Bardejovske kupele Open 2026
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Jan 2026 to 17 Jan 2026 in Bardejov, Slovakia. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1951, and top seed was Taras Ivanov (🇸🇰 SVK, 2257).
Jozef Benci (🇸🇰 SVK, CM, 2008) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Patryk Mrozowski (5.5) and Radovan Priechodsky (5.5). Benci won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Kira Tarielashvili (1463) beat Matej Mizanin (1744), a +281-point gap.
Location
🇸🇰Bardejov, Slovakia
Dates
14 Jan 2026 → 17 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇸🇰Slovakia×28
🇵🇱Poland×4
🇨🇿Czech Republic×4
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCM Jozef Benci led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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3
2
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R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
CM Jozef Benci held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Jozef Benci drew with Radovan Priechodsky (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
CM Jozef Benci 5 wins (R1–R5)Radovan Priechodsky 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Patryk Mrozowski 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJozef Benci | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Radovan Priechodsky | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3CMPatryk Mrozowski | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Jiri Koska | 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 | +27N | +12B | +8N | +5B | +2B | =4N | =3N | 6.0 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 27.25 | 2254 | +82.0 |
| 2 | Mrozowski, PatrykCM | 2178 | POL | +19N | +15B | +4N | +3B | −1N | =5B | +6N | 5.5 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 25.00 | 2197 | +6.4 |
| 3 | Priechodsky, Radovan | 2058 | SVK | +17B | +10N | +7B | −2N | +6B | +11N | =1B | 5.5 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 23.50 | 2087 | +7.8 |
| 4 | Koska, Jiri | 1998 | SVK | +25B | +23N | −2B | +14N | +7B | =1B | =8N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 20.25 | 1983 | +1.8 |
| 5 | Ivanov, Taras | 2257 | SVK | +18B | +11N | =6B | −1N | +25B | =2N | +10B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 19.50 | 2087 | -20.0 |
| 6 | Mejzr, Jan | 1884 | CZE | +31N | +13B | =5N | +9B | −3N | +12B | −2B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 17.50 | 1998 | +20.2 |
| 7 | Szumiec, Jan | 1794 | POL | +36N | +24B | −3N | +13B | −4N | +9B | =14N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 15.50 | 1852 | +24.3 |
| 8 | Anikeev, Vyacheslav | 1776 | UKR | +30B | +16N | −1B | −10N | +17B | +26N | =4B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 15.50 | 1817 | +9.0 |
| 9 | Dolhosh, Oleksii | 1805 | SVK | +26B | =20N | +35B | −6N | +10B | −7N | +17B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 14.25 | 1756 | -12.4 |
| 10 | Paldus, Jan | 1720 | CZE | +38N | −3B | +27N | +8B | −9N | +13B | −5N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 13.00 | 1840 | +15.8 |
| 11 | Kulka, Tomas | 1750 | SVK | +22N | −5B | =17N | +21B | +20N | −3B | =12N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 14.25 | 1789 | +11.2 |
| 12 | Viglas, Richard | 1737 | SVK | +21B | −1N | +26B | =23N | +24B | −6N | =11B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 13.25 | 1732 | +1.6 |
| 13 | Benci, Rudolf | 1687 | SVK | +40B | −6N | +30B | −7N | +28B | −10N | +25B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1626 | -8.6 |
| 14 | Viglas, Matej | 1740 | SVK | =29N | +37B | +20N | −4B | F | +19N | =7B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 12.75 | 1821 | +26.4 |
| 15 | Mizanin, Matej | 1744 | SVK | +32B | −2N | =25B | −24N | =18B | +35N | +26B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 1594 | -42.8 |
| 16 | Pituch, David | 1633 | SVK | +34N | −8B | −21N | +36B | =31N | =24B | +27N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 10.25 | 1561 | -23.6 |
| 17 | Slivka, Martin | 1613 | SVK | −3N | +38B | =11B | +18N | −8N | +23B | −9N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 10.50 | 1718 | +27.6 |
| 18 | Lazur, Richard | 1625 | SVK | −5N | +22B | =24N | −17B | =15N | +31B | =20N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 11.25 | 1645 | +2.4 |
| 19 | Kollar, Frantisek | 1621 | SVK | −2B | −21N | +29N | =22B | +36N | −14B | +24N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 9.75 | 1591 | -15.6 |
| 20 | Bebko, Alex | 1651 | SVK | +33N | =9B | −14B | +35N | −11B | =25N | =18B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.00 | 1553 | -26.0 |
| 21 | Milian, Jakub | 1483 | CZE | −12N | +19B | +16B | −11N | −26B | =30N | +37B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 1634 | +56.0 |
| 22 | Revilak, Marian | 1486 | SVK | −11B | −18N | +33B | =19N | =35B | =32N | +30B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 9.00 | 1537 | +4.2 |
| 23 | Cabak, Matej | 1679 | SVK | +39N | −4B | +31N | =12B | F | −17N | +32B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 1638 | -12.4 |
| 24 | Tarielashvili, Kira | 1463 | CZE | +28B | −7N | =18B | +15B | −12N | =16N | −19B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 10.75 | 1568 | +32.4 |
| 25 | Karol, Timur | 1588 | SVK | −4N | +39B | =15N | +37B | −5N | =20B | −13N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 6.75 | 1662 | +15.6 |
| 26 | Dubnicka, Ferdinand | 1533 | SVK | −9N | +33B | −12N | +34B | +21N | −8B | −15N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 8.50 | 1468 | -8.4 |
| 27 | Cabakova, Adela | 1596 | SVK | −1B | +40N | −10B | +30N | F | +28N | −16B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1519 | -19.6 |
| 28 | Kris, Alex | 0 | SVK | −24N | −31B | +38N | +29B | −13N | −27B | +35B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1305 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Banas, Daniel | 1445 | SVK | =14B | −35N | −19B | −28N | +33B | =37N | +38B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 1550 | +14.4 |
| 30 | Mrekaj, Teo | 1500 | SVK | −8N | +34B | −13N | −27B | +38N | =21B | −22N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 5.75 | 1238 | -54.0 |
| 31 | Jonov, Jan | 1551 | SVK | −6B | +28N | −23B | +32N | =16B | −18N | F | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1385 | -29.6 |
| 32 | Szumiec, Joanna | 0 | POL | −15N | +36B | −37N | −31B | +34N | =22B | −23N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1415 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Kovalova, Karin | 0 | SVK | −20B | −26N | −22N | +40B | −29N | +36B | =34N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 1287 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Zych, Artur | 0 | POL | −16B | −30N | +40B | −26N | −32B | +39N | =33B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 2.75 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Koman, Peter | 0 | SVK | =37N | +29B | −9N | −20B | =22N | −15B | −28N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 5.75 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Ulicny, Martin | 1520 | SVK | −7B | −32N | +39B | −16N | −19B | −33N | +40B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 1.50 | 883 | -17.4 |
| 37 | Cabak, Martin | 1664 | SVK | =35B | −14N | +32B | −25N | F | =29B | −21N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1241 | -40.4 |
| 38 | FIDE 549000357 | 0 | — | −10B | −17N | −28B | +39N | −30B | =40N | −29N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 1.25 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 549004115 | 0 | — | −23B | −25N | −36N | −38B | +40N | −34B | −?N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 833 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 14992019 | 0 | — | −13N | −27B | −34N | −33N | −39B | =38B | −36N | 0.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 0.75 | 801 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Benci, JozefCMSVK+82.06.0 pts · #1
- 2Milian, JakubCZE+56.03.5 pts · #15
- 3Tarielashvili, KiraCZE+32.43.0 pts · #22
Top rating losers
- 1Mrekaj, TeoSVK-54.02.5 pts · #34
- 2Mizanin, MatejSVK-42.84.0 pts · #20
- 3Cabak, MartinSVK-40.42.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R4+281 Elo gap
- R4+249 Elo gap
- R7+181 Elo gap