B	−33N	=47B	=32N	3.5	21.5	24.0	10.50	1654	-29.4
41	Holik, Ondrej	1587	SVK	−9N	+62B	−25N	+66B	=30N	−20N	+69B	3.5	21.5	23.0	7.75	1536	-8.8
42	Skypala, Simon	1702	SVK	+75B	−24N	+54B	−18N	−39B	+55N	=38B	3.5	21.5	21.5	7.75	1699	-1.6
43	Kolodziej, Lena	1566	POL	−14N	+39B	−29N	=46B	+56N	−30B	+59N	3.5	21.0	23.5	10.50	1678	+25.2
44	Spisiakova, Viktoria	1575	SVK	−24B	+73N	−40B	+67N	=28B	−36N	+62B	3.5	19.5	20.5	7.50	1501	-13.2
45	Stricova, Julia Nela	1558	SVK	−12N	+68B	F	−36N	+66B	=35N	+58B	3.5	17.5	17.5	7.75	1658	+16.0
46	Holik, Ondrej	1673	SVK	−2B	+65N	−18B	=43N	=38B	=51N	=34B	3.0	23.5	25.5	8.75	1631	-10.6
47	Karol, Timur	1555	SVK	−18B	+72N	+28B	−23N	=36B	=40N	−26B	3.0	23.5	24.5	8.50	1698	+36.0
48	Spisiak, Marek	1617	SVK	−7B	+64N	=20B	−58N	=35B	=37N	=51B	3.0	22.5	25.0	9.75	1603	-10.0
49	Paluch, Andrej	1648	SVK	−4N	−57B	+74N	+63B	−10N	+50B	−25N	3.0	22.5	23.5	6.50	1514	-36.8
50	Szumiec, Tomasz	1605	POL	−5B	+67N	−23B	+54N	−26B	−49N	+66B	3.0	21.5	23.5	7.00	1509	-13.4
51	Holly, Michal	1475	SVK	−10N	=56B	+60N	−17B	=59N	=46B	=48N	3.0	21.0	23.5	8.25	1635	+51.2
52	Mitter, Alex	1558	SVK	−8B	+75N	−26B	−28N	+65B	−31N	+67B	3.0	21.0	21.0	4.00	1502	-16.4
53	Zaborsky, Richard	1694	SVK	+72B	−8N	+69B	−16N	−34B	−38N	+65B	3.0	20.5	21.5	4.50	1546	-35.2
54	Kolodziej, Agnieszka	1446	POL	=17N	=33B	−42N	−50B	+72N	=59B	=56N	3.0	20.0	21.0	7.75	1585	+34.0
55	Spisiak, Pavol	1605	SVK	−22N	+66B	−15N	−39B	+74N	−42B	+63N	3.0	20.0	21.0	5.50	1042	-13.6
56	Malcek, Patrick Dominic	1646	SVK	−11B	=51N	−58B	+69N	−43B	+64N	=54B	3.0	19.0	20.5	7.00	1407	-64.0
57	Spisiak, Martin	1456	SVK	−23B	+49N	+36B	=40N	−24B	−28N	−37B	2.5	22.5	25.5	8.25	1664	+58.0
58	Budinsky, Emil	1690	SVK	−34N	=60B	+56N	+48B	−17N	−19B	−45N	2.5	22.0	24.5	7.25	1628	-11.2
59	Stehlik, Juraj	1625	SVK	−3B	+71N	−16B	=65N	=51B	=54N	−43B	2.5	21.5	22.5	5.00	1477	-54.4
60	Berkova, Agata	1513	SVK	−16B	=58N	−51B	+64N	−20B	−62N	+68B	2.5	19.5	21.0	5.25	1420	-20.0
61	Siskova, Alexandra	1425	SVK	−40B	−31N	+73B	−37N	+67B	=65N	−35B	2.5	18.0	19.0	4.00	1296	-21.6
62	Knechta, Franislav	0	SVK	−28B	−41N	−65B	+71N	=70N	+60B	−44N	2.5	17.0	18.0	4.25	1384	0.0
63	Knechta, Branislav	0	SVK	−26B	−35N	+75B	−49N	=69B	+68N	−55B	2.5	16.5	16.5	2.25	867	0.0
64	Dlugos, Ondrej	0	SVK	−25N	−48B	=68N	−60B	+71N	−56B	+70N	2.5	15.5	16.5	3.25	1369	0.0
65	Stricova, Viktoria Lea	1545	SVK	−27N	−46B	+62N	=59B	−52N	=61B	−53N	2.0	18.0	20.5	5.00	1383	-48.8
66	Hrcka, Timotej	0	SVK	−21B	−55N	+72B	−41N	−45N	+75B	−50N	2.0	18.0	18.0	1.00	822	0.0
67	Stehlik, Ondrej	0	SVK	−30N	−50B	+70N	−44B	−61N	+72B	−52N	2.0	17.0	18.0	2.50	1294	0.0
68	FIDE 549002430	0	—	−32B	−45N	=64B	−38N	+73B	−63B	−60N	1.5	18.0	19.0	2.25	766	0.0
69	Trubiansky, Gabriel Marian	0	SVK	F	−27B	−53N	−56B	=63N	+70B	−41N	1.5	17.5	17.5	2.75	1436	0.0
70	Lakatos, Michal	1478	SVK	−20B	−37N	−67B	+73N	=62B	−69N	−64B	1.5	16.5	17.5	2.25	980	-6.4
71	Oravec, Sebastian Peter	0	SVK	−15N	−59B	−39N	−62B	−64B	F	+75N	1.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	926	0.0
72	FIDE 549002406	0	—	−53N	−47B	−66N	F	−54B	−67N	+73B	1.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	771	0.0
73	FIDE 14993457	0	—	−29N	−44B	−61N	−70B	−68N	+74B	−72N	1.0	13.5	14.5	1.00	748	0.0
74	FIDE 14980487	0	—	F	F	−49B	+75N	−55B	−73N	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	827	0.0
75	FIDE 549002112	0	—	−42N	−52B	−63N	−74B	F	−66N	−71B	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	830	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Liska, LeoSVK
+71.6
4.0 pts · #32
2Jamrozik, MaciejPOL
+64.8
5.5 pts · #2
3Spisiak, MartinSVK
+58.0
2.5 pts · #40

Top rating losers

1Malcek, Patrick DominicSVK
-64.0
3.0 pts · #55
2Stehlik, JurajSVK
-54.4
2.5 pts · #52
3Stricova, Viktoria LeaSVK
-48.8
2.0 pts · #59

Biggest upsets

R4+262 Elo gap
Vrbicky, Marian1721 beat Stric, Dusan1983
R4+262 Elo gap
Brand, Filip1697 beat Ondras, Juraj1959
R3+255 Elo gap
Spisiak, Martin1456 beat Rybovic, Nikolas1711