Trojkralova zimna Skalica Open 2026
30 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Skalica, Slovakia. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1923, and top seed was Kyrylo Nesterenko (🇺🇦 UKR, CM, 2257).
Jozef Benci (🇸🇰 SVK, CM, 2008) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Kyrylo Nesterenko (5.5) and Anna Hrckova (5.5). Benci took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Anna Hrckova (WCM, 1855) beat Kyrylo Nesterenko (CM, 2257), a +402-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
CM Jozef Benci takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
3 players finish on 5.5/7. Benci takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).
CM Jozef Benci drew with CM Kyrylo Nesterenko (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJozef Benci | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2CMKyrylo Nesterenko | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3WCMAnna Hrckova | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Marek Kvassay | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benci, JozefCM | 2008 | SVK | +9B | +18N | =6B | +5N | +3N | =2B | =4N | 5.5 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 25.00 | 2135 | +43.2 |
| 2 | Nesterenko, KyryloCM | 2257 | UKR | +13N | +12B | +4N | −3B | +7N | =1N | +6B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 23.25 | 2113 | -32.8 |
| 3 | Hrckova, AnnaWCM | 1855 | CZE | +27N | +29B | +12N | +2N | −1B | =6N | +8B | 5.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 18.25 | 2102 | +67.0 |
| 4 | Kvassay, Marek | 1863 | SVK | +22B | +10N | −2B | +17N | +8N | =5B | =1B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 19.25 | 2047 | +66.8 |
| 5 | Damek, Michal | 1966 | SVK | +25N | +24B | =7N | −1B | +14N | =4N | +13B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 15.50 | 1952 | +0.2 |
| 6 | Bednar, Daniel | 1881 | SVK | +21N | +23B | =1N | =7B | +13N | =3B | −2N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 16.50 | 1938 | +17.2 |
| 7 | Palka, Martin | 1846 | SVK | +20B | +17N | =5B | =6N | −2B | =13N | =9B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 14.50 | 1867 | +3.0 |
| 8 | Certik, Matej | 1899 | SVK | −17B | +16N | +21B | +9N | −4B | +10N | −3N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 14.50 | 1764 | -21.0 |
| 9 | Benci, Rudolf | 1687 | SVK | −1N | +27B | +29N | −8B | =12N | +11B | =7N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 10.75 | 1760 | +7.8 |
| 10 | Krakovsky, Peter | 1815 | SVK | +30N | −4B | F | +19B | +23N | −8B | +12N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1792 | -0.4 |
| 11 | Dordiai, Oleksii | 0 | SVK | F | F | +20B | +15N | +18B | −9N | +19B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 1732 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Jencik, Jozef | 1824 | SVK | +19B | −2N | −3B | +26N | =9B | +17N | −10B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 9.50 | 1756 | -13.0 |
| 13 | Wallner, Juraj | 1701 | SVK | −2B | +20N | +30B | +18N | −6B | =7B | −5N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 8.00 | 1816 | +19.0 |
| 14 | Holly, Karol | 1762 | SVK | =16B | =15N | −17B | +28N | −5B | =26N | +18B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 8.75 | 1644 | -18.6 |
| 15 | Foldesi, Marek | 1753 | SVK | −23N | =14B | =19N | −11B | +25N | =20B | +26B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1764 | +4.8 |
| 16 | Vernerova, Ema | 1451 | SVK | =14N | −8B | −25N | +29B | −21N | +23B | +24N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 8.25 | 1574 | +24.4 |
| 17 | Vanco, Simon | 1656 | SVK | +8N | −7B | +14N | −4B | =24N | −12B | =20N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 10.25 | 1733 | +25.6 |
| 18 | Jarabek, Milan | 1830 | SVK | +26N | −1B | +23N | −13B | −11N | +24B | −14N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 6.50 | 1673 | -21.0 |
| 19 | Holly, Michal | 1508 | SVK | −12N | =25B | =15B | −10N | +28B | +21B | −11N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 1665 | +36.4 |
| 20 | Hloska, Alexander | 1584 | SVK | −7N | −13B | −11N | +27B | +30B | =15N | =17B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.75 | 1675 | +28.0 |
| 21 | Bartal, Alex | 1623 | SVK | −6B | +28N | −8N | −23B | +16B | −19N | +30B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1577 | -16.0 |
| 22 | Hruby, Filip | 1620 | SVK | −4N | +26B | +24N | +25B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1891 | +55.6 |
| 23 | Busfy, Svetozar | 0 | SVK | +15B | −6N | −18B | +21N | −10B | −16N | =28N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 7.25 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Havir, Adam | 1707 | SVK | +28B | −5N | −22B | +30N | =17B | −18N | −16B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 1479 | -71.2 |
| 25 | Brojo, Marek | 1673 | SVK | −5B | =19N | +16B | −22N | −15B | −27N | F | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 1453 | -69.2 |
| 26 | Sovik, Jan | 1550 | SVK | −18B | −22N | F | −12B | +29N | =14B | −15N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.25 | 1392 | -14.0 |
| 27 | Certik, Jaroslav | 1585 | SVK | −3B | −9N | −28B | −20N | F | +25B | =29N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.25 | 1506 | -16.4 |
| 28 | Rehak, Matus | 0 | SVK | −24N | −21B | +27N | −14B | −19N | F | =23B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.75 | 1397 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Hatala, Patrik | 0 | SVK | F | −3N | −9B | −16N | −26B | +30N | =27B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.75 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Tomasovic, Pavol | 1508 | SVK | −10B | F | −13N | −24B | −20N | −29B | −21N | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 886 | -27.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hrckova, AnnaWCMCZE+67.05.5 pts · #5
- 2Kvassay, MarekSVK+66.85.0 pts · #3
- 3Hruby, FilipSVK+55.63.0 pts · #13
- 1Havir, AdamSVK-71.22.5 pts · #25
- 2Brojo, MarekSVK-69.21.5 pts · #26
- 3Nesterenko, KyryloCMUKR-32.85.5 pts · #2
- R4+402 Elo gap
- R7+256 Elo gap
- R1+243 Elo gap