Slovakia Chess Open 2026 - Modransky pohar Ludovita Stura
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42 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Feb 2026 to 20 Feb 2026 in Modra, Slovakia. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2082, and top seed was Martin Jablonicky (🇸🇰 SVK, IM, 2346).
Marek Karas (🇨🇿 CZE, FM, 2236) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Martin Jablonicky (5.5) and Mykhailo Skaraiev (5.0). Karas shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Daniel Bednar (1893) beat Martin Jablonicky (IM, 2346), a +453-point gap.
Location
🇸🇰Modra, Slovakia
Dates
17 Feb 2026 → 20 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 4
IM×1
FM×1
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇸🇰Slovakia×41
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
18
8
2
4
1
1
2
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Marek Karas held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Karas takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Marek Karas lost to IM Martin Jablonicky (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMMarek Karas | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2IMMartin Jablonicky | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Marek Tobias Janik | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4WCMKarin Novomeska | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karas, MarekFM | 2236 | CZE | +22N | +12B | +17N | =3B | +7N | +11B | −2N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 22.00 | 2202 | -1.0 |
| 2 | Jablonicky, MartinIM | 2346 | SVK | +34B | −8N | +25N | +16B | =4N | +17B | +1B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 20.50 | 2249 | -4.8 |
| 3 | Skaraiev, Mykhailo | 1936 | SVK | +31N | +14B | +16N | =1N | =11B | =5B | =8N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 19.50 | 2069 | +49.6 |
| 4 | Janik, Marek Tobias | 2170 | SVK | =24B | +35N | +27B | =9N | =2B | +7B | =5N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 19.00 | 2089 | -7.6 |
| 5 | Novomeska, KarinWCM | 1929 | SVK | +18B | −16N | +22B | +14N | +9B | =3N | =4B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 20.00 | 2040 | +42.4 |
| 6 | Iankin, Arsenii | 2160 | SVK | +23N | +28B | =8N | −7B | =17N | +14B | +11N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 18.00 | 2037 | -16.4 |
| 7 | Havalda, Samuel | 1880 | SVK | +13N | +10B | =11B | +6N | −1B | −4N | +19B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 19.00 | 2106 | +34.2 |
| 8 | Bednar, Daniel | 1893 | SVK | +33N | +2B | =6B | −11N | +37B | =10N | =3B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 17.75 | 2111 | +78.8 |
| 9 | Damek, Michal | 1972 | SVK | +26B | =27N | +37B | =4B | −5N | +15N | =10B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.75 | 2021 | +10.6 |
| 10 | Andre, TomasCM | 2140 | SVK | +15B | −7N | =34B | +24N | +19B | =8B | =9N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 15.75 | 1898 | -62.4 |
| 11 | Jelen, Peter | 2005 | SVK | +20N | +29B | =7N | +8B | =3N | −1N | −6B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 15.75 | 2000 | +0.2 |
| 12 | Brida, Lukas | 1880 | SVK | +32B | −1N | =15B | =34N | =22B | +24N | =13B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 12.75 | 1837 | -8.0 |
| 13 | Stolar, Matus | 1583 | SVK | −7B | −15N | +31N | =25B | +33N | +34B | =12N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 12.00 | 1819 | +84.8 |
| 14 | Nosal, Tobias | 1816 | SVK | +19B | −3N | +36B | −5B | +20N | −6N | =18B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 10.75 | 1768 | -9.6 |
| 15 | Buday, Alexander | 1733 | SVK | −10N | +13B | =12N | =21B | +29N | −9B | =20B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 12.50 | 1853 | +39.6 |
| 16 | Hanzel, Richard | 1821 | SVK | +38N | +5B | −3B | −2N | =18B | +26N | F | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 11.75 | 1892 | +15.2 |
| 17 | Puchovsky, Ladislav | 1922 | SVK | +30N | +39B | −1B | +18N | =6B | −2N | F | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 10.00 | 2011 | +9.2 |
| 18 | Laurincova, Timea | 1675 | SVK | −5N | +38B | +28N | −17B | =16N | =21B | =14N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1814 | +39.6 |
| 19 | Kovacik, Radko | 0 | SVK | −14N | +31B | =29N | +28B | −10N | +25B | −7N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1860 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Skyba, Andrej | 1708 | SVK | −11B | +41N | =21B | =27N | −14B | +28B | =15N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1800 | +26.0 |
| 21 | Cerny, Filip | 1860 | SVK | F | +30B | =20N | =15N | =26B | =18N | =27B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 11.25 | 1778 | -24.0 |
| 22 | Miciak, Emanuel | 1781 | SVK | −1B | +42N | −5N | +40B | =12N | +30B | F | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1840 | +9.2 |
| 23 | Foldesi, Marek | 1747 | SVK | −6B | −36N | =26B | =32N | +39B | =27N | +35B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1691 | -23.2 |
| 24 | Foldesi, Jan | 1771 | SVK | =4N | −37B | +39N | −10B | +32N | −12B | =30N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1771 | -8.4 |
| 25 | Cerny, Patrik | 1796 | SVK | F | +32N | −2B | =13N | +35B | −19N | =31B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 1814 | +2.0 |
| 26 | Soldan, Jan | 1700 | SVK | −9N | =40B | =23N | +33B | =21N | −16B | =29N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1716 | +1.6 |
| 27 | Kukla, Tomas | 1848 | SVK | +40N | =9B | −4N | =20B | F | =23B | =21N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1827 | -3.2 |
| 28 | Kuzma, Timur | 1875 | SVK | +36B | −6N | −18B | −19N | +40B | −20N | +38B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 5.00 | 1645 | -56.8 |
| 29 | Zilkay, Dominik | 1835 | SVK | +41B | −11N | =19B | =37N | −15B | =35N | =26B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1647 | -25.2 |
| 30 | Banas, Samuel | 1660 | SVK | −17B | −21N | +42B | +36N | =34B | −22N | =24B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 5.25 | 1694 | +9.6 |
| 31 | Hloska, Alexander | 1679 | SVK | −3B | −19N | −13B | +41N | =36B | +42N | =25N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 1608 | -20.8 |
| 32 | Bucko, Matus | 1618 | SVK | −12N | −25B | +38N | =23B | −24B | =36N | +39B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 5.75 | 1507 | -27.2 |
| 33 | Havir, Adam | 1625 | SVK | −8B | −34N | +41B | −26N | −13B | +39N | +36B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1461 | -41.6 |
| 34 | Palka, Miroslav | 1788 | SVK | −2N | +33B | =10N | =12B | =30N | −13N | F | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.75 | 1789 | -4.2 |
| 35 | Chlupik, Michal | 1635 | SVK | =37N | −4B | =40N | +39B | −25N | =29B | −23N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1611 | -12.4 |
| 36 | Daniel, Kristian | 1541 | SVK | −28N | +23B | −14N | −30B | =31N | =32B | −33N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 6.50 | 1559 | +1.0 |
| 37 | Osvald, David | 1908 | SVK | =35B | +24N | −9N | =29B | −8N | F | F | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1749 | -41.6 |
| 38 | Tomka, Martin | 0 | SVK | −16B | −18N | −32B | +42N | +41B | F | −28N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Vu Nguyen, Minh Huy | 0 | SVK | +42B | −17N | −24B | −35N | −23N | −33B | −32N | 1.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 0.50 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Vernerova, Ema | 1502 | SVK | −27B | =26N | =35B | −22N | −28N | F | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.75 | 1528 | +2.8 |
| 41 | Hodal, Peter | 0 | SVK | −29N | −20B | −33N | −31B | −38N | F | =42B | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.25 | 1312 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Belovic, Alexander | 1545 | SVK | −39N | −22B | −30N | −38B | F | −31B | =41N | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.25 | 907 | -34.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Stolar, MatusSVK+84.84.0 pts · #9
- 2Bednar, DanielSVK+78.84.5 pts · #8
- 3Skaraiev, MykhailoSVK+49.65.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Andre, TomasCMSVK-62.44.5 pts · #16
- 2Kuzma, TimurSVK-56.83.0 pts · #31
- 3Osvald, DavidSVK-41.62.0 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R2+453 Elo gap
- R4+280 Elo gap
- R2+260 Elo gap