UCT Chess festival May 2026 - standard
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Praha, Czech Republic. Top 10 Elo average was 373, and top seed was Nicolas Luc Berton (🇨🇿 CZE, 1738).
Milan Bednar (🇨🇿 CZE, 0) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Nicolas Luc Berton (6.0) and Erdinc Daskin (5.5). Bednar took the lead from round 4.
Location
🇨🇿Praha, Czech Republic
Dates
23 May 2026 → 24 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇿Czech Republic×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMilan Bednar led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE23 May
Milan Bednar takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Milan Bednar beat Nicolas Luc Berton (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Milan Bednar 5 wins (R3–R7)Nicolas Luc Berton 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Erdinc Daskin 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Milan Bednar | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Nicolas Luc Berton | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Erdinc Daskin | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Jan Zabransky | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bednar, Milan | 0 | CZE | +4B | =3N | +5B | +2B | +7N | +6N | +9B | 6.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 21.75 | 1701 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Berton, Nicolas Luc | 1738 | CZE | +6B | +5N | +3B | −1N | +4B | +7N | +8B | 6.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 19.00 | 2423 | +13.6 |
| 3 | Daskin, Erdinc | 1623 | CZE | +9N | =1B | −2N | +8B | +5N | +4B | +6N | 5.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 15.75 | 938 | -13.6 |
| 4 | Zabransky, Jan | 0 | CZE | −1N | +?B | +9N | +7B | −2N | −3N | +5B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Enkhbaatar, Munkhduuren | 0 | CZE | +7N | −2B | −1N | +?B | −3B | +9N | −4N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 3.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hybner, Oliver | 0 | CZE | −2N | −7B | +?N | +9B | +8N | −1B | −3B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.50 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 571003738 | 0 | — | −5B | +6N | +8B | −4N | −1B | −2B | −?N | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.50 | 938 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Shcherbatykh, Kirian | 0 | CZE | +?N | −9B | −7N | −3N | −6B | =?B | −2N | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 23798254 | 0 | — | −3B | +8N | −4B | −6N | F | −5B | −1N | 1.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 1.50 | 823 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Berton, Nicolas LucCZE+13.66.0 pts · #4
- 2Bednar, MilanCZE0.06.5 pts · #1
- 3Shcherbatykh, KirianCZE0.01.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Daskin, ErdincCZE-13.65.5 pts · #7
- 2Bednar, MilanCZE0.06.5 pts · #1
- 3Shcherbatykh, KirianCZE0.01.5 pts · #5