An extremely close finish
17-year-old FM Patrik Stevik (SVK) was the sole leader 8.5/10 heading into the final round. A win would have made him a clear champion, a draw also turned out to be good enough to win on tie-breaks. However, from a winning position, he lost to FM Kanan Hajiyev (AZE) in a dramatic encounter and had to settle for the third place, Kanan became champion. The top seed of the tournament, GM Jergus Pechac (SVK) defeated FM Oliver Stork (GER) to finish second. 10-year-old FM Reyaansh Chakrabarty (AUS) scored an impressive 8.5/11 to finish fourth. He is the youngest top ten finisher of the event.
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A total of 136 players including a GM and 4 IMs took part from 29 countries across the world. The one-day eleven round H Blitz Rating Open tournament was organized by Novy Bor Chess Club at Don Giovanni Hotel in Prague, Czechia on 2nd March 2025. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | FM | Hajiyev, Kanan | AZE | 2125 | 9 | 72 | 78 | 63,00 | 20 | 36,8 | |
| 2 | 1 | GM | Pechac, Jergus | SVK | 2585 | 9 | 71,5 | 76,5 | 61,50 | 10 | -9,8 | |
| 3 | 8 | FM | Stevik, Patrik | SVK | 2185 | 8,5 | 76,5 | 81,5 | 60,75 | 40 | 68,4 | |
| 4 | 11 | FM | Chakrabarty, Reyaansh | AUS | 2142 | 8,5 | 74,5 | 79,5 | 60,00 | 40 | 96,8 | |
| 5 | 6 | IM | Polyakov, Maxim | UKR | 2254 | 8,5 | 71,5 | 77 | 56,75 | 10 | 0,5 | |
| 6 | 24 | Umarbekov, Aziz | KGZ | 2033 | 8,5 | 71 | 76 | 56,00 | 20 | 78,4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | FM | Knudsen, Simon | GER | 2338 | 8 | 75,5 | 81,5 | 56,00 | 20 | -12,8 | |
| 8 | 5 | FM | Stork, Oliver | GER | 2262 | 8 | 75 | 80 | 55,00 | 20 | 15,2 | |
| 9 | 3 | Cernov, Henrik | GER | 2282 | 8 | 71 | 76,5 | 52,00 | 20 | -12,8 | ||
| 10 | 13 | IM | Dovzhenko, Viktor | UKR | 2111 | 8 | 64 | 68,5 | 48,00 | 20 | -21 |
