Play chess at the Piestany Open 2022 in a beautiful Slovakian town
Chess events happen across Europe all throughout the year. Some countries are very active with the number of tournaments that they hold. These countries are Spain, Serbia and many of the Eastern European countries. One country that is does not organize too many events where Indian players participate is Slovakia. But the country has a growing chess culture and the Piestany Open is being held in the picturesque town of Spa Piestany. Know more about Slovakian team coming to the Chess Olympiad 2022 and also about this strong event.
The entire chess world will be coming down to India in July for the Chess Olympiad 2022. But before that Indian players are travelling all across the world playing in their events. When it comes to tournaments outside India, Europe is the place where most Indian players visit. One of the strong open tournaments that is going to take place in the next few days is the Piestany Open 2022 in Slovakia.
Slovakia has a good chess culture and their team is seeded 34th out of the 188 teams participating at the Chess Olympiad 2022
Piestany Open 2022
Announcing the Slovakia Open Piestany 2022, taking place at the Palace Ballroom on the gorgeous Spa Island in Piestany from 11 July 22 to 18 July 22.
Can it get more picturesque than this?
The tournament is FIDE rated and has norm possibilities. The standard time control is 90 min for 40 moves + 30 min for the rest of game + 30 sec for each move. The GM Open A is for players with a rating of 2100 and higher, while Open B is for players who are 2099 and lower.
Starting list of the event
Starting rank of Open B
| No. | Name | FideID | FED | Rtg | Club/City | |
| 1 | Hurtuk Radovan | 14935031 | SVK | 2079 | Msk Kdv Kezmarok | |
| 2 | Salgovic Simon | 14943581 | SVK | 2079 | Sk Doprastav Bratislava | |
| 3 | Bielik Jakub | 73600938 | SVK | 2033 | Sk Povazske Podhradie | |
| 4 | Jablonicky Frantisek | 14901390 | SVK | 2029 | Tss Trnava Msk Sered | |
| 5 | Rakovsky Jakub | 14955210 | SVK | 2015 | Nitriansky Sachovy Klub Nitra | |
| 6 | Bednar Jan | 14904551 | SVK | 2008 | Sk Doprastav Bratislava | |
| 7 | Panko Radoslav | 14935635 | SVK | 2006 | Sk Stropkov+svidnik | |
| 8 | Rosol Alexander | 1645730 | AUT | 2001 | ||
| 9 | Walter Ema | 14960710 | SVK | 2000 | Ksn Bratislava | |
| 10 | Petrek Dominik | 14954990 | SVK | 1993 | Sk Doprastav Bratislava |
Important details
Contact of the organizers: +421 949 364 826
Email: podujatia.skmodra@gmail.com
Download the circular and get details of the tournament