OPEN Slovan 2026

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72 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Apr 2026 to 05 May 2026 in Bratislava, Slovakia. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2129, and top seed was Kyrylo Nesterenko (🇺🇦 UKR, CM, 2205).

Abdulla Khamidov (🇺🇦 UKR, 2198) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Ondrej Vadila (5.5) and Kyrylo Nesterenko (5.5). Khamidov won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Maximilian Piussi (1729) beat Radoslav Panko (2113), a +384-point gap.

Location

🇸🇰Bratislava, Slovakia

Dates

30 Apr 2026 → 05 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦CMKyrylo Nesterenko2205

Avg top 10

2,129

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×2

CM×2

Federations · 2 represented

🇸🇰Slovakia×70

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

Top 3

🥇
Abdulla Khamidov
🇺🇦UKR·2198
6.5pts·2417perf+56.0
🥈
Ondrej Vadila
🇸🇰SVK·2145
5.5pts·2246perf+18.8
🥉
CMKyrylo Nesterenko
🇺🇦UKR·2205
5.5pts·2254perf+19.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Abdulla Khamidov led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Khamidov6.5Nesterenko5.5Vadila5.5Piussi5Chizha5Kapinaj5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

Abdulla Khamidov never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Abdulla Khamidov beat CM Kyrylo Nesterenko (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Abdulla Khamidov 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Kyrylo Nesterenko 3 wins (R1–R3)Ondrej Vadila 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Abdulla Khamidov	*	1	½	1
2CMKyrylo Nesterenko	0	*	½	—
3Ondrej Vadila	½	½	*	—
4Maximilian Piussi	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Khamidov, Abdulla	2198	UKR	+28N	+21B	+6N	+10B	+3N	=2B	+4N	6.5	29.5	33.0	30.25	2417	+56.0
2	Vadila, Ondrej	2145	SVK	+47N	+23B	+22N	=3B	=16N	=1N	+7B	5.5	29.0	32.0	24.00	2246	+18.8
3	Nesterenko, KyryloCM	2205	UKR	+46B	+30N	+7B	=2N	−1B	+19N	+18B	5.5	28.5	31.5	22.25	2254	+19.6
4	Piussi, Maximilian	1729	SVK	+13B	=19N	+8B	=5N	+9B	+18N	−1B	5.0	30.0	34.0	23.00	2152	+146.4
5	Malaschitz, Teodor	1869	SVK	+63N	=12B	+17N	=4B	=13N	=10B	+16N	5.0	26.5	28.0	18.75	2142	+100.0
6	Kapinaj, Matus	1993	SVK	+36B	+32N	−1B	+26N	=39B	=11N	+20B	5.0	26.0	29.0	18.75	2000	+6.8
7	Pongo, Aron	2029	SVK	+53N	+38B	−3N	+34B	+21N	+16B	−2N	5.0	25.5	27.5	16.50	2111	+35.2
8	Livnansky, Michal	1910	SVK	+68N	=17B	−4N	+33B	=20N	+29B	+23N	5.0	24.0	25.0	16.00	1972	+25.2
9	Chizha, Olga	1904	SVK	+49N	−10B	+48N	+29B	−4N	+37B	+17N	5.0	23.0	25.5	16.00	1975	+15.2
10	Ruckschloss, KarolFM	2140	SVK	+42B	+9N	+15B	−1N	=18B	=5N	=14B	4.5	29.5	32.5	19.25	2053	-11.4
11	Skyba, Andrej	1795	SVK	+67B	=44B	−13N	+25N	+15B	=6B	=12N	4.5	25.5	26.5	15.75	2076	+86.8
12	Kudela, Oliver	2107	SVK	+52B	=5N	=31B	=14N	+38B	=39N	=11B	4.5	23.5	26.0	15.75	1916	-56.4
13	Hitka, Dominik	2089	SVK	−4N	+58B	+11B	+32N	=5B	+28N	F	4.5	23.5	23.5	16.00	1973	-25.6
14	Krivosik, Matus	1863	SVK	+50N	−16B	+41N	=12B	=17N	+44B	=10N	4.5	23.0	25.5	15.00	2049	+69.6
15	Kovacik, Oliver	1969	SVK	+48N	+39B	−10N	=38B	−11N	+33B	+30N	4.5	22.0	24.5	14.00	1948	-2.4
16	Andre, TomasCM	2084	SVK	+40B	+14N	+24B	=19N	=2B	−7N	−5B	4.0	28.0	31.0	16.25	1979	-33.6
17	Durana, Jonas	2183	SVK	+33B	=8N	−5B	+36N	=14B	+26N	−9B	4.0	27.0	30.5	15.75	1895	-86.0
18	Panko, Radoslav	2113	SVK	=35N	+43B	+34N	+20B	=10N	−4B	−3N	4.0	26.0	29.0	14.50	1902	-27.4
19	Kolman, Richard	1942	SVK	+41N	=4B	+35N	=16B	=28N	−3B	=27N	4.0	25.5	28.5	14.75	1918	-2.6
20	Jancura, Andrej	1793	SVK	+61N	=27B	+44N	−18N	=8B	+21B	−6N	4.0	25.0	27.0	13.50	1968	+26.8
21	Pankova, Yelyzaveta	1887	SVK	+60B	−1N	+53B	+31N	−7B	−20N	+45B	4.0	24.0	26.0	10.50	1867	-2.6
22	Mikulas, DusanFM	1985	SVK	+45B	+26N	−2B	F	−29N	+42N	+40B	4.0	22.0	22.0	13.00	1931	-5.8
23	Pushkov, Oleksandr	1864	SVK	+55B	−2N	−36B	+56N	+53B	+35N	−8B	4.0	21.5	23.5	9.50	1809	-17.2
24	Livnansky, Tomas	1950	SVK	+58N	+29B	−16N	−28B	F	+31N	+39B	4.0	20.5	22.5	12.00	1934	-2.4
25	Laky, Peter	1992	SVK	+51N	−34B	=33N	−11B	=47N	+56B	+28B	4.0	20.5	22.5	11.25	1787	-33.0
26	Orinak, Anton	1806	SVK	+65N	−22B	+72N	−6B	+43N	−17B	+53B	4.0	19.5	19.5	6.50	1769	-11.2
27	Havalda, Samuel	1943	SVK	+56B	=20N	F	F	+45B	+38N	=19B	4.0	16.0	16.0	12.00	2013	+9.2
28	Novak, Jaroslav	1767	SVK	−1B	+57N	+54B	+24N	=19B	−13B	−25N	3.5	25.0	27.0	10.00	1884	+38.8
29	Rezak, Milan	1784	SVK	+72B	−24N	+55B	−9N	+22B	−8N	=32B	3.5	23.5	23.5	7.75	1796	+1.6
30	Sipka, Mladen	1939	SVK	+57B	−3B	+40N	−39N	=42B	+46N	−15B	3.5	22.0	24.0	9.50	1830	-19.4
31	Kollar, Frantisek	1796	SVK	=43N	+70B	=12N	−21B	+41N	−24B	=36N	3.5	22.0	22.5	9.00	1856	+8.8
32	Scepan, Juraj	1831	SVK	+64N	−6B	+63N	−13B	−37N	+41B	=29N	3.5	21.0	22.5	7.75	1740	-14.8
33	Vinarcik, Jan	1764	SVK	−17N	+68B	=25B	−8N	+70B	−15N	+48B	3.5	21.0	21.5	6.00	1881	+19.0
34	Bublyk, Pavlo	1813	SVK	+54B	+25N	−18B	−7N	F	+57B	=37N	3.5	20.5	20.5	9.75	1868	+20.4
35	Chmurny, Richard	1734	SVK	=18B	+59N	−19B	+70N	=44N	−23B	=38N	3.5	20.0	20.5	7.50	1885	+52.0
36	Sykora, Miro	1671	SVK	−6N	+64B	+23N	−17B	F	+54N	=31B	3.5	20.0	20.0	9.25	1827	+45.6
37	Vanco, Simon	1681	SVK	F	−54N	+64B	+67N	+32B	−9N	=34B	3.5	16.5	16.5	7.75	1688	+2.8
38	Janovicek, Lukas	1846	SVK	+71B	−7N	+45B	=15N	−12N	−27B	=35B	3.0	24.5	25.0	7.50	1799	-16.4
39	Povysil, Peter	1800	SVK	+69B	−15N	F	+30B	=6N	=12B	−24N	3.0	23.0	24.0	9.25	1920	+14.4
40	Korenek, Matus	1707	SVK	−16N	+50B	−30B	+55N	F	+49B	−22N	3.0	20.5	22.5	7.00	1774	+7.8
41	Zabaikin, Pavlo	1616	SVK	−19B	+46N	−14B	+62N	−31B	−32N	+54B	3.0	20.5	22.5	7.00	1727	+35.6
42	Buday, Alexander	1736	SVK	−10N	=49B	=43N	+63B	=30N	−22B	=46B	3.0	20.5	22.0	7.50	1768	+2.8
43	Chytil, Matej	0	SVK	=31B	−18N	=42B	+51N	−26B	−45N	+59N	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.75	1711	0.0
44	Krupa, Andrej	1962	SVK	+66B	=11N	−20B	+59N	=35B	−14N	F	3.0	20.0	20.0	7.50	1729	-66.8
45	Kyselica, Daniel	1659	SVK	−22N	+65B	−38N	+72B	−27N	+43B	−21N	3.0	19.5	19.5	4.50	1115	-30.4
46	Polakovic, Dominik	1775	SVK	−3N	−41B	=60N	+69B	+62N	−30B	=42N	3.0	19.0	20.0	5.50	1679	-34.8
47	Koutny, Bretislav	1739	SVK	−2B	−55N	=57B	+60N	=25B	=48N	=58B	3.0	18.0	20.0	7.25	1680	-14.4
48	Gonda, Jan	1640	SVK	−15B	+67N	−9B	+54N	F	=47B	−33N	2.5	19.0	19.0	4.50	1613	-5.4
49	Hrusecky, Dominik	1559	SVK	−9B	=42N	−59B	=57N	+55B	−40N	=51B	2.5	17.5	19.5	5.75	1572	+0.4
50	Daniel, Kristian	1538	SVK	−14B	−40N	+52B	−53N	=58B	=51N	=66B	2.5	16.5	18.0	5.50	1598	+9.0
51	Dekan, Stanislav	1660	SVK	−25B	−69N	+71N	−43B	=63N	=50B	=49N	2.5	14.5	15.0	3.75	1629	-5.6
52	Sivicek, David	1730	SVK	−12N	−63B	−50N	=71B	−54B	+65N	+64B	2.5	13.5	14.0	3.25	1406	-101.6
53	Stolar, Matus	1688	SVK	−7B	F	−21N	+50B	−23N	+70B	−26N	2.0	20.0	20.5	3.00	1713	+4.4
54	Juris, Michal	1434	SVK	−34N	+37B	−28N	−48B	+52N	−36B	−41N	2.0	19.5	22.0	6.00	1545	+30.0
55	Hilcik, Tomas	1539	SVK	−23N	+47B	−29N	−40B	−49N	−62B	+63N	2.0	18.0	19.5	4.50	1557	+0.8
56	Willmann, Ivan	1625	SVK	−27N	F	+61B	−23B	F	−25N	+60B	2.0	18.0	19.0	4.00	1646	-0.8
57	Plastiak, Matus	1615	SVK	−30N	−28B	=47N	=49B	F	−34N	+61B	2.0	18.0	18.0	4.75	1523	-23.2
58	Artner, Jakub	1626	SVK	−24B	−13N	−67B	F	=50N	+63B	=47N	2.0	17.0	18.0	4.25	1689	+8.8
59	Demovic, Igor	1560	SVK	=70N	−35B	+49N	−44B	F	=61N	−43B	2.0	14.5	14.5	3.75	1702	+10.8
60	Horvath, Marian	1558	SVK	−21N	F	=46B	−47B	=68N	+67B	−56N	2.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	1482	-9.6
61	Rummel, Timotej	0	SVK	−20B	−66N	−56N	=68B	+71N	=59B	−57N	2.0	12.5	13.0	2.00	1457	0.0
62	Molnar, Sviatoslav	1799	SVK	F	F	+68N	−41B	−46B	+55N	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	3.00	1629	-17.4
63	Gallagher, Henry	1554	SVK	−5B	+52N	−32B	−42N	=51B	−58N	−55B	1.5	18.5	20.5	3.75	1483	-24.8
64	Andre, Jakub	1459	SVK	−32B	−36N	−37N	F	=65B	+68B	−52N	1.5	16.5	17.5	1.75	1459	-2.0
65	Moore, Dominik	0	SVK	−26B	−45N	F	F	=64N	−52B	+67N	1.5	12.0	12.0	1.75	1342	0.0
66	Patay, Daniel	1629	SVK	−44N	+61B	F	F	F	F	=50N	1.5	10.5	10.5	3.25	1557	-9.6
67	Orsula, Jakub	0	SVK	−11N	−48B	+58N	−37B	F	−60N	−65B	1.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	1420	0.0
68	Heger, Peter	1583	SVK	−8B	−33N	−62B	=61N	=60B	−64N	F	1.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	1332	-26.2
69	Hrmo, Simon	0	SVK	−39N	+51B	F	−46N	F	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.50	1620	0.0
70	Khandl, Stefan	1906	SVK	=59B	−31N	F	−35B	−33N	−53N	F	0.5	15.5	16.0	1.00	1342	-64.8
71	Ronaj, Filip	1503	SVK	−38N	F	−51B	=52N	−61B	F	F	0.5	12.5	12.5	1.25	1472	-2.4
72	Zavarsky, Matus	0	SVK	−29N	F	−26B	−45N	F	F	F	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	950	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Piussi, MaximilianSVK
+146.4
5.0 pts · #4
2Malaschitz, TeodorSVK
+100.0
5.0 pts · #8
3Skyba, AndrejSVK
+86.8
4.5 pts · #30

Top rating losers

1Sivicek, DavidSVK
-101.6
2.5 pts · #58
2Durana, JonasSVK
-86.0
4.0 pts · #18
3Krupa, AndrejSVK
-66.8
3.0 pts · #35

Biggest upsets

R6+384 Elo gap
Piussi, Maximilian1729 beat Panko, Radoslav2113
R1+360 Elo gap
Piussi, Maximilian1729 beat Hitka, Dominik2089
R3+314 Elo gap
Malaschitz, Teodor1869 beat Durana, Jonas2183