Tatrafest 2026 - Open Tatry 30
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32 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 23 May 2026 in Tatranske Matliare, Slovakia. 5 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2124, and top seed was Tomas Vojta (🇨🇿 CZE, FM, 2327).
Tomas Vojta (🇨🇿 CZE, FM, 2327) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Zuzana Hagarova (6.5) and Marian Kantorik (5.5). Vojta won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Dominika Katarzyna Palka (1887) beat Jozef Kostelny (2135), a +248-point gap.
Location
🇸🇰Tatranske Matliare, Slovakia
Dates
16 May 2026 → 23 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 5
IM×2
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇸🇰Slovakia×22
🇨🇿Czech Republic×6
🇵🇱Poland×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇦🇹Austria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsFM Tomas Vojta led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
13
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
R6–R8 · LEAD HELD
FM Tomas Vojta held the sole lead from R6 through R8 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Tomas Vojta drew with IM Zuzana Hagarova (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Tomas Vojta 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)IM Zuzana Hagarova 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMTomas Vojta | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2IMZuzana Hagarova | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3IMMarian Kantorik | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Jan Bednar | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vojta, TomasFM | 2327 | CZE | +10N | +4B | +3N | =2B | +5N | +8B | +21B | =6N | 7.0 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 34.25 | 2409 | +6.4 |
| 2 | Hagarova, ZuzanaIM | 2253 | SVK | +12B | +8N | +6B | =1N | +18B | =3B | =4N | +9B | 6.5 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 30.50 | 2303 | +5.9 |
| 3 | Kantorik, MarianIM | 2193 | SVK | +32N | +9B | −1B | +13N | +16B | =2N | =6B | =5N | 5.5 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 21.25 | 2216 | +6.8 |
| 4 | Bednar, Jan | 2001 | SVK | +30B | −1N | +11B | =8N | +14B | =7N | =2B | +12N | 5.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 22.50 | 2151 | +30.4 |
| 5 | Kostelny, Jozef | 2135 | SVK | −6B | +17N | +27B | +7N | −1B | =12N | +11B | =3B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 20.75 | 2082 | -8.6 |
| 6 | Palka, Dominika Katarzyna | 1887 | CZE | +5N | +22B | −2N | −21B | +20N | +19B | =3N | =1B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 38.0 | 21.75 | 2162 | +52.6 |
| 7 | Kolesar, Peter | 1965 | SVK | =25N | =24B | +20N | −5B | +22N | =4B | =16N | +13B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 18.75 | 1989 | +7.4 |
| 8 | Blaho, Stefan | 2015 | SVK | +15N | −2B | +10N | =4B | =9N | −1N | +24B | =16B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 18.50 | 2044 | +7.8 |
| 9 | Jiruse, Josef | 1983 | CZE | +31B | −3N | +29B | −14N | =8B | +17N | +18B | −2N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 13.25 | 2012 | +7.8 |
| 10 | Panko, Eduard | 1945 | SVK | −1B | +30N | −8B | =15N | =17B | +29N | =14B | +24N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 13.00 | 1915 | -5.6 |
| 11 | Holicky, Miroslav | 1831 | SVK | −13N | +26B | −4N | =24B | +31N | +15B | −5N | +20B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 13.00 | 1874 | +9.6 |
| 12 | Milanowski, Jan | 1925 | POL | −2N | =15B | +24N | =19N | +29B | =5B | =13N | −4B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 13.25 | 1928 | +1.0 |
| 13 | Nikel, Rastislav | 2025 | SVK | +11B | =19N | +14B | −3B | =21N | =18N | =12B | −7N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 15.75 | 2007 | -4.0 |
| 14 | Lukac, Roman | 1988 | SVK | +20N | =18B | −13N | +9B | −4N | =22B | =10N | =15B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 15.75 | 1930 | -11.8 |
| 15 | Stanko, Ivan | 1799 | SVK | −8B | =12N | +32N | =10B | =19B | −11N | +23B | =14N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 12.00 | 1927 | +27.6 |
| 16 | Skreno, VladimirCM | 2083 | SVK | +28N | +27B | =21N | =18B | −3N | F | =7B | =8N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 13.25 | 2077 | -0.2 |
| 17 | Anikeev, Vyacheslav | 1807 | UKR | =24N | −5B | =25N | +26B | =10N | −9B | =19N | +30B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 11.50 | 1840 | +6.0 |
| 18 | Steiner, BrunoCM | 2086 | AUT | +23B | =14N | +19B | =16N | −2N | =13B | −9N | F | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 13.00 | 2020 | -12.0 |
| 19 | Hurtak, Otto | 1947 | CZE | +26N | =13B | −18N | =12B | =15N | −6N | =17B | =25B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 12.00 | 1817 | -27.0 |
| 20 | Lopusna, Katarina | 1736 | SVK | −14B | +23N | −7B | +31N | −6B | =27N | +29B | −11N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 8.25 | 1820 | +16.0 |
| 21 | Nicolini, Alexander | 2118 | SVK | =22N | +25B | =16B | +6N | =13B | F | −1N | F | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 2042 | -8.6 |
| 22 | Misecka, Kamil | 1867 | SVK | =21B | −6N | =31B | +30N | −7B | =14N | +26B | F | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1872 | +0.6 |
| 23 | Starychfojtu, Josef | 1862 | CZE | −18N | −20B | −26N | =28B | +32N | +30B | −15N | +29B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 1765 | -21.8 |
| 24 | Jezikowska, Nadzieja | 1586 | POL | =17B | =7N | −12B | =11N | =27B | +25N | −8N | −10B | 3.0 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 11.00 | 1805 | +35.4 |
| 25 | Roubik, Vit | 1716 | CZE | =7B | −21N | =17B | =27N | F | −24B | +28N | =19N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 10.00 | 1840 | +18.8 |
| 26 | Kaminsky, Ladislav | 1634 | SVK | −19B | −11N | +23B | −17N | =28B | +31B | −22N | F | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 6.25 | 1741 | +16.8 |
| 27 | Nemeckay, Rastislav | 1959 | SVK | +29B | −16N | −5N | =25B | =24N | =20B | F | F | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1765 | -28.4 |
| 28 | Mosny, Jaroslav | 1851 | SVK | −16B | −29N | −30B | =23N | =26N | +32B | −25B | =31N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 4.25 | 1657 | -41.4 |
| 29 | Andras, Anton | 1676 | SVK | −27N | +28B | −9N | +32B | −12N | −10B | −20N | −23N | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 3.00 | 1703 | +3.6 |
| 30 | Kralik, Matej | 1774 | SVK | −4N | −10B | +28N | −22B | F | −23N | +31B | −17N | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.00 | 1709 | -12.4 |
| 31 | Sevcik, Peter | 1735 | SVK | −9N | =32B | =22N | −20B | −11B | −26N | −30N | =28B | 1.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 3.25 | 1572 | -31.6 |
| 32 | Khandl, Stefan | 1906 | SVK | −3B | =31N | −15B | −29N | −23B | −28N | F | F | 0.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.75 | 1452 | -59.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Palka, Dominika KatarzynaCZE+52.65.0 pts · #5
- 2Jezikowska, NadziejaPOL+35.43.0 pts · #25
- 3Bednar, JanSVK+30.45.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Khandl, StefanSVK-59.40.5 pts · #32
- 2Mosny, JaroslavSVK-41.42.5 pts · #26
- 3Sevcik, PeterSVK-31.61.5 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R1+248 Elo gap
- R4+230 Elo gap
- R3+228 Elo gap