4rd Gambit GM Closed Tournament 2026
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Valentyn Prokofiev led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Guy Levin takes the sole lead (5.0/7).
IM Valentyn Prokofiev lost to IM Guy Levin (Black).
IM Valentyn Prokofiev won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇦IMProkofiev, Valentyn | 2445 | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.75 | 38.5 | +13.3 | 2556 |
| 2 | 🇮🇱IMLevin, Guy | 2443 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 26.00 | 39.0 | +8.6 | 2515 |
| 3 | 🇨🇿GMSimacek, Pavel | 2372 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | +13.4 | 2478 |
| 4 | 🇨🇿GMRasik, Vitezslav | 2376 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 23.25 | 40.0 | +7.6 | 2441 |
| 5 | 🇬🇷IMVlachos, Anatole | 2488 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.00 | 40.0 | -7.3 | 2428 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧IMLohia, Sohum | 2405 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | -1.3 | 2395 |
| 7 | 🇨🇿GMVelicka, Petr | 2338 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 14.50 | 41.5 | -2.2 | 2322 |
| 9 | 🇰🇷IMLee, Junhyeok | 2401 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 3.0 | 14.00 | 42.0 | -15.6 | 2270 |
| 8 | 🇨🇿FMCifka, Stanislav | 2420 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 3.0 | 12.25 | 42.0 | -18.4 | 2268 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Sammons, Evan | 2268 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 3.0 | 11.50 | 42.0 | +3.8 | 2285 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Simacek, PavelGMCZE+13.45.5 pts · #3
- 2Prokofiev, ValentynIMUKR+13.36.5 pts · #1
- 3Levin, GuyIMISR+8.66.0 pts · #2
- 1Cifka, StanislavFMCZE-18.43.0 pts · #8
- 2Lee, JunhyeokIMKOR-15.63.0 pts · #9
- 3Vlachos, AnatoleIMGRE-7.35.0 pts · #5
- R7+152 Elo gap