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CHESS SLOVAK OPEN® 2027
21–29 August 2027 · House of Culture, Skalica · Skalica, Slovakia
Current edition · 9th edition
Chess Slovak Open® 2027
21 – 29 August 2027
Saturday 21 – Sunday 29 August 2027
House of Culture, Skalica
Skalica, Slovakia
9th edition of the international chess festival
Registration for 2027 is not open yet. Conditions, entry fees and prizes will be published in the 2027 regulations.
Chess Slovak Open® 2026
The festival atmosphere in 60 seconds
Opening ceremony, players, tactile chess, the robotic arm and a tribute to GM Ján Plachetka.
News • 30 August 2026
Chess Slovak Open® 2026 Crowns Its Champions: Mittal and Mishra, Rakhmangulova, Sedlák and Rupais
The strongest Masters in Slovak history has two champions — unbeaten Aditya Mittal and Abhimanyu Mishra finished level on points and tie-breaks, with Dardha third. Rakhmangulova won the Queen Masters (7/9), Sedlák Open A and Rupais the Kvarteto Cup.
Read the article →2026 edition format
Seven tournaments.
One festival.
2026 edition details. The tournaments, conditions, entry fees and prizes for 2027 will be published in the 2027 regulations.
⚡ Blitz · 23 Aug 2026 · 9:30
Blitz — Mayor of Skalica's Prize
1st €300 · 2nd €200 · 3rd €130
🏃 Rapid · 29 Aug 2026 · 9:00
Rapid Tournament
1st €300 · 2nd €200 · 3rd €130
🎲 Fischer Random · 26 Aug 2026 · 20:00
Chess 960
Evening side event
Classical: 90 min + 30 min + 30s/move
FIDE Standard rating
GM & IM norm calculations
22 – 30 August 2026
House of Culture, Skalica
Live broadcast · All games
2026 edition archive
2026 regulations and prizes
Detailed prizes, entry fees and conditions for 2026 are in the regulations archive. The 2027 conditions have not been published yet.
2026 regulationsMasters 2026 — final standings
Co-champions Mittal and Mishra
both 5.5 / 9 · unbeaten
🇮🇳GMAditya Mittal1. · 5.5 / 9 · India
🇺🇸GMAbhimanyu Mishra1. · 5.5 / 9 · USA
🇧🇪GMDaniel Dardha3. · 5.5 / 9 · Belgium
🇺🇦GMAnton Korobov4. · 5 / 9 · Ukraine
🇮🇳GMLeon Luke Mendonca5. · 4.5 / 9 · India
🇨🇿GMDavid Navara6. · 4.5 / 9 · Czechia
🇸🇰GMJerguš Pecháč7. · 4 / 9 · Slovakia
🇧🇷GMAlexandr Fier8. · 4 / 9 · Brazil
🇩🇪GMAlexander Donchenko9. · 3.5 / 9 · Germany
🇺🇦GMIhor Samunenkov10. · 3 / 9 · Ukraine
▶ The strongest chess tournament ever held in Slovakia — the 2026 Masters had an average rating of 2603. Ján Plachetka Prize for the most beautiful game: GM Alexandr Fier
Live commentary: GM Sergei Movsesian
2026 edition · beyond the leaderboard
Special Prizes
♟ Ján Plachetka Prize
For the most beautiful game of the tournament — named after the first Slovak Grandmaster.
📈 Sergei Movsesian Prize
For the greatest ELO rating gain, presented by GM Sergei Movsesian — Chess Olympiad gold medallist with Armenia (2012), former World Top 10 player (January 2009), peak rating 2751.
⭐ Game of the Day
Each round, our sponsor awards a prize for the most brilliant game. Creativity and attacking play are rewarded every single day.
Since 2019
Hall of Champions
Festival history and reports from past editions
♕ Masters · closed grandmaster tournament
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 🇮🇳🇺🇸 GM Aditya Mittal & GM Abhimanyu Mishra | 5.5 / 9 | Co-champions, both unbeaten · 3rd GM Daniel Dardha 🇧🇪 · avg. ELO 2 603 |
| 2021 | 🇺🇦 GM Anton Korobov | — | 2nd GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy 🇺🇦 · 3rd Leon Luke Mendonca 🇮🇳 |
| 2020 | 🇭🇷 GM Ivan Šarić | — | Croatian grandmaster |
♛ Queen Masters · closed women's tournament
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 🇺🇦 WGM Anastasiya Rakhmangulova | 7 / 9 | First edition · 2nd WFM H. Markantonaki 🇬🇷 (WIM norm) · 3rd WGM E. Doluhanova 🇺🇦 |
♞ Open A · main open tournament (FIDE 2000+)
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 🇷🇸 GM Nikola Sedlak | 7.5 / 9 | Serbian grandmaster · earned the right to play in Masters 2027 · 18 countries |
| 2025 | 🇦🇹 IM Valentin Baidetskyi | 7.5 / 9 | First Austrian champion · WIM norm: T. Iveković · 19 countries |
| 2024 | 🇸🇰 FM Martin Jablonický | 6.5 / 9 | Shared 1st · ŠK Osuské · 14 countries |
| 2023 | 🇸🇰 GM Jerguš Pecháč | 7.5 / 9 | 2nd title · 240+ players · event selected for the FIDE Aid Package programme (50 opens worldwide) |
| 2022 | 🇸🇰 IM Filip Haring | 7.0 / 9 | GM norm · event selected for the FIDE Aid Package programme · 222 players, 16 countries |
| 2021 | 🇸🇰 GM Jerguš Pecháč | 7.5 / 9 | First title |
| 2020 | 🇮🇳 IM Leon Luke Mendonca | — | Aged 14 · future 2600+ GM |
| 2019 | 🇷🇺 IM Mikhail Demidov | — | 1st edition of Chess Slovak Open® |
Where we play
Skalica — A royal city worth the trip
Skalica has been a Free Royal City since 1372. Its medieval walls, Romanesque rotunda, and Art Nouveau House of Culture create a unique atmosphere that makes this festival unforgettable.
The venue — the House of Culture, Skalica — is an Art Nouveau masterpiece designed by architect Dušan Jurkovič in 1905, featuring original mosaics and preserved period interiors. Since 2025, the home of Chess Slovak Open®.
Approximate driving times: Bratislava and Brno about 1 h 15 min · Vienna about 2 h
House of Culture — 1905Art Nouveau building designed by Dušan Jurkovič. Original mosaics, paintings, preserved interiors. All tournaments under one roof.
Cycling & Baťa CanalScenic trails and boat trips along the historic Baťa Canal — perfect rest between rounds.
Skalický rubín & Wine TastingEU Protected Designation wine. Check tasting options directly with local winemakers.
AccommodationWhere to stay in Skalica · check availability and prices with providers; 2027 offers have not been announced.
Results · chess-results.com
Final Standings 2026
Official final results of all events from chess-results.com.
Source: Masters ↑ · Queen Masters ↑ · Open A ↑ · Open B ↑ · Rapid ↑ · Chess 960 ↑
Leisure in Skalica
Ideas for a break between rounds
Leisure ideas from previous editions. The organised side-event programme for 2027 has not been announced; check availability with the providers.
⚽ Football
🎾 Tennis
🏓 Table Tennis
🍷 Wine Tasting
🚴 Cycling — Baťa Canal
🚤 Boat Trip
⛳ Golf nearby
🏖 Beach Volleyball
🧊 Ice Hockey (seasonal)
History
Chess Slovak Open® 2026 Crowns Its Champions: Mittal and Mishra, Rakhmangulova, Sedlák and Rupais
The nine-day Chess Slovak Open® 2026 festival in Skalica is over. The strongest Masters in Slovak history has two champions: unbeaten Aditya Mittal and Abhimanyu Mishra finished with identical points and tie-breaks, with Daniel Dardha third. Anastasiya Rakhmangulova dominated the Queen Masters with 7/9, Nikola Sedlák won Open A with 7.5 points and a place in the 2027 Masters, and the Kvarteto Cup went to Gustavs Rupais.
CHESS Slovak OPEN® 2025 in Skalica: a week of top chess, lively atmosphere and international successes
Skalica has been alive with chess since 23. until 31. August 2025. The CHESS Slovak OPEN festival took place in the Culture House, which brought nine days of intense duels, accompanying tournaments and meetings with chess personalities. In total, approximately 150 players from 19 countries participated in all tournaments. The director of the event…
2026 partners
Previous festival editions received FIDE Open Aid support. The 2027 partners have not been announced yet.
Contact us
Where you can find us
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Ing. Milan Roman - Tournament director
info@chessslovakopen.sk
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