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4rd Gambit GM Closed Tournament 2026

Round-RobinStandard

10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 12 Mar 2026 in Praha, Czech Republic. 9 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2396, and top seed was Anatole Vlachos (🇬🇷 GRE, IM, 2488).

Valentyn Prokofiev (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2445) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Guy Levin (6.0) and Pavel Simacek (5.5). Prokofiev shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Evan Sammons (2268) beat Stanislav Cifka (FM, 2420), a +152-point gap.

Location
🇨🇿Praha, Czech Republic
Dates
07 Mar 2026 → 12 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇷IMAnatole Vlachos2488
Avg top 10
2,396
Participants
10
Titled players · 9
GM×3
IM×5
FM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇨🇿Czech Republic×4
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
🇰🇷South Korea×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

IM Valentyn Prokofiev led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Levin takes leadProkofiev takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE11 Mar

IM Guy Levin takes the sole lead (5.0/7).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Valentyn Prokofiev lost to IM Guy Levin (Black).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

IM Valentyn Prokofiev won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇺🇦IMProkofiev, Valentyn2445*0½01111116.524.7538.5+13.32556
2🇮🇱IMLevin, Guy24431*½½½½1½½16.026.0039.0+8.62515
3🇨🇿GMSimacek, Pavel2372½½*½½1½½1½5.523.5039.5+13.42478
4🇨🇿GMRasik, Vitezslav23761½½*½½½01½5.023.2540.0+7.62441
5🇬🇷IMVlachos, Anatole24880½½½*0½1115.019.0040.0-7.32428
6🇬🇧IMLohia, Sohum24050½0½1*½1014.518.2540.5-1.32395
7🇨🇿GMVelicka, Petr233800½½½½*½½½3.514.5041.5-2.22322
9🇰🇷IMLee, Junhyeok24010½½100½*0½3.014.0042.0-15.62270
8🇨🇿FMCifka, Stanislav24200½0001½1*03.012.2542.0-18.42268
10🇺🇸Sammons, Evan226800½½00½½1*3.011.5042.0+3.82285

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets