FIDE OPEN Liptovske Sliace - 15.rocnik

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65 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Liptovske Sliace, Slovakia. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2073, and top seed was Rustem Gorbenko (🇸🇰 SVK, CM, 2222).

Jakub Koval (🇸🇰 SVK, 2099) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Samuel Maj (6.5) and Sorin-Mihai Samu (6.5). Koval shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Samuel Maj (1871) beat Rustem Gorbenko (CM, 2222), a +351-point gap.

Location

🇸🇰Liptovske Sliace, Slovakia

Dates

01 May 2026 → 03 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇰CMRustem Gorbenko2222

Avg top 10

2,073

Participants

Titled players · 2

IM×1

CM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇸🇰Slovakia×53

🇵🇱Poland×8

🇨🇿Czech Republic×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

Top 3

🥇
Jakub Koval
🇸🇰SVK·2099
6.5pts·2225perf+26.2
🥈
Samuel Maj
🇵🇱POL·1871
6.5pts·2261perf+155.2
🥉
Sorin-Mihai Samu
🇷🇴ROU·1978
6.5pts·2131perf+31.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight race until R8; 3 players tied at 6.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Koval6.5Samu6.5Maj6.5Jelen6Gorbenko5.5Barca5.5

R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.5/8. Koval takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (39.0).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Jakub Koval beat Sorin-Mihai Samu (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Jakub Koval 4 wins (R1–R4)Sorin-Mihai Samu 4 wins (R5–R8)Samuel Maj 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Jakub Koval	*	1	1	—
2Sorin-Mihai Samu	0	*	—	—
3Samuel Maj	0	—	*	1
4Peter Jelen	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Koval, Jakub	2099	SVK	+43B	+8N	+3B	+2N	=6N	=16B	=5N	+11B	6.5	39.0	42.0	34.25	2225	+26.2
2	Maj, Samuel	1871	POL	+29N	+16B	+27N	−1B	+4N	=7B	+9N	+6N	6.5	37.0	41.0	31.75	2261	+155.2
3	Samu, Sorin-Mihai	1978	ROU	+61B	+25N	−1N	=33B	+29N	+17B	+16N	+5B	6.5	32.5	34.0	25.75	2131	+31.0
4	Jelen, Peter	2002	SVK	+28B	+12N	−13B	+25N	−2B	+30N	+26B	+10N	6.0	33.5	37.5	26.00	2082	+16.8
5	Jamrozik, Maciej	1913	POL	+20B	=10N	+14B	+7N	+26N	=6B	=1B	−3N	5.5	38.5	42.5	27.50	2143	+75.0
6	Gorbenko, RustemCM	2222	SVK	+34B	+22N	+17B	+13N	=1B	=5N	=11N	−2B	5.5	37.5	41.0	26.00	2101	-19.4
7	Dusbaba, Karel	2059	CZE	+37N	+38B	=9N	−5B	+35N	=2N	+14B	=18B	5.5	33.5	37.0	23.50	2007	-9.2
8	Barca, Michal	1849	SVK	+59B	−1B	=37N	=23N	=46B	+45N	+21B	+19N	5.5	29.5	31.5	19.50	1935	+18.2
9	Merva, Frantisek	1948	SVK	+54B	+21N	=7B	=11N	−10B	+28N	−2B	+38N	5.0	34.0	36.5	19.75	1997	+10.8
10	Salgovic, Simon	2157	SVK	+48N	=5B	+36N	=26B	+9N	−11B	+27N	−4B	5.0	33.0	36.0	20.25	2021	-23.8
11	Borsos, BogdanIM	2104	UKR	+53N	+18B	F	=9B	+27N	+10N	=6B	−1N	5.0	33.0	33.0	21.25	2162	+6.6
12	Bracha, Pavel	1845	CZE	+31N	−4B	+45N	+20B	−16N	=27B	+17N	=26B	5.0	31.5	34.5	20.00	1966	+25.6
13	Kolesar, Peter	1965	SVK	+47N	+44B	+4N	−6B	=18N	−19B	=25N	+34B	5.0	31.0	34.0	19.75	1990	+5.4
14	Sujan, Daniel	1932	SVK	=36N	+40B	−5N	+43B	=22N	+33B	−7N	+25B	5.0	30.0	33.0	18.00	1908	-7.6
15	Verba, Vladimir	1852	SVK	=40N	+55B	−16N	=36B	=48N	+24B	=34N	+31B	5.0	26.5	29.0	17.75	1814	-6.8
16	Priechodsky, Radovan	2115	SVK	+46B	−2N	+15B	+30N	+12B	=1N	−3B	F	4.5	36.5	36.5	20.25	1990	-17.8
17	Ondreicka, Roman	1981	SVK	+24N	+39B	−6N	=35B	+38N	−3N	−12B	+49B	4.5	32.0	35.0	16.25	1903	-28.8
18	Zrost, Daniel	1868	SVK	+32B	−11N	+28B	+46N	=13B	F	=19N	=7N	4.5	31.0	31.0	18.50	1992	+48.4
19	Trangos, Miroslav	2002	SVK	+62N	+35B	−26N	=38B	=33N	+13N	=18B	−8B	4.5	29.5	31.0	15.75	1864	-25.4
20	Drabik, Aleksander	1647	POL	−5N	+41B	+44N	−12N	=21B	=53B	=33N	+35B	4.5	28.5	31.0	15.25	1861	+91.6
21	Slivinsky, Maxim	1793	SVK	+63N	−9B	+49N	−27B	=20N	+40B	−8N	+44B	4.5	28.5	30.0	13.25	1785	-2.8
22	Zrost, Rudolf	1925	SVK	+49N	−6B	=43N	=37B	=14B	F	+46N	+28B	4.5	27.0	27.0	15.75	1926	+1.2
23	Slivka, Martin	1667	SVK	−26N	+64B	=39N	=8B	=43N	=35B	+44N	=41B	4.5	26.0	27.0	13.50	1843	+75.6
24	Koperdak, Cyprian	1701	SVK	−17B	+57N	−30B	+63N	=25B	−15N	+56B	+48N	4.5	25.5	27.0	11.50	1757	+20.4
25	Palka, Miroslav	1802	SVK	+42N	−3B	+47N	−4B	=24N	+29B	=13B	−14N	4.0	34.5	37.5	15.25	1797	0.0
26	Spik, Peter	1925	SVK	+23B	+33N	+19B	=10N	−5B	F	−4N	=12N	4.0	34.0	34.0	17.50	1961	+7.6
27	Giertli, Vladimir	1991	SVK	+45B	+30N	−2B	+21N	−11B	=12N	−10B	=36N	4.0	33.5	36.5	15.75	1872	-23.6
28	Chernetchenko, Timofii	1725	SVK	−4N	+50B	−18N	+31B	+39N	−9B	+45B	−22N	4.0	30.5	33.5	13.50	1801	+29.6
29	Forgac, Matej	1641	SVK	−2B	=34N	+58B	+44N	−3B	−25N	=39B	+52N	4.0	30.0	32.5	12.00	1828	+76.4
30	Golebiowski, Jakub	1825	POL	+50N	−27B	+24N	−16B	+36N	−4B	−31N	+47B	4.0	29.5	32.5	14.00	1788	-16.4
31	Brojo, Marek	1594	SVK	−12B	−43N	+51B	−28N	+60B	+63N	+30B	−15N	4.0	26.0	27.5	10.50	1616	+4.8
32	Novysedlak, Peter	1633	SVK	−18N	+48B	−33B	+53N	−34B	=52N	+43B	=37N	4.0	24.0	26.5	11.75	1774	+30.0
33	Miciak, Emanuel	1788	SVK	+51B	−26B	+32N	=3N	=19B	−14N	=20B	F	3.5	31.5	31.5	14.75	1796	-0.2
34	Geci, Richard	1781	SVK	−6N	=29B	+40N	=39B	+32N	F	=15B	−13N	3.5	30.5	30.5	13.75	1813	+7.6
35	Machaj, Szymon	1822	POL	+65B	−19N	+54B	=17N	−7B	=23N	=37B	−20N	3.5	29.5	30.0	9.25	1745	-33.6
36	Marhula, Milan	1670	SVK	=14B	+58N	−10B	=15N	−30B	F	+40N	=27B	3.5	29.0	29.0	13.00	1871	+33.4
37	Nahalka, Jan	1743	SVK	−7B	+65N	=8B	=22N	=41B	F	=35N	=32B	3.5	27.0	27.0	11.00	1809	+11.6
38	Hoferek, Svatopluk	1834	SVK	+56B	−7N	+61B	=19N	−17B	F	+47N	−9B	3.5	26.5	26.5	9.25	1850	+3.4
39	Vresilovic, Matus	1815	SVK	+57B	−17N	=23B	=34N	−28B	F	=29N	+50B	3.5	26.0	26.0	11.50	1690	-43.2
40	Sablatura, Martin	1602	SVK	=15B	−14N	−34B	+58N	+61B	−21N	−36B	+64N	3.5	25.5	26.5	7.50	1726	+46.8
41	Ziaran, Viliam	1845	SVK	F	−20N	+55B	+47B	=37N	F	=48B	=23N	3.5	21.0	21.0	11.00	1728	-16.4
42	Golebiowski, Rafal	1470	POL	−25B	−45N	−52B	+65N	−44B	+62N	+55B	=46N	3.5	20.0	20.5	6.00	1592	+17.4
43	Kyrc, Filip	1743	SVK	−1N	+31B	=22B	−14N	=23B	F	−32N	+59B	3.0	30.5	30.5	10.50	1728	-10.8
44	Caban, Lubor	1797	SVK	+60B	−13N	−20B	−29B	+42N	+54N	−23B	−21N	3.0	28.5	30.5	8.00	1577	-46.0
45	Ruzicka, Richard	1709	SVK	−27N	+42B	−12B	+50N	F	−8B	−28N	+53B	3.0	27.5	27.5	9.00	1688	-9.6
46	Janas, Peter	1744	SVK	−16N	+59B	+56N	−18B	=8N	F	−22B	=42B	3.0	27.0	27.0	9.00	1722	-6.0
47	Polko, Pavol	1685	SVK	−13B	+60N	−25B	−41N	+50B	+55N	−38B	−30N	3.0	25.5	27.5	7.50	1637	-12.0
48	Dobrik, Vladimir	1770	SVK	−10B	−32N	+65B	+54N	=15B	F	=41N	−24B	3.0	25.0	25.0	7.25	1720	-11.8
49	Kostov, Rubin	1660	SVK	−22B	+51N	−21B	=52N	=55B	F	+53N	−17N	3.0	24.5	24.5	8.25	1661	-2.8
50	Kysucky, Peter	1544	SVK	−30B	−28N	+62B	−45B	−47N	+61N	+51B	−39N	3.0	22.0	23.5	6.00	1470	-9.6
51	Merva, Max	0	SVK	−33N	−49B	−31N	+57N	−54B	+64B	−50N	+61N	3.0	20.0	21.0	5.00	1544	0.0
52	Ondrejka, Marcel	1756	SVK	F	F	+42N	=49B	=56N	=32B	=54N	−29B	3.0	19.5	19.5	9.50	1609	-46.0
53	Micak, Miroslav	1744	SVK	−11B	−56N	+57B	−32B	+62N	=20N	−49B	−45N	2.5	24.5	26.0	6.25	1459	-51.6
54	Kolibik, Jan	1672	SVK	−9N	+62B	−35N	−48B	+51N	−44B	=52B	−57N	2.5	23.0	24.5	6.00	1363	-35.8
55	Obtulovic, Simon	1515	SVK	=58B	−15N	−41N	+64B	=49N	−47B	−42N	=62B	2.5	22.0	23.0	4.50	1547	+3.6
56	Zrost, Bystrik	1578	SVK	−38N	+53B	−46B	=61N	=52B	F	−24N	=58B	2.5	20.5	20.5	6.00	1655	+24.4
57	Kolodziej, Maja	1491	POL	−39N	−24B	−53N	−51B	F	=60N	+61B	+54B	2.5	19.5	19.5	5.00	1624	+36.0
58	Recky, Norbert	1822	SVK	=55N	−36B	−29N	−40B	=59N	F	+63B	=56N	2.5	19.5	19.5	5.00	1407	-63.4
59	Michnica, Peter	1596	SVK	−8N	−46N	−63B	=60N	=58B	F	+65B	−43N	2.0	18.0	18.0	2.75	1566	-5.6
60	Kolodziej, Agnieszka	1458	POL	−44N	−47B	=64N	=59B	−31N	=57B	−62B	=65N	2.0	17.0	17.5	3.00	1456	-2.2
61	Svec, Roman	1697	SVK	−3N	+63B	−38N	=56B	−40N	−50B	−57N	−51B	1.5	24.5	26.0	2.75	1270	-109.2
62	Burcik, David	0	SVK	−19B	−54N	−50N	F	−53B	−42B	+60N	=55N	1.5	20.5	20.5	3.25	1399	0.0
63	Halcin, Daniel	0	SVK	−21B	−61N	+59N	−24B	=64N	−31B	−58N	F	1.5	20.0	20.0	2.50	1457	0.0
64	Hajtmansky, Milan	1604	SVK	F	−23N	=60B	−55N	=63B	−51N	F	−40B	1.0	17.0	17.0	1.75	1239	-34.6
65	Dubnicka, Ferdinand	1532	SVK	−35N	−37B	−48N	−42B	F	F	−59N	=60B	0.5	17.5	17.5	1.00	1242	-33.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Maj, SamuelPOL
+155.2
6.5 pts · #3
2Drabik, AleksanderPOL
+91.6
4.5 pts · #20
3Forgac, MatejSVK
+76.4
4.0 pts · #26

Top rating losers

1Svec, RomanSVK
-109.2
1.5 pts · #63
2Recky, NorbertSVK
-63.4
2.5 pts · #60
3Micak, MiroslavSVK
-51.6
2.5 pts · #57

Biggest upsets

R8+351 Elo gap
Maj, Samuel1871 beat CMGorbenko, Rustem2222
R2+244 Elo gap
Maj, Samuel1871 beat Priechodsky, Radovan2115
R7+231 Elo gap
Brojo, Marek1594 beat Golebiowski, Jakub1825