5th Gambit GM Closed Tournament 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 31 May 2026 to 05 Jun 2026 in Praha, Czech Republic. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2396, and top seed was Krzysztof Raczek (🇵🇱 POL, IM, 2487).
Krzysztof Raczek (🇵🇱 POL, IM, 2487) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Valentyn Prokofiev (6.0) and Pawel Sowinski (6.0). Raczek won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Pavel Simacek (GM, 2369) beat Krzysztof Raczek (IM, 2487), a +118-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Valentyn Prokofiev led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Pawel Sowinski takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
IM Valentyn Prokofiev beat IM Pawel Sowinski (Black).
IM Valentyn Prokofiev 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Krzysztof Raczek 3 wins (R4–R6)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 3 | 🇵🇱IMRaczek, Krzysztof | 2487 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.25 | 39.0 | +2.7 | 2510 |
| 1 | 🇺🇦IMProkofiev, Valentyn | 2420 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 25.00 | 39.0 | +11.5 | 2518 |
| 2 | 🇵🇱IMSowinski, Pawel | 2445 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.50 | 39.0 | +8.3 | 2515 |
| 4 | 🇨🇿GMSimacek, Pavel | 2369 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | +3.5 | 2398 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳IMMd Imran | 2462 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | -9.2 | 2388 |
| 5 | 🇨🇿GMCvek, Robert | 2376 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.75 | 40.5 | +2.6 | 2398 |
| 8 | 🇨🇿GMVelicka, Petr | 2336 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.50 | 41.0 | +3.3 | 2359 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳IMMoksh Amit Doshi | 2377 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.75 | 41.0 | -2.5 | 2355 |
| 9 | 🇨🇿FMBouska, Jiri | 2321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 11.00 | 42.0 | -9.4 | 2279 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳FMSwayham P Das | 2362 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 2.5 | 11.75 | 42.5 | -31.0 | 2233 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Prokofiev, ValentynIMUKR+11.56.0 pts · #1
- 2Sowinski, PawelIMPOL+8.36.0 pts · #2
- 3Simacek, PavelGMCZE+3.54.5 pts · #4
- 1Swayham P DasFMIND-31.02.5 pts · #10
- 2Bouska, JiriFMCZE-9.43.0 pts · #9
- 3Md ImranIMIND-9.24.5 pts · #6
- R1+118 Elo gap