Future champions liga 2025 2026 R13-16
Open SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 14-round tournament, held from 12 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Bratislava, Slovakia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1656, and top seed was Maksym Slavskyi (🇦🇹 AUT, 1729).
Tomas Hilcik (🇸🇰 SVK, 1539) won with 2.0/14, ahead of Noel Brezlan (2.0) and Michal Zeman (2.0).
Location
🇸🇰Bratislava, Slovakia
Dates
12 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 14 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇸🇰Slovakia×32
🇦🇹Austria×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 14 roundsTight race until R14; 6 players tied at 2.0/14, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 78 co-leaders at R4 to 11 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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11
R14 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 2.0/14. Hilcik takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hilcik, Tomas | 1539 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +29B | +29N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2302 | +36.0 |
| 2 | Brezlan, Noel | 1655 | AUT | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +31N | +31B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2348 | +28.0 |
| 3 | Zeman, Michal | 1645 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +30B | +30N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2221 | +17.6 |
| 4 | Vas, Jozef | 1549 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +28N | +28B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2311 | +18.0 |
| 5 | Gallagher, Henry | 1554 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +32N | +32B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2330 | +37.6 |
| 6 | Gregor, Tomas | 1483 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +33N | +33B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2344 | +46.4 |
| 7 | Zeman, Alex | 1606 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =24N | +24B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1702 | +9.6 |
| 8 | Raschetin, Nikita | 1657 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +25B | =25N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1789 | +13.6 |
| 9 | Slavskyi, Maksym | 1729 | AUT | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =11N | =11B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1699 | -3.2 |
| 10 | Bily, Samuel | 1618 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −16N | +16B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Halada, Lubos | 1699 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =9B | =9N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1729 | +3.2 |
| 12 | Lukianov, Mykhailo | 1652 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −17N | +17B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1683 | +3.2 |
| 13 | Gallo, Bystrik | 1579 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −14B | +14N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1538 | -2.4 |
| 14 | Belovic, Igor | 1538 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +13N | −13B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1579 | +4.8 |
| 15 | Motyka, Richard | 1518 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −18N | +18B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1437 | -8.8 |
| 16 | Prihel, Daniel | 1618 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +10B | −10N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Gallo, Filip | 1683 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +12B | −12N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1652 | -3.2 |
| 18 | Kudolani, Lukas | 1437 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +15B | −15N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1518 | +8.8 |
| 19 | Kralik, Jakub | 0 | AUT | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | −?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Motykova, Dorota | 0 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1498 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Formanko, Hugo | 0 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Stec, Ivo | 0 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kello, Alexander | 0 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Glod, Peter | 1509 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =7B | −7N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1413 | -9.6 |
| 25 | Belovic, Samuel | 1596 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | =8B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1464 | -13.6 |
| 26 | Martinkovic, Viliam | 0 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =?B | −?N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Kuffa, Michal | 0 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =?B | −?N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1436 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Krivanek, Ladislav | 1511 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | −4N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 749 | -36.0 |
| 29 | Palun, Marko | 1502 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | −1B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 739 | -31.5 |
| 30 | Slamka, Tomas | 1421 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | −3B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 845 | -8.8 |
| 31 | Valik, Viktor | 1548 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | −2N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 855 | -28.0 |
| 32 | Barath, Marko | 1530 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | −5N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 754 | -37.6 |
| 33 | Ondrovic, Jan | 1544 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6B | −6N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 683 | -46.4 |
| 34 | Marko, Lukas | 0 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 821 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 14996421 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 14997576 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Gerek, Samuel | 0 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gregor, TomasSVK+46.42.0 pts · #6
- 2Gallagher, HenrySVK+37.62.0 pts · #5
- 3Hilcik, TomasSVK+36.02.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Ondrovic, JanSVK-46.40.0 pts · #37
- 2Barath, MarkoSVK-37.60.0 pts · #36
- 3Krivanek, LadislavSVK-36.00.0 pts · #29