Future champions liga 2025 2026 R15-16
Open SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 16-round tournament, held on 03 May 2026 in Bratislava, Slovakia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1676, and top seed was Pavlo Bublyk (🇸🇰 SVK, 1749).
Alex Zeman (🇸🇰 SVK, 1642) won with 2.0/16, ahead of Matej Zelina (2.0) and Mykhailo Lukianov (2.0). Zeman won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 16: Igor Belovic (1547) beat Michal Zeman (1663), a +116-point gap.
Location
🇸🇰Bratislava, Slovakia
Dates
03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 16 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇸🇰Slovakia×29
🇦🇹Austria×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 16 roundsTight race until R16; 6 players tied at 2.0/16, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 78 co-leaders at R4 to 9 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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78
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78
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78
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78
16
9
R16 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 2.0/16. Zeman takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zeman, Alex | 1642 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +31B | +31N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2403 | +36.0 |
| 2 | Zelina, Matej | 1592 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +28B | +28N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2331 | +33.6 |
| 3 | Lukianov, Mykhailo | 1650 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +29B | +29N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2526 | +48.0 |
| 4 | Slamka, Tomas | 1410 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +32B | +32N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2246 | +22.0 |
| 5 | Brezlan, Noel | 1675 | AUT | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +30B | +30N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2377 | +29.6 |
| 6 | FIDE 14996421 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | +?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Prihel, Daniel | 1618 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +22N | =22B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1760 | +14.4 |
| 8 | Halada, Lubos | 1640 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =25B | +25N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1942 | +32.0 |
| 9 | Dancak, Filip | 1514 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =23N | +23B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1680 | +16.8 |
| 10 | Raschetin, Nikita | 1715 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =26B | +26N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1852 | +13.6 |
| 11 | Slamka, Matias | 1564 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =24N | +24B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1713 | +15.2 |
| 12 | Motyka, Richard | 1520 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =27B | +27N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1616 | +9.6 |
| 13 | Chmelikova, Julia | 1533 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −18N | +18B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1641 | +12.0 |
| 14 | Kaco, Kristian | 1498 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −15N | +15B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1475 | -2.4 |
| 15 | Voskar, Miloslav | 1475 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +14B | −14N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1498 | +2.4 |
| 16 | Zeman, Michal | 1663 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +17N | −17B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1547 | -12.8 |
| 17 | Belovic, Igor | 1547 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −16B | +16N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1663 | +12.8 |
| 18 | Gonda, Jan | 1641 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +13B | −13N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1533 | -6.0 |
| 19 | Kralik, Jakub | 0 | AUT | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Kello, Alexander | 0 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 14985349 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1404 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Vas, Jozef | 1567 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | =7N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1425 | -7.2 |
| 23 | Barath, Marko | 1487 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =9B | −9N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1321 | -16.8 |
| 24 | Suplata, Oliver | 1520 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =11B | −11N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1371 | -15.2 |
| 25 | Bublyk, Pavlo | 1749 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =8N | −8B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1447 | -32.0 |
| 26 | Gallo, Filip | 1659 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =10N | −10B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1522 | -13.6 |
| 27 | Krivanek, Ladislav | 1423 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =12N | −12B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1327 | -9.6 |
| 28 | Motykova, Dorota | 1531 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | −2B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 792 | -33.6 |
| 29 | Slavskyi, Maksym | 1726 | AUT | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | −3B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 850 | -48.0 |
| 30 | Gallo, Bystrik | 1577 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | −5B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 875 | -14.8 |
| 31 | Chmelik, Juraj | 1603 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | −1B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 842 | -36.0 |
| 32 | Kudolani, Lukas | 1446 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | −4B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 610 | -44.0 |
| 33 | Hudik, Ema | 0 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Marko, Lukas | 0 | SVK | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 738 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lukianov, MykhailoSVK+48.02.0 pts · #3
- 2Zeman, AlexSVK+36.02.0 pts · #1
- 3Zelina, MatejSVK+33.62.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Slavskyi, MaksymAUT-48.00.0 pts · #29
- 2Kudolani, LukasSVK-44.00.0 pts · #34
- 3Chmelik, JurajSVK-36.00.0 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R16+116 Elo gap
- R16+109 Elo gap
- R16+108 Elo gap