IPCA European Individual Chess Championship 2025
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Oct 2025 to 18 Oct 2025 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. 9 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2122, and top seed was Marcin Molenda (🇵🇱 POL, IM, 2370).
Marcin Molenda (🇵🇱 POL, IM, 2370) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Andrei Gurbanov (6.5) and Hryhorii Diak (6.5). Molenda won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Roman Zak (1747) beat Viktor Neschotnyi (2090), a +343-point gap.
Location
🇨🇿Ostrava, Czech Republic
Dates
11 Oct 2025 → 18 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 9
IM×3
FM×4
WIM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇨🇿Czech Republic×21
🇺🇦Ukraine×9
🇵🇱Poland×3
🇮🇱Israel×3
🇸🇰Slovakia×2
🇫🇷France×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Marcin Molenda led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
IM Marcin Molenda held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Marcin Molenda drew with IM Andrei Gurbanov (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Marcin Molenda 3 wins (R1–R3)Hryhorii Diak 3 wins (R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMMarcin Molenda | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2IMAndrei Gurbanov | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Hryhorii Diak | ½ | — | * | 0 |
| 4IMMilan Babula | — | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molenda, MarcinIM | 2370 | POL | +9B | +14N | +8B | =5N | =17B | =2N | +10B | +7N | =3B | 7.0 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 38.25 | 2285 | -5.8 |
| 2 | Gurbanov, AndreiIM | 2258 | ISR | +19N | =12B | +13N | =6B | +8N | =1B | =5N | =4B | +17B | 6.5 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 34.50 | 2233 | -0.6 |
| 3 | Diak, Hryhorii | 1956 | UKR | +25B | =17N | +36B | −4N | =10B | +12N | +11B | +18N | =1N | 6.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 29.75 | 2184 | +46.8 |
| 4 | Babula, MilanIM | 2132 | CZE | +39N | =13B | +15N | +3B | −5B | =7N | +17B | =2N | =6N | 6.0 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 29.50 | 2134 | +3.4 |
| 5 | Mukha, MykolaFM | 2105 | UKR | F | +18N | +7B | =1B | +4N | =17N | =2B | =6B | +10N | 6.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 33.00 | 2319 | +43.8 |
| 6 | Seifert, HenrykFM | 2040 | POL | +22B | =20N | +23B | =2N | =7B | =11N | +9B | =5N | =4B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 31.25 | 2095 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Valenta, Vit VaclavFM | 1997 | CZE | +30N | +21B | −5N | +19B | =6N | =4B | +24N | −1B | =11N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 25.50 | 2051 | +13.6 |
| 8 | Valean, David-Andrei | 2009 | GER | +32B | +35N | −1N | +21B | −2B | =9N | −13B | +16N | +19B | 5.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 22.75 | 1979 | -11.6 |
| 9 | Aleksandrova, AleksandraWFM | 1816 | ISR | −1N | +38B | +25N | −11B | +27N | =8B | −6N | +23B | +18B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 22.75 | 1973 | +36.0 |
| 10 | Neschotnyi, Viktor | 2090 | UKR | −21N | +34B | +22N | =14B | =3N | +15B | −1N | +24B | −5B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 22.75 | 1965 | -24.8 |
| 11 | Pacl, VaclavFM | 2014 | CZE | +27N | =15B | F | +9N | +23B | =6B | −3N | =14N | =7B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 24.75 | 1999 | -2.4 |
| 12 | Leszner, LilianaWIM | 1991 | POL | +26B | =2N | +20B | −17N | =14N | −3B | +22N | =15B | =13N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 46.0 | 24.25 | 1974 | -3.4 |
| 13 | Novak, Jiri | 1897 | CZE | +31B | =4N | −2B | −23N | +29B | +19B | +8N | −17N | =12B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 23.00 | 1968 | +17.0 |
| 14 | Reznicek, Marcel | 1987 | CZE | +34N | −1B | +32N | =10N | =12B | −24B | +27N | =11B | =15N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 20.50 | 1957 | -6.2 |
| 15 | Nyvlt, Otto | 1872 | CZE | +29B | =11N | −4B | +36N | =18B | −10N | +20B | =12N | =14B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 20.75 | 1932 | +14.0 |
| 16 | Vanek, Jakub | 1897 | CZE | =37N | +33B | −17B | =20N | =21N | =22B | +28N | −8B | +27N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 19.00 | 1803 | -37.2 |
| 17 | Andriienko, Artom | 2201 | UKR | F | =3B | +16N | +12B | =1N | =5B | −4N | +13B | −2N | 4.5 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 24.75 | 2119 | -28.8 |
| 18 | Kocur, Valter | 1922 | CZE | +38N | −5B | =30N | =24B | =15N | +21B | +23N | −3B | −9N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 18.00 | 1835 | -20.0 |
| 19 | Bainhofner, Jiri | 1801 | CZE | −2B | +26N | +31B | −7N | +28B | −13N | =35N | +25B | −8N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 17.75 | 1815 | +1.2 |
| 20 | Travnicek, Jaroslav | 1825 | CZE | +40N | =6B | −12N | =16B | =22N | +25B | −15N | =21B | =24N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 18.75 | 1802 | -6.0 |
| 21 | Zak, Roman | 1747 | CZE | +10B | −7N | +35B | −8N | =16B | −18N | +30B | =20N | =22B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 18.00 | 1853 | +19.0 |
| 22 | Anikeev, Vyacheslav | 1736 | UKR | −6N | +28B | −10B | +29N | =20B | =16N | −12B | +35N | =21N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 17.50 | 1785 | +7.2 |
| 23 | Peroutka, Ivo | 1850 | CZE | =33N | +24B | −6N | +13B | −11N | +30B | −18B | −9N | +31B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 18.00 | 1809 | -7.4 |
| 24 | Lizner, Milan | 1834 | CZE | =36B | −23N | +37B | =18N | +31B | +14N | −7B | −10N | =20B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 16.75 | 1853 | +4.2 |
| 25 | Solomna, Svitlana | 1638 | UKR | −3N | +39B | −9B | =37N | +36B | −20N | +32B | −19N | +30B | 4.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 12.75 | 1721 | +15.8 |
| 26 | Huszar, Katalin | 1648 | SVK | −12N | −19B | −28N | +39N | +40B | −27B | =37N | +38B | +35B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 10.25 | 1613 | -8.8 |
| 27 | Chovanec, Karel | 1712 | CZE | −11B | −31N | +38B | +40N | −9B | +26N | −14B | +29N | −16B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 13.00 | 1673 | -11.6 |
| 28 | Rejzek, Zdenek | 1544 | CZE | F | −22N | +26B | +33B | −19N | +32N | −16B | −30N | +40B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 13.00 | 1657 | +36.4 |
| 29 | Klein, Djimmy | 1493 | FRA | −15N | −30B | +34N | −22B | −13N | +40B | +39N | −27B | +33N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 10.00 | 1635 | +23.2 |
| 30 | Knettig, Matyas | 1692 | CZE | −7B | +29N | =18B | −31N | +32B | −23N | −21N | +28B | −25N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 38.5 | 13.75 | 1640 | -29.2 |
| 31 | Frumin, Rebeka | 1589 | ISR | −13N | +27B | −19N | +30B | −24N | −35B | =33N | +37B | −23N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 11.50 | 1686 | +17.6 |
| 32 | Barcik, Peter | 1700 | CZE | −8N | +40B | −14B | +35N | −30N | −28B | −25N | =33B | +38N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 8.50 | 1482 | -39.8 |
| 33 | Dobsinsky, Petr | 1468 | CZE | =23B | −16N | =39B | −28N | =37B | =36N | =31B | =32N | −29B | 3.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 9.25 | 1531 | +7.6 |
| 34 | Holinka, Petr | 1643 | CZE | −14B | −10N | −29B | =38N | −35B | =39N | −40N | +36B | +37N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 7.25 | 1623 | -14.8 |
| 35 | Vederko, Liudmyla | 0 | UKR | F | −8B | −21N | −32B | +34N | +31N | =19B | −22B | −26N | 2.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 8.75 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Khymko, Yana | 0 | UKR | =24N | +37B | −3N | −15B | −25N | =33B | −38N | −34N | =39B | 2.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 7.25 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Opalkova, Zuzana | 1567 | SVK | =16B | −36N | −24N | =25B | =33N | =38B | =26B | −31N | −34B | 2.5 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 9.75 | 1529 | -9.4 |
| 38 | Tichy, Jan | 1638 | CZE | −18B | −9N | −27N | =34B | =39B | =37N | +36B | −26N | −32B | 2.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 6.25 | 1470 | -66.4 |
| 39 | Klus, Jan | 1756 | CZE | −4B | −25N | =33N | −26B | =38N | =34B | −29B | −40N | =36N | 2.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 5.50 | 1437 | -57.4 |
| 40 | Koskina, Zoia | 0 | UKR | −20B | −32N | F | −27B | −26N | −29N | +34B | +39B | −28N | 2.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.00 | 1472 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Diak, HryhoriiUKR+46.86.5 pts · #8
- 2Mukha, MykolaFMUKR+43.86.0 pts · #5
- 3Rejzek, ZdenekCZE+36.44.0 pts · #30
Top rating losers
- 1Tichy, JanCZE-66.42.5 pts · #38
- 2Klus, JanCZE-57.42.0 pts · #40
- 3Barcik, PeterCZE-39.83.5 pts · #39
Biggest upsets
- R1+343 Elo gap
- R7+263 Elo gap
- R6+156 Elo gap