Tatrafest 2026 - MSR seniorov 65

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96 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 23 May 2026 in Tatranske Matliare, Slovakia. 11 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2115, and top seed was Karol Motuz (🇸🇰 SVK, FM, 2233).

Karol Motuz (🇸🇰 SVK, FM, 2233) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Peter Demeter (6.5) and Vitezslav Priehoda (6.0). Motuz took the lead from round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Jiri Krejcoves (1462) beat Jan Pavco (1766), a +304-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

Top seed

🇸🇰FMKarol Motuz2233

Avg top 10

2,115

Participants

Titled players · 11

IM×3

FM×7

CM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇸🇰Slovakia×77

🇨🇿Czech Republic×16

🇵🇱Poland×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
FMKarol Motuz
🇸🇰SVK·2233
7.0pts·2381perf+12.0
🥈
Peter Demeter
🇸🇰SVK·2097
6.5pts·2471perf+52.2
🥉
IMVitezslav Priehoda
🇨🇿CZE·2225
6.0pts·2197perf-1.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

FM Karol Motuz led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Motuz7Demeter6.5Priehoda6Privara6Mihalco5.5Kolesar5.5

R5 · LEADER CHANGE20 May

FM Karol Motuz takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Karol Motuz drew with Peter Demeter (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Karol Motuz 3 wins (R1–R3)Peter Demeter 4 wins (R1–R5)IM Vitezslav Priehoda 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMKarol Motuz	*	½	1	½
2Peter Demeter	½	*	1	1
3IMVitezslav Priehoda	0	0	*	—
4Igor Privara	½	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Motuz, KarolFM	2233	SVK	+26N	+11B	+20N	=4B	+3N	=2B	+5N	+14B	7.0	39.0	43.5	37.25	2381	+12.0
2	Demeter, Peter	2097	SVK	+79N	F	+30B	+8B	+4N	=1N	+14B	+3B	6.5	36.5	36.5	33.00	2471	+52.2
3	Priehoda, VitezslavIM	2225	CZE	+41B	+22N	+75B	+23N	−1B	+10N	+6B	−2N	6.0	37.5	40.5	27.00	2197	-1.0
4	Privara, Igor	2048	SVK	+39N	+28B	+37N	=1N	−2B	+29B	+21N	=5B	6.0	36.5	40.5	27.75	2168	+25.2
5	Packa, Ladislav	2084	SVK	+55B	+63N	=15B	+12N	=6B	+42N	−1B	=4N	5.5	36.5	40.0	24.75	2108	+6.8
6	Kolesar, MilanFM	2068	SVK	+52N	+44B	=21N	+7B	=5N	+20B	−3N	=8B	5.5	35.5	39.0	25.25	2105	+9.0
7	Briza, Jiri	1862	CZE	+80B	+19N	=12B	−6N	+31B	+23N	−9B	+29N	5.5	35.0	37.5	23.75	2090	+48.6
8	Cambel, Vladimir	1973	SVK	+71B	+36N	=14B	−2N	=27B	+62N	+22B	=6N	5.5	33.5	36.5	22.50	2083	+23.2
9	Janos, Ivan	2023	SVK	+92B	=27N	+51B	=15N	+22B	−14N	+7N	=16B	5.5	33.5	35.0	22.75	2077	+12.2
10	Kolcak, MarekFM	2017	SVK	+45N	=35B	+24N	=21B	+37N	−3B	=15N	+28B	5.5	32.5	36.5	23.75	2045	+6.6
11	Mihalco, Oto	1904	SVK	+81B	−1N	+48B	−36N	+40B	+55N	=20N	+25B	5.5	31.5	34.0	20.75	2020	+46.8
12	Gasik, Piotr	1998	POL	+83N	+43B	=7N	−5B	+35N	−21B	+59N	+42B	5.5	31.0	33.5	20.75	2018	+4.6
13	Bakalar, Jan	1907	SVK	+58N	=24B	=35N	=62B	+54N	=18B	=25N	+20B	5.5	29.5	33.0	22.25	2012	+22.6
14	Petran, PeterIM	2187	SVK	+33N	+70B	=8N	=17B	+15N	+9B	−2N	−1N	5.0	39.0	42.0	23.25	2077	-9.5
15	Milovnik, Juraj	1920	SVK	+86N	+47B	=5N	=9B	−14B	+32N	=10B	=31N	5.0	34.5	37.0	21.50	2056	+28.2
16	Ruckschloss, KarolFM	2140	SVK	+34B	+38N	−23B	−28N	+24B	+27N	=17B	=9N	5.0	33.0	37.0	22.75	1979	-29.0
17	Musil, Vitezslav	1922	CZE	+60B	=32N	+82B	=14N	−42B	+36N	=16N	=18B	5.0	31.0	33.5	19.75	1988	+14.4
18	Cibulka, VladimirFM	2048	SVK	−24B	+65N	=41B	+92N	=38B	=13N	+37B	=17N	5.0	30.5	32.0	18.25	1893	-26.2
19	Hlavac, Peter	1983	SVK	+54N	−7B	=26N	+41B	+52N	=25B	F	+21B	5.0	30.0	30.0	20.00	1998	+4.0
20	Hudak, Vasil	1985	SVK	+48B	+59N	−1B	+43N	+28B	−6N	=11B	−13N	4.5	36.0	39.5	18.75	1975	-1.8
21	Slavinsky, Rostislav	1919	CZE	+69B	+42N	=6B	=10N	=23B	+12N	−4B	−19N	4.5	36.0	39.0	20.25	1989	+16.0
22	Chubar, VladimirIM	1894	UKR	+73N	−3B	+33N	+47B	−9N	+50B	−8N	=26B	4.5	34.0	37.0	17.75	1936	+4.2
23	Capak, Stefan	1925	SVK	+61N	+62B	+16N	−3B	=21N	−7B	=26N	=33B	4.5	33.5	37.0	18.75	1954	+5.4
24	Kebis, Milos	1769	SVK	+18N	=13N	−10B	+70B	−16N	=44B	+35N	=30B	4.5	33.5	36.5	19.00	2004	+48.6
25	Mikulas, DusanFM	2000	SVK	+40B	−37N	+32B	=27N	+59B	=19N	=13B	−11N	4.5	33.0	36.5	19.50	1913	-17.4
26	Palka, Miroslav	1802	SVK	−1B	+58N	=19B	=30N	+82B	=38N	=23B	=22N	4.5	33.0	35.5	17.25	1928	+26.2
27	Treybal, DusanFM	1881	SVK	+46N	=9B	=31N	=25B	=8N	−16B	+79N	=55B	4.5	32.5	35.0	18.25	1961	+18.0
28	Mandak, Miroslav	1886	SVK	+57B	−4N	+69B	+16B	−20N	+67N	=29B	−10N	4.5	32.0	35.0	16.75	1945	+13.6
29	Tokar, Zdenko	1949	SVK	=68B	=74N	+34B	+50N	+36B	−4N	=28N	−7B	4.5	31.5	34.5	17.75	1871	-15.0
30	Tomanek, Rafael	1900	SVK	=76N	+90B	−2N	=26B	=39N	=45B	+34B	=24N	4.5	31.0	33.0	16.50	1827	-14.0
31	Petras, MilanCM	2012	CZE	F	+68N	=27B	=35B	−7N	+52B	+38N	=15B	4.5	29.5	29.5	17.25	1951	-9.6
32	Bracok, Stefan	1825	SVK	+95N	=17B	−25N	=53B	+46N	−15B	=56N	+68B	4.5	28.5	28.5	13.00	1796	-3.8
33	Hasek, Tomas	1779	CZE	−14B	+81N	−22B	−67N	+80B	+53N	+49B	=23N	4.5	27.0	29.5	14.75	1833	+10.2
34	Benes, Karel	1776	CZE	−16N	+72B	−29N	=58B	+84N	+73B	−30N	+56B	4.5	27.0	29.5	13.75	1849	+14.4
35	Pospichal, Karel	1883	SVK	+53B	=10N	=13B	=31N	−12B	=68N	−24B	+67N	4.0	32.0	35.0	15.75	1848	-7.0
36	Hoferek, Svatopluk	1834	SVK	+87N	−8B	+61N	+11B	−29N	−17B	=45N	=66B	4.0	31.5	34.0	15.25	1819	-2.4
37	Krasnay, Milan	1866	SVK	+56N	+25B	−4B	+75N	−10B	F	−18N	+52B	4.0	31.0	31.0	14.50	1978	+21.8
38	Stec, Juraj	1887	SVK	+72N	−16B	+55N	=52B	=18N	=26B	−31B	=48N	4.0	30.0	33.0	15.00	1870	-4.4
39	Sturc, Gustav	1767	SVK	−4B	=57N	=89B	+49N	=30B	=63N	=64B	=51N	4.0	29.0	31.0	14.50	1804	+7.2
40	Klanica, Anton	1750	SVK	−25N	=56B	=46N	+74B	−11N	+72B	+44N	F	4.0	28.5	31.5	13.75	1821	+13.2
41	Saxl, Jiri	1785	CZE	−3N	+73B	=18N	−19N	−57B	=84B	+74N	+72B	4.0	28.5	31.0	12.75	1829	+6.0
42	Hric, Vladimir	1809	SVK	+93N	−21B	+86N	+44B	+17N	−5B	F	−12N	4.0	28.5	28.5	13.00	1922	+17.4
43	Krnan, Bronislav	1868	SVK	+49B	−12N	+67B	−20B	=69N	=57N	=54B	=46N	4.0	28.0	31.0	14.00	1761	-21.6
44	Pereszlenyi, Gejza	1891	SVK	+85B	−6N	+60B	−42N	=68B	=24N	−40B	+76N	4.0	27.5	30.0	12.75	1780	-23.6
45	Greslik, Michal	1765	SVK	−10B	−53N	+80B	=57N	+89B	=30N	=36B	=64N	4.0	27.0	29.0	12.25	1769	+0.4
46	Mihalik, Milan	1646	SVK	−27B	=92N	=40B	+48N	−32B	=60N	+83N	=43B	4.0	27.0	28.5	13.00	1788	+29.6
47	Lihosith, Peter	1818	SVK	+77B	−15N	+78B	−22N	−67B	+85N	+57B	F	4.0	26.0	28.5	12.00	1733	-12.0
48	Lonc, Augustin	1746	SVK	−20N	+88B	−11N	−46B	=74N	+86B	+81N	=38B	4.0	26.0	28.5	11.00	1765	+3.4
49	Nisztuk, Michal	1643	POL	−43N	+83B	−50N	−39B	+91N	+58B	−33N	+69B	4.0	25.5	27.5	11.00	1779	+28.8
50	Hagara, Eduard	1835	SVK	=82B	=78N	+49B	−29B	+53N	−22N	+67B	F	4.0	25.0	25.0	13.25	1745	-13.4
51	Sedliacek, Peter	1838	SVK	=90N	+76B	−9N	−54B	=71N	=81B	+73N	=39B	4.0	24.5	26.5	11.75	1746	-19.6
52	Weis, Dusan	1770	SVK	−6B	+85N	+63B	=38N	−19B	−31N	+60B	−37N	3.5	30.0	32.5	11.50	1844	+13.4
53	Budinsky, Emil	1653	SVK	−35N	+45B	=64N	=32N	−50B	−33B	+84N	=58B	3.5	28.0	30.5	12.25	1755	+20.4
54	Janas, Peter	1744	SVK	−19B	+80N	=59B	+51N	−13B	F	=43N	=63B	3.5	28.0	28.0	12.00	1851	+19.8
55	Munk, Lubomir	1773	SVK	−5N	F	−38B	+81N	+75B	−11B	+70N	=27N	3.5	28.0	28.0	10.75	1905	+23.6
56	Gonda, Jan	1641	SVK	−37B	=40N	=68B	=60N	=66B	+71N	=32B	−34N	3.5	27.0	30.0	12.25	1730	+18.0
57	Karasek, Jaroslav	1668	CZE	−28N	=39B	=91N	=45B	+41N	=43B	−47N	=79B	3.5	27.0	29.0	12.25	1766	+20.2
58	Malinovsky, Jozef	1713	SVK	−13B	−26B	+87N	=34N	=79B	−49N	+89B	=53N	3.5	27.0	29.0	9.75	1672	-9.6
59	Szaraz, Vojtech	1846	SVK	+88N	−20B	=54N	+71B	−25N	+61B	−12B	F	3.5	27.0	27.0	10.75	1833	-2.4
60	Kostal, Zdislav	1722	CZE	−17N	+95B	−44N	=56B	=70N	=46B	−52N	+87B	3.5	25.5	25.5	7.75	1684	-8.6
61	Longauer, Igor	1731	SVK	−23B	+94N	−36B	+65N	=63B	−59N	−75N	+82B	3.5	24.5	25.5	8.75	1694	-8.2
62	Hanzluvka, Peter	1829	SVK	+94B	−23N	+74B	=13N	F	−8B	+69N	F	3.5	22.5	22.5	9.75	1840	+3.8
63	Goga, Frantisek	1885	SVK	+96N	−5B	−52N	+86B	=61N	=39B	F	=54N	3.5	22.5	22.5	8.00	1782	-19.4
64	Salomons, Lorenzo	1841	SVK	+89B	−75N	=53B	=82N	F	=69B	=39N	=45B	3.5	22.0	22.0	10.50	1722	-21.0
65	Genin, Philippe	0	SVK	=91N	−18B	=84N	−61B	−76N	=87B	+80B	+85N	3.5	21.5	23.5	8.50	1693	0.0
66	Mikus, Peter	1755	SVK	F	F	F	=90B	=56N	+88N	+77B	=36N	3.5	15.0	15.0	10.25	1782	+4.6
67	Cebo, Vladimir	1689	SVK	−70N	+79B	−43N	+33B	+47N	−28B	−50N	−35B	3.0	28.0	30.5	11.00	1756	+12.2
68	Sajtlava, Igor	1742	SVK	=29N	−31B	=56N	+78B	=44N	=35B	F	−32N	3.0	28.0	28.0	11.00	1759	+2.4
69	Soldan, Jan	1716	SVK	−21N	+93B	−28N	+91B	=43B	=64N	−62B	−49N	3.0	26.0	27.5	7.25	1670	-9.6
70	Topolovsky, Vincent	1899	SVK	+67B	−14N	=71B	−24N	=60B	+77N	−55B	F	3.0	25.5	25.5	9.25	1719	-32.8
71	Micak, Miroslav	1744	SVK	−8N	+87B	=70N	−59N	=51B	−56B	−72N	+94B	3.0	25.0	26.0	7.00	1657	-19.8
72	Hruska, Karol	1671	SVK	−38B	−34N	−77B	+94N	+93B	−40N	+71B	−41N	3.0	24.0	25.0	5.50	1549	-23.0
73	Koukolik, Antonin	1687	CZE	−22B	−41N	+94B	=79N	+92B	−34N	−51B	=77N	3.0	24.0	25.0	5.25	1644	-10.6
74	Stross, Frantisek	1643	CZE	F	=29B	−62N	−40N	=48B	+92N	−41B	+83B	3.0	24.0	24.0	8.25	1746	+17.8
75	Fenda, Zdenek	1970	SVK	+84N	+64B	−3N	−37B	−55N	F	+61B	F	3.0	23.0	23.0	9.50	1863	-16.8
76	Varga, Alexander	1705	SVK	=30B	−51N	−92B	=85N	+65B	F	+93N	−44B	3.0	22.5	24.0	8.50	1573	-16.0
77	Fujerik, Stefan	1478	SVK	−47N	−86B	+72N	=84B	+83N	−70B	−66N	=73B	3.0	21.5	24.0	8.25	1665	+32.0
78	Krejcoves, Jiri	1462	CZE	F	=50B	−47N	−68N	−85B	=80N	+92B	+81N	3.0	20.0	20.0	7.25	1689	+71.6
79	Ivanic, Pavol	1775	SVK	−2B	−67N	+90N	=73B	=58N	F	−27B	=57N	2.5	27.0	29.0	7.00	1658	-24.2
80	Rezny, Frantisek	1630	CZE	−7N	−54B	−45N	+87B	−33N	=78B	−65N	+95B	2.5	26.5	26.5	4.00	1564	-13.6
81	Rakus, Milan	1709	SVK	−11N	−33B	+95N	−55B	+90N	=51N	−48B	−78B	2.5	26.5	26.5	4.00	1557	-31.8
82	Vojtko, Imrich	1577	SVK	=50N	+91B	−17N	=64B	−26N	−83B	=85B	−61N	2.5	25.5	27.5	7.00	1654	+13.2
83	Kunzo, Slavomir	1747	SVK	−12B	−49N	+88B	=89N	−77B	+82N	−46B	−74N	2.5	24.5	26.5	6.00	1512	-50.2
84	Rysanek, Zdenek	1743	CZE	−75B	=89N	=65B	=77N	−34B	=41N	−53B	=90N	2.5	23.5	25.5	7.25	1536	-77.2
85	Herko, Lubomir	1672	SVK	−44N	−52B	=93N	=76B	+78N	−47B	=82N	−65B	2.5	23.5	25.0	6.50	1579	-14.8
86	Slacky, Stefan	1720	SVK	−15B	+77N	−42B	−63N	=88B	−48N	F	+93B	2.5	23.5	23.5	5.75	1551	-25.8
87	Tomasova, Jana	1553	CZE	−36B	−71N	−58B	−80N	+94B	=65N	+91B	−60N	2.5	22.0	23.0	4.75	1554	-1.8
88	Hrivnakova, Anna	1626	SVK	−59B	−48N	−83N	+95B	=86N	−66B	F	+89N	2.5	18.0	18.0	3.25	1601	-5.8
89	Slivka, Vasil	1609	SVK	−64N	=84B	=39N	=83B	−45N	=90B	−58N	−88B	2.0	22.5	24.5	5.50	1531	-15.8
90	Kralik, Juraj	1587	SVK	=51B	−30N	−79B	=66N	−81B	=89N	F	=84B	2.0	21.5	21.5	6.00	1603	+0.8
91	Sopko, Rudolf	1807	SVK	=65B	−82N	=57B	−69N	−49B	F	−87N	+92N	2.0	20.5	20.5	5.00	1461	-53.8
92	Pavco, Jan	1766	SVK	−9N	=46B	+76N	−18B	−73N	−74B	−78N	−91B	1.5	26.5	28.5	5.00	1502	-53.2
93	Gasaj, Tibor	0	SVK	−42B	−69N	=85B	F	−72N	+95N	−76B	−86N	1.5	18.0	18.0	1.25	1454	0.0
94	Dubnicka, Ferdinand	1532	SVK	−62N	−61B	−73N	−72B	−87N	F	+95B	−71N	1.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	1364	-24.8
95	Weisova, Maria	1497	SVK	−32B	−60N	−81B	−88N	F	−93B	−94N	−80N	0.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	874	-33.6
96	Klochan, Peter	1657	SVK	−63B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1085	-4.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Krejcoves, JiriCZE
+71.6
3.0 pts · #71
2Demeter, PeterSVK
+52.2
6.5 pts · #2
3Briza, JiriCZE
+48.6
5.5 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Rysanek, ZdenekCZE
-77.2
2.5 pts · #88
2Sopko, RudolfSVK
-53.8
2.0 pts · #92
3Pavco, JanSVK
-53.2
1.5 pts · #89

Biggest upsets

R7+304 Elo gap
Krejcoves, Jiri1462 beat Pavco, Jan1766
R1+279 Elo gap
Kebis, Milos1769 beat FMCibulka, Vladimir2048
R5+269 Elo gap
Fujerik, Stefan1478 beat Kunzo, Slavomir1747