WGM Olga Sikorová: Six-Time Czech Champion in the Queen Masters Field
A six-time Czech champion, Woman Grandmaster and freshly crowned 50+ team World Champion. WGM Olga Sikorová (rated 2205) is the top seed of the Queen Masters 2026 in Skalica.
WFM Tihana Ivekovič: A Croatian International in the Queen Masters Field
A four-time Olympian and a fixture of Croatia’s top women. WFM Tihana Ivekovič (rated 2126) plays the closed women’s Queen Masters 2026 in Skalica.
WIM Alena Mrvová: The Queen Masters’ Local Star from Skalica
A multiple Slovak champion and long-time international for the Skalica chess club. WIM Alena Mrvová (rated 2136) plays the closed women’s Queen Masters 2026 on home soil in Skalica.
GM Leon Luke Mendonca: India’s Prodigy Returns to Skalica After Six Years
In 2020 he won the Skalica Chess Festival as a 13-year-old boy. Today he is a grandmaster and a Tata Steel Challengers winner. At Chess Slovak Open® 2026, GM Leon Luke Mendonca returns home as a star of the closed Masters.
Nemecký veľmajster Alexander Donchenko príde na Chess Slovak Open do Skalice
Nemecký veľmajster Alexander Donchenko, víťaz Tata Steel Challengers 2023, sa predstaví na turnaji Masters festivalu Chess Slovak Open v Skalici (22.–30. augusta 2026). Nenechajte si ujsť šach na svetovej úrovni.
GM Anton Korobov Returns to Skalica – 2025 Freestyle Winner in the Masters Field
A four-time Ukrainian Champion, European Blitz Champion and winner of last year’s Freestyle event in Skalica. GM Anton Korobov (rated 2608) returns for the Chess Slovak Masters 2026.
GM Aditya Mittal – India’s Young Talent Joins the Skalica Field
A grandmaster at sixteen and one of the brightest talents of India’s young chess wave. GM Aditya Mittal (rated 2599) will play in the closed Chess Slovak Masters 2026 in Skalica.
GM David Navara – Czech Chess Legend Heads to Skalica
Czech No. 1 for nearly two decades, a 14-time Czech Champion and a grandmaster at sixteen. GM David Navara (rated 2639) will play in the closed Chess Slovak Masters 2026 in Skalica.
GM Alexander Donchenko – Germany’s No. 1 and World Cup Quarter-Finalist Heads to Skalica
Germany’s number one GM Alexander Donchenko is coming to Skalica – a 2025 FIDE World Cup quarter-finalist rated 2640. He will play in the closed Chess Slovak Masters 2026.
GM Daniel Dardha – Belgium’s No. 1 and European Vice-Champion Heads to Skalica
Chess Slovak Open® 2026 unveils another star of the closed Chess Slovak Masters tournament. Belgium’s number one, GM Daniel Dardha, is heading to Skalica – one of Europe’s most talented young grandmasters. The youngest grandmaster in Belgian history Daniel Dardha (born 1 October 2005 in Mortsel) earned the grandmaster title at just 15 – the…