XXXV.rocnik sachoveho turnaja ZEMPLINSKA VEZA FIDE OPEN 2026
32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Kaluza, Slovakia. Top 10 Elo average was 1978, and top seed was Radovan Priechodsky (🇸🇰 SVK, 2106).
Radovan Priechodsky (🇸🇰 SVK, 2106) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Eduard Panko (6.0) and Lubos Svrcek (5.5). Priechodsky shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Stefan Kovac (1723) beat Peter Jelen (2002), a +279-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Priechodsky takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).
Eduard Panko lost to Radovan Priechodsky (Black).
Eduard Panko 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Radovan Priechodsky 5 wins (R1–R5)Lubos Svrcek 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eduard Panko | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2Radovan Priechodsky | 1 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Lubos Svrcek | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Samuel Holecko | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Priechodsky, Radovan | 2106 | SVK | +7N | +9B | +4N | +2B | +5N | −3B | +8N | 6.0 | 29.0 | 33.0 | 27.50 | 2205 | +13.8 |
| 2 | Panko, Eduard | 2055 | SVK | +17N | +8B | +3N | −1N | +13B | +4N | +9B | 6.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 24.50 | 2217 | +26.2 |
| 3 | Svrcek, Lubos | 1980 | SVK | +14B | +11N | −2B | +23N | +10B | +1N | =4B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 21.75 | 2087 | +21.6 |
| 4 | Lasanda, Michal | 2026 | SVK | +25B | +31N | −1B | +11N | +21N | −2B | =3N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 12.75 | 2009 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Holecko, Samuel | 1912 | SVK | +19B | =6N | +12B | +13N | −1B | −8N | +15B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 16.25 | 1938 | +14.8 |
| 6 | Mizanin, Matej | 1744 | SVK | +28B | =5B | =9N | =10N | =8B | =13N | +18B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 14.50 | 1887 | +46.4 |
| 7 | Kovac, Stefan | 1723 | SVK | −1B | +16N | =19B | −17N | +14B | +23N | +13B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 14.00 | 1808 | +14.8 |
| 8 | Dolhosh, Oleksii | 1766 | SVK | +26B | −2N | +25B | =12N | =6N | +5B | −1B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 12.75 | 1895 | +36.8 |
| 9 | Bidlen, Anton | 1811 | SVK | +16B | −1N | =6B | =14N | +25B | +20N | −2N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 12.50 | 1825 | +3.8 |
| 10 | Paulina, Pavol | 1882 | SVK | +24N | −21B | +17N | =6B | −3N | +22B | =12N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.25 | 1842 | -4.6 |
| 11 | Fecko, Juraj | 1742 | SVK | +32N | −3B | +24N | −4B | −18N | +17B | +20B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1765 | +2.8 |
| 12 | Zrost, Rudolf | 1925 | SVK | =23N | +27B | −5N | =8B | =17B | +19N | =10B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 11.00 | 1742 | -27.2 |
| 13 | Jelen, Peter | 2002 | SVK | +18N | +15B | +21N | −5B | −2N | =6B | −7N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 11.75 | 1837 | -27.0 |
| 14 | Vajda, Benedikt | 1597 | SVK | −3N | +32B | =15N | =9B | −7N | =16B | +28N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 7.50 | 1598 | -4.4 |
| 15 | Sutak, Andrej | 1762 | SVK | +30B | −13N | =14B | +19N | −20B | +18B | −5N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 1690 | -11.0 |
| 16 | Handra, Jan | 1473 | SVK | −9N | −7B | +32N | −18B | +29N | =14N | +26B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 5.75 | 1362 | -18.4 |
| 17 | Novysedlak, Peter | 1633 | SVK | −2B | +26N | −10B | +7B | =12N | −11N | =23B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 9.50 | 1689 | +5.4 |
| 18 | Petrov, Hlib | 1605 | SVK | −13B | +30N | −20B | +16N | +11B | −15N | −6N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1631 | +3.6 |
| 19 | Metnitskyi , Ivan | 1546 | SVK | −5N | +28B | =7N | −15B | +27N | −12B | =22N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 6.75 | 1616 | +14.0 |
| 20 | Recky, Norbert | 1822 | SVK | =27N | =23B | +18N | −21B | +15N | −9B | −11N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 8.25 | 1666 | -28.2 |
| 21 | Ihnat, Marek | 2066 | SVK | +22B | +10N | −13B | +20N | −4B | F | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 10.00 | 1953 | -12.2 |
| 22 | Kucik, Patrik | 1677 | SVK | −21N | −24B | +27N | +29B | =23B | −10N | =19B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1552 | -21.6 |
| 23 | Zrost, Bystrik | 1578 | SVK | =12B | =20N | F | −3B | =22N | −7B | =17N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 6.50 | 1668 | +20.4 |
| 24 | Terefenko, Milan | 1524 | SVK | −10B | +22N | −11B | −25N | =28B | =30N | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Mockova, Sona | 1621 | SVK | −4N | +29B | −8N | +24B | −9N | F | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1588 | -10.8 |
| 26 | FIDE 549007548 | 1000 | — | −8N | −17B | +28N | F | F | +29B | −16N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Dutko, Igor | 1462 | SVK | =20B | −12N | −22B | +30N | −19B | F | F | 1.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1404 | -11.6 |
| 28 | FIDE 549008170 | 1000 | — | −6N | −19N | −26B | +32B | =24N | F | −14B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 1.50 | 1281 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 549008200 | 1000 | — | −31B | −25N | +30B | −22N | −16B | −26N | =32B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 833 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 549008498 | 1000 | — | −15N | −18B | −29N | −27B | +32N | =24B | F | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1264 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Demeter, Robert | 1762 | SVK | +29N | −4B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1226 | -3.6 |
| 32 | FIDE 549006797 | 1000 | — | −11B | −14N | −16B | −28N | −30B | F | =29N | 0.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.75 | 804 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mizanin, MatejSVK+46.44.5 pts · #10
- 2Dolhosh, OleksiiSVK+36.84.0 pts · #15
- 3Panko, EduardSVK+26.26.0 pts · #1
- 1Recky, NorbertSVK-28.23.0 pts · #13
- 2Zrost, RudolfSVK-27.24.0 pts · #7
- 3Jelen, PeterSVK-27.03.5 pts · #11
- R7+279 Elo gap
- R2+153 Elo gap
- R6+146 Elo gap