FIDE Open Policka 2026
30 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Policka, Czech Republic. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2062, and top seed was Rudolf Jun (🇨🇿 CZE, FM, 2311).
Matej Kupsa (🇨🇿 CZE, 2138) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Andrej Soucek (5.5) and Rudolf Jun (5.5). Kupsa won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Jiri Pokorny (1983) beat Rudolf Jun (FM, 2311), a +328-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 5.5/7. Kupsa takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).
Matej Kupsa drew with FM Rudolf Jun (White).
Matej Kupsa 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Rudolf Jun 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matej Kupsa | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2FMRudolf Jun | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Andrej Soucek | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4FMAles Jedlicka | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kupsa, Matej | 2138 | CZE | +17B | +12N | +9B | =4N | =2B | =3B | +10N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 23.50 | 2242 | +19.0 |
| 2 | Soucek, Andrej | 2121 | CZE | +13N | +7B | −6N | +28B | =1N | +11B | +4B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 21.75 | 2097 | -1.2 |
| 3 | Jun, RudolfFM | 2311 | CZE | +15B | −4N | +10B | +14N | +9B | =1N | +8B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 21.75 | 2238 | -8.4 |
| 4 | Pokorny, Jiri | 1983 | CZE | +23N | +3B | +8N | =1B | +6N | =5B | −2N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 21.75 | 2199 | +42.0 |
| 5 | Jedlicka, AlesFM | 2144 | CZE | +25N | −6B | +11N | +7B | =8N | =4N | +9B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 19.00 | 2073 | -8.2 |
| 6 | Jun, Robert | 1909 | CZE | +18B | +5N | +2B | −9N | −4B | =7N | +14B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 19.25 | 2027 | +49.2 |
| 7 | Kalousova, Julie Antonie | 1865 | CZE | +27B | −2N | +16B | −5N | +19B | =6B | +15N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 1918 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Holasek, Pavel | 2082 | CZE | +19B | +14N | −4B | +12N | =5B | =10N | −3N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 15.00 | 2032 | -6.2 |
| 9 | Kastner, Oldrich | 2011 | CZE | +16B | +28N | −1N | +6B | −3N | +18B | −5N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 12.50 | 1954 | -5.6 |
| 10 | Holasek, Vojtech | 2021 | CZE | +21N | =11B | −3N | +27B | +12N | =8B | −1B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 1977 | -5.6 |
| 11 | Hubeny, Pavel | 1809 | CZE | +30B | =10N | −5B | +15N | =14B | −2N | +21B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 10.75 | 1916 | +14.4 |
| 12 | Sodomka, Adam | 1897 | CZE | +29N | −1B | +21N | −8B | −10B | +19N | +18N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 10.00 | 1839 | -5.2 |
| 13 | Mikulenka, Tomas | 1657 | CZE | −2B | F | +29N | −16N | +23B | +22N | +17B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1764 | +15.0 |
| 14 | Navratil, Ladislav | 1834 | CZE | +20N | −8B | +23N | −3B | =11N | +24B | −6N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 10.00 | 1810 | -6.2 |
| 15 | Smejkal, Jan | 1751 | CZE | −3N | =22B | +20N | −11B | +25N | +16B | −7B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 10.00 | 1728 | -6.6 |
| 16 | Nikolinko, Tomas | 1597 | CZE | −9N | +26B | −7N | +13B | =17B | −15N | +24N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1705 | +14.0 |
| 17 | Kaspar, Jiri | 1659 | CZE | −1N | −23B | +22N | +20B | =16N | +28B | −13N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 9.25 | 1530 | -19.8 |
| 18 | Chmelova, Klara | 1518 | CZE | −6N | −25B | +26N | +21B | +27N | −9N | −12B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1574 | +5.6 |
| 19 | Svec, Ludek | 1643 | CZE | −8N | −20B | +30N | +23B | −7N | −12B | +28N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1638 | -3.2 |
| 20 | Drahosova, Zofie | 0 | CZE | −14B | +19N | −15B | −17N | −22B | +30N | +26B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Becvar, Antonin | 1624 | CZE | −10B | +30N | −12B | −18N | +26B | +27N | −11N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1011 | -46.0 |
| 22 | Dolejs, Mikulas | 1564 | CZE | F | =15N | −17B | =29B | +20N | −13B | +25N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1573 | +1.6 |
| 23 | Drahosova, Anna | 1520 | CZE | −4B | +17N | −14B | −19N | −13N | =25B | +29N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1594 | +18.4 |
| 24 | Martinek, Michal | 1645 | CZE | F | +29B | =27N | =25B | =28N | −14N | −16B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1560 | -9.8 |
| 25 | Kopecky, Lukas | 1721 | CZE | −5B | +18N | −28B | =24N | −15B | =23N | −22B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 5.50 | 1562 | -54.8 |
| 26 | FIDE 23758570 | 0 | — | F | −16N | −18B | +30B | −21N | +29B | −20N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1351 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Brazda, David | 0 | CZE | −7N | F | =24B | −10N | −18B | −21B | +30N | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 1.75 | 1369 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Neubauer, Stanislav | 0 | CZE | F | −9B | +25N | −2N | =24B | −17N | −19B | 1.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.25 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Nikolinko, Alexandr | 1435 | CZE | −12B | −24N | −13B | =22N | =30B | −26N | −23B | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 1.75 | 1278 | -14.8 |
| 30 | FIDE 23794763 | 0 | — | −11N | −21B | −19B | −26N | =29N | −20B | −27B | 0.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 0.50 | 1306 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jun, RobertCZE+49.24.5 pts · #5
- 2Pokorny, JiriCZE+42.05.0 pts · #4
- 3Kupsa, MatejCZE+19.05.5 pts · #1
- 1Kopecky, LukasCZE-54.82.0 pts · #18
- 2Becvar, AntoninCZE-46.03.0 pts · #30
- 3Kaspar, JiriCZE-19.83.5 pts · #20
- R2+328 Elo gap
- R2+235 Elo gap
- R3+212 Elo gap