The Ceske Budejovice Chess Festival 2022 took place from 1-9 July in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. The Festival featured closed GM and IM events, as well as the Open tournament which was played in two categories: A and B.
17-year-old Austrian FIDE master Marc Morgunov won the closed GM event with outstanding performance in a very strong field and achieved the GM norm. With score of 6 points, Morgunov tied with GM Alexander Donchenko for the first place, but the youngster clinched gold as he defeated the German grandmaster in the first round and had better tiebreaks.

Three players tied for the top of the IM event scoring 6 points each, with tiebreaks criteria determining GM Azer Mirzoev as the Winner of the event. FM Ondrej Svanda was second and FM Vladimir Bochnicka came third. Both Svanda and Bochnicka claimed the IM norm.

21-year-old IM Yevgeniy Roshka triumphed in the Open A tournament. Scoring unbeaten 7.5/9 points, Roshka was the sole Winner of the event, while GM Petr Neuman and FM Josef Havelka tied for the second place with 7 points.

As many as four players tied for the first place of the Open B: Mohamed Al Muaini Aisha, Rudolf Bitner, Jonas Durana and Pavel Weiss. Aisha had the best tiebreaks and clinched the event, Bittner was second, Durana came third and Weiss finished on the fourth place. Scroll down for the final rankings

Final rankings – Ceske Budejovice GM Tournament:
Rk. | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
1 | FM | Morgunov Marc | AUT | 2376 | 6 | 26.3 | 0 |
2 | GM | Donchenko Alexander | GER | 2640 | 6 | 23.5 | 0 |
3 | IM | Sahidi Samir | SVK | 2462 | 5.5 | 23 | 0 |
4 | IM | Kraus Tomas | CZE | 2488 | 5 | 20.8 | 0 |
5 | IM | Vykouk Jan | CZE | 2476 | 5 | 19.3 | 0 |
6 | GM | Omelja Artem | UKR | 2478 | 4.5 | 17.8 | 0 |
7 | GM | Stefansson Hannes | ISL | 2541 | 4 | 16.5 | 0 |
8 | IM | Malinovsky Karel | CZE | 2463 | 4 | 16.3 | 0 |
9 | IM | Gazik Viktor | SVK | 2544 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 0 |
10 | FM | Hollan Martin | CZE | 2399 | 1.5 | 6.25 | 0 |
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Final rankings – Ceske Budejovice IM Tournament:
Rk. | Name | FED | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
1 | GM | Mirzoev Azer | AZE | Azerbaijan | 6 | 26 | 0 |
2 | FM | Svanda Ondrej | CZE | Czech Republic | 6 | 25.8 | 0 |
3 | FM | Bochnicka Vladimir | SVK | Slovakia | 6 | 23 | 0 |
4 | FM | Finek Vaclav | CZE | Czech Republic | 5.5 | 22.3 | 0 |
5 | GM | Gretarsson Helgi Ass | ISL | Iceland | 5.5 | 21.3 | 0 |
6 | CM | Dev Shah | IND | India | 4 | 15.5 | 0 |
7 | IM | Plischki Sebastian | GER | Germany | 4 | 14.3 | 0 |
8 | Lajbl Jan | CZE | Czech Republic | 3 | 13.5 | 0 | |
9 | Civin Tomas | CZE | Czech Rupublic | 3 | 12 | 0 | |
10 | Nagy Ladislav | CZE | Czech Republic | 2 | 9 | 0 |
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Final rankings – Ceske Budejovice Open A Tournament:
Rk. | Name | Typ | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
1 | IM | Roshka Yevgeniy | UKR | 2497 | 7.5 | 0 | 48 | 52 | |
2 | GM | Neuman Petr | CZE | 2378 | 7 | 0.5 | 49 | 53 | |
3 | FM | Havelka Josef | CZE | 2396 | 7 | 0.5 | 42 | 45 | |
4 | Toman Ondrej | CZE | 2276 | 6.5 | 0 | 50 | 53 | ||
5 | FM | Hrbek Stepan | U16 | CZE | 2272 | 6.5 | 0 | 49 | 53 |
6 | FM | Palchuk Andrii | U16 | UKR | 2248 | 6.5 | 0 | 46 | 49 |
7 | Zeman Matyas | CZE | 2262 | 6.5 | 0 | 45 | 49 | ||
8 | GM | Velicka Petr | S50 | CZE | 2384 | 6.5 | 0 | 44 | 48 |
9 | Pirola Claudionor Alcides Lima | BRA | 2100 | 6.5 | 0 | 43 | 46 | ||
10 | Johannsson Birkir Isak | U20 | ISL | 2131 | 6.5 | 0 | 41 | 44 | |
11 | Zilavy Jan | CZE | 2090 | 6.5 | 0 | 38 | 41 | ||
12 | Kratochvil Vit | CZE | 2237 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 50 | ||
13 | IM | Maryasin Boris | S65 | ISR | 2260 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 47 |
14 | Walek Petr | CZE | 2237 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 46 | ||
15 | Panjer Sydney | U18 | GER | 2140 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 45 | |
16 | IM | Heimisson Hilmir Freyr | ISL | 2281 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 46 | |
17 | Valantiejus Vaidotas | LTU | 2062 | 5.5 | 0 | 48 | 50 | ||
18 | WIM | Librelato Kathie Goulart | BRA | 2255 | 5.5 | 0 | 47 | 51 | |
19 | Cuhra Martin | CZE | 2225 | 5.5 | 0 | 47 | 51 | ||
20 | Domalchuk-Jonasson Aleksandr | U18 | ISL | 2244 | 5.5 | 0 | 46 | 50 | |
21 | Zima Jan | CZE | 2134 | 5.5 | 0 | 44 | 48 | ||
22 | Puncochar Jiri | S50 | CZE | 2020 | 5.5 | 0 | 43 | 45 | |
23 | Vybiral Zdenek | S50 | CZE | 2143 | 5.5 | 0 | 42 | 46 | |
24 | Kula Dominik | CZE | 2229 | 5.5 | 0 | 41 | 44 | ||
25 | Sykora Ondrej | S50 | CZE | 2099 | 5.5 | 0 | 41 | 44 | |
26 | Placer Sebastian | U18 | CZE | 2062 | 5.5 | 0 | 40 | 43 | |
27 | AIM | Koch-Muller Oscar | U18 | DEN | 2115 | 5.5 | 0 | 39 | 42 |
28 | Borkovec Milan | S50 | CZE | 2188 | 5.5 | 0 | 38 | 41 | |
29 | Holub Adam | U18 | CZE | 1817 | 5.5 | 0 | 37 | 41 | |
30 | FM | Lacina Adolf | S65 | CZE | 2225 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 47 |
31 | FM | Matras Ondrej | CZE | 2229 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 46 | |
32 | FM | Simek Petr | CZE | 2348 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 45 | |
33 | FM | Bartos Jan | S50 | CZE | 2142 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 44 |
34 | Hurtik Matej | U18 | CZE | 2018 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 42 | |
35 | WGM | Abdulla Khayala | AZE | 2207 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 44 | |
36 | Vaculik Martin | U18 | CZE | 1893 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 42 | |
37 | Blumel Otto | S50 | CZE | 1855 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 42 | |
38 | Rosol Alexander | U18 | AUT | 2001 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 41 | |
39 | Sadek Vojtech | U18 | CZE | 1973 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 40 | |
40 | Prazak Daniel | U14 | CZE | 2113 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 40 | |
41 | Radovic Stefan | S50 | SWE | 2018 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 39 | |
42 | Simacek Vaclav | S50 | CZE | 1856 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 38 | |
43 | FM | Hiermann Dietmar | S50 | AUT | 2224 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 38 |
44 | Zednicek Filip | U16 | CZE | 1688 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 36 | |
45 | Shirinyan Daniel | U16 | ENG | 1876 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 36 | |
46 | Mai Alexander Oliver | U20 | ISL | 2159 | 4.5 | 0 | 48 | 51 | |
47 | FM | Mostbauer Florian | AUT | 2303 | 4.5 | 0 | 44 | 47 | |
48 | CM | Mostbauer Maximilian | AUT | 2192 | 4.5 | 0 | 43 | 47 | |
49 | Kovalskyi Roman | U16 | UKR | 2056 | 4.5 | 0 | 41 | 44 | |
50 | Zauner Christoph | AUT | 1963 | 4.5 | 0 | 41 | 44 | ||
51 | Lang Simon | U16 | CZE | 1942 | 4.5 | 0 | 41 | 44 | |
52 | Sudrich Radek | CZE | 2049 | 4.5 | 0 | 40 | 42 | ||
53 | Simunek Jakub Simon | U16 | CZE | 1887 | 4.5 | 0 | 39 | 42 | |
54 | Vrchotka Josef | S65 | CZE | 1959 | 4.5 | 0 | 39 | 42 | |
55 | FM | Laith Kasib | IRQ | 2079 | 4.5 | 0 | 38 | 42 | |
56 | Wojdyla Alex | U18 | CZE | 1782 | 4.5 | 0 | 38 | 40 | |
57 | Toman Jan | U18 | CZE | 1906 | 4.5 | 0 | 37 | 39 | |
58 | Pavlis Matej | U16 | CZE | 1625 | 4.5 | 0 | 36 | 39 | |
59 | Hrbek Jachym | U14 | CZE | 1695 | 4.5 | 0 | 35 | 37 | |
60 | Hradek Matyas | U18 | CZE | 1888 | 4.5 | 0 | 34 | 37 | |
61 | Stastna Martina | U18 | CZE | 1912 | 4.5 | 0 | 33 | 35 | |
62 | Rosol Philip | U12 | POL | 1741 | 4.5 | 0 | 31 | 33 | |
63 | Simecek Bohumil | S50 | CZE | 2059 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 44 | |
64 | Vltavsky Vladimir | S50 | CZE | 2106 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 44 | |
65 | Hladky Tadeas | U14 | CZE | 2095 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 43 | |
66 | Zezula Jakub | U16 | CZE | 1831 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 43 | |
67 | Vilimek Vit | U16 | CZE | 1996 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 41 | |
68 | Mrazik Tomas | CZE | 2055 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 41 | ||
69 | Hosnedl Matyas | U18 | CZE | 1967 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 40 | |
70 | Musil Vitezslav | S65 | CZE | 1834 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 39 | |
71 | Dotzer Lukas | U12 | AUT | 2269 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 40 | |
72 | Saravanan Durga | U18 | SGP | 1908 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 39 | |
73 | Zaza Martin | U18 | CZE | 1911 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 38 | |
74 | WIM | Tsifanskaya Ludmila A | S65 | ISR | 1941 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 38 |
75 | Rucabado Stefan | U18 | CZE | 1809 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 38 | |
76 | Kotleska Roman | CZE | 1863 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 36 | ||
77 | Travnicek Jaroslav | CZE | 1730 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 36 | ||
78 | Ondrejat Miroslav | S65 | CZE | 1903 | 3.5 | 0 | 41 | 45 | |
79 | Chval Zdenek | U18 | CZE | 1958 | 3.5 | 0 | 40 | 43 | |
80 | Svanda Adam | U18 | CZE | 1918 | 3.5 | 0 | 40 | 43 | |
81 | Hlavac Rudolf | S65 | CZE | 1931 | 3.5 | 0 | 40 | 43 | |
82 | Slaby Matej | U16 | CZE | 1796 | 3.5 | 0 | 38 | 42 | |
83 | Kosut Tomas | CZE | 1820 | 3.5 | 0 | 38 | 41 | ||
84 | Zeleny Tomas | CZE | 1894 | 3.5 | 0 | 38 | 40 | ||
85 | Hofstadler Mario | U16 | AUT | 2123 | 3.5 | 0 | 38 | 41 | |
86 | WCM | Koc Azra Ece | U18 | TUR | 1867 | 3.5 | 0 | 36 | 38 |
87 | Svoboda Petr | CZE | 1693 | 3.5 | 0 | 34 | 36 | ||
88 | Nagyova Daniela | U16 | CZE | 1712 | 3.5 | 0 | 33 | 36 | |
89 | Steinbauer Sebastian | U16 | CZE | 1808 | 3.5 | 0 | 33 | 35 | |
90 | Nejdl Eduard | S65 | CZE | 1951 | 3.5 | 0 | 33 | 35 | |
91 | Rybackova Lucie | U14 | CZE | 1696 | 3.5 | 0 | 22 | 23 | |
92 | Pavlicek Petr | S65 | CZE | 1806 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 40 | |
93 | Petirova Iva | U18 | CZE | 1722 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 35 | |
94 | Simajchl Adam | U20 | CZE | 1610 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 34 | |
95 | Vojtek Pavel | U16 | CZE | 1711 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 34 | |
96 | Svoboda Daniel | U14 | CZE | 1679 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 33 | |
97 | Hladky Mikulas | U10 | CZE | 1549 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 33 | |
98 | Schmied Eva-Maria | AUT | 1718 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 32 | ||
99 | Krejci Vera Marie | U14 | CZE | 1554 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 32 | |
100 | Rybacek Martin | U16 | CZE | 1650 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 27 | |
101 | Pisar Tomas | U16 | CZE | 1640 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 27 | |
102 | Milovs Daniels | LAT | 1926 | 2.5 | 0 | 37 | 40 | ||
103 | Svejda Karel | U16 | CZE | 1619 | 2.5 | 0 | 33 | 36 | |
104 | Hammel Juergen | S50 | GER | 1650 | 2.5 | 0 | 33 | 35 | |
105 | Smola David | U16 | CZE | 1609 | 2.5 | 0 | 32 | 35 | |
106 | Kukacka Ladislav | S50 | CZE | 1555 | 2.5 | 0 | 30 | 32 | |
107 | Jilek Marcel | U18 | CZE | 1565 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 | 28 | |
108 | Jodas Daniel | U18 | CZE | 1614 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 30 | |
109 | Almaini Aishah Sarhan | U20 | UAE | 1615 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 33 | |
110 | Huemer Gerald | AUT | 1627 | 1.5 | 0 | 25 | 27 | ||
111 | FM | Hrbolka Ladislav | S50 | CZE | 2094 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 31 |
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Final rankings – Ceske Budejovice Open B Tournament:
Rk. | Name | Typ | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
1 | Aisha Mohamed Al Muaini | U16 | UAE | 1240 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 54 |
2 | Bittner Rudolf | S50 | AUT | 1967 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 54 |
3 | Durana Jonas | U14 | SVK | 1723 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 48 |
4 | Weiss Pavel | S65 | CZE | 1566 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 46 |
5 | Hladky Jiri | CZE | 1403 | 6.5 | 0 | 50 | 54 | |
6 | Hajek Jiri | CZE | 1725 | 6.5 | 0 | 46 | 50 | |
7 | Matlocha Lubomir | S50 | CZE | 1650 | 6.5 | 0 | 43 | 46 |
8 | Pavlicek Adam | CZE | 1672 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 52 | |
9 | Weiss Petr | S65 | CZE | 1492 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 48 |
10 | Khalil Hanan | U18 | UAE | 1347 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 47 |
11 | Rayan Mohammad Ali Hassan | U18 | UAE | 1399 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 46 |
12 | Zezula Matej | U14 | CZE | 1409 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 45 |
13 | Petkov Andon | S50 | CZE | 1702 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 47 |
14 | Kutil Adam | U12 | CZE | 1523 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 45 |
15 | Policar Martin | U10 | CZE | 1341 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 43 |
16 | Barta David | U14 | CZE | 1439 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 39 |
17 | Garabik Marek | U14 | CZE | 1413 | 5.5 | 0 | 45 | 48 |
18 | Khalil Reem | UAE | 1305 | 5.5 | 0 | 41 | 45 | |
19 | Svec Vitezslav | CZE | 1580 | 5.5 | 0 | 36 | 39 | |
20 | Sulcova Tereza Radmila | U16 | CZE | 1538 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 47 |
21 | Fousek Petr | U14 | CZE | 1336 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 45 |
22 | Frnoch Vojtech | S65 | CZE | 1593 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 46 |
23 | Koch-Muller Victor | DEN | 1602 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 46 | |
24 | Horyna Josef | S65 | CZE | 1742 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 47 |
25 | Rychlik Zdenek | S65 | CZE | 1686 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 45 |
26 | Kirchner Michal | CZE | 1581 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 46 | |
27 | Sedivy Karel | S65 | CZE | 1655 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 45 |
28 | Dejmek Tomas | U16 | CZE | 1399 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 44 |
29 | Kral Ladislav | S65 | CZE | 1408 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 43 |
30 | Sobotka Radim | U20 | CZE | 1685 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 42 |
31 | Cipera Josef | S65 | CZE | 1552 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 41 |
32 | Benci Rudolf | S50 | SVK | 1585 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 40 |
33 | Jirik Radovan | S65 | CZE | 1511 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 38 |
34 | Dudarec Elias | U14 | CZE | 1302 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 37 |
35 | Slajs Vlastimil | S65 | CZE | 1726 | 4.5 | 0 | 43 | 47 |
36 | Titera Libor | S65 | CZE | 1839 | 4.5 | 0 | 42 | 46 |
37 | Migalko Dmitriy | U12 | UKR | 1579 | 4.5 | 0 | 42 | 46 |
38 | Benci Jozef | U14 | SVK | 1629 | 4.5 | 0 | 42 | 44 |
39 | Kouba Petr | S50 | CZE | 1696 | 4.5 | 0 | 39 | 42 |
40 | Nour Saleh Jasim | U18 | UAE | 1232 | 4.5 | 0 | 38 | 42 |
41 | Rendl Lubos | U10 | CZE | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 38 | 42 |
42 | Veselsky Jan | CZE | 1571 | 4.5 | 0 | 36 | 39 | |
43 | Mariam Mohammed Almaeeni | U14 | UAE | 1265 | 4.5 | 0 | 36 | 39 |
44 | Predota Vit | U18 | CZE | 1309 | 4.5 | 0 | 36 | 38 |
45 | Tomecek Marian | S50 | CZE | 1302 | 4.5 | 0 | 34 | 36 |
46 | Smola Jan | U16 | CZE | 1388 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 44 |
47 | Sudrich Radek | U10 | CZE | 1192 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 43 |
48 | Hrbkova Johana | U14 | CZE | 1184 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 43 |
49 | Brabcova Nikola | U12 | CZE | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 41 |
50 | Fatima Saleh Jasim | U14 | UAE | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 39 |
51 | Ahoud Eisa Bashkardi | U12 | UAE | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 40 |
52 | Borecky Andrej | U12 | CZE | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 39 |
53 | Klimes Roman | CZE | 1343 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 39 | |
54 | Hladka Leontyna | U12 | CZE | 1272 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 36 |
55 | Bastyr Pavel | S50 | CZE | 1439 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 36 |
56 | Anoud Eisa Bashkardi | U12 | UAE | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 35 |
57 | Klimes Miroslav | S50 | CZE | 1007 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 35 |
58 | Slaby Martin | CZE | 1300 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 35 | |
59 | Abrar Mohammed Almaazmi | U14 | UAE | 1139 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 34 |
60 | Lukas Jan | CZE | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 35 | 38 | |
61 | Polansky Matej | U10 | CZE | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 33 | 35 |
62 | Valiyev Adil | U10 | CZE | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 29 | 30 |
63 | Sknouril Jakub | U14 | CZE | 1261 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 44 |
64 | Slonek Richard | U10 | CZE | 1077 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 42 |
65 | Kutak Jaroslav | S65 | CZE | 1260 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 39 |
66 | Jilek Pavel | S65 | CZE | 1142 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 36 |
67 | Mountassir Karim | U14 | CZE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 33 |
68 | Pesek Petr | U12 | CZE | 1006 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 31 |
69 | Cerny Zbysek | U12 | CZE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 31 |
70 | Reem Mohamed Aljasmi | U12 | UAE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 31 |
71 | Sykora Dominik | U10 | CZE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 29 |
72 | Mikes Maxmilian | U12 | CZE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 28 |
73 | Sudrich Dominik | U10 | CZE | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 28 | 29 |
74 | Hartl Jakub | U10 | CZE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 33 |
75 | Krejci Zdenek | S65 | CZE | 1283 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 33 |
76 | Haupt Richard | U10 | CZE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 30 |
77 | Machacova Lea | U08 | CZE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 26 |
78 | Yurchenko Daniil | CZE | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 29 | 31 |
