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Results - Challengers

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1.  IM FINEK Vaclav2538CZE1½½½11½1½6,5028,25
2.  GM YUFFA Daniil2604ESP0½1111½016024,5
3.  GM DIVYA Deshmukh2497IND½½½½½½1105022,5
4.  GM GLEDURA Benjamin2652HUN½0½11001½4,5119,5
5.  GM BJERRE Jonas Buhl2629DEN½0½0½1½½14,5218,25
6.  IM NEMEC Jachym2466CZE00½0½½1114,5216,75
7.  GM BEERDSEN Thomas2525NED00½10½1½½4116,25
8.  GM GANGULY Surya Shekhar2568IND½½01½00½14217,25
9.  IM HRBEK Stepan2463CZE0100½0½½13,5014,75
10.  GM ZHU Jiner2578CHN½01½00½002,5012,5
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1GM DIVYA Deshmukh2497IND 10
0.5
0.5
2
0.5
1
3
0
1
4
0.5
1.5
5
1
2.5
6
0.5
3
7
0.5
3.5
8
0.5
4
9
1
5
2GM YUFFA Daniil2604ESP 9
0
0
1
0.5
0.5
10
1
1.5
3
1
2.5
4
0
2.5
5
0.5
3
6
1
4
7
1
5
8
1
6
3GM ZHU Jiner2578CHN 8
0
0
9
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
10
0.5
1.5
4
0.5
2
5
0
2
6
0.5
2.5
7
0
2.5
4IM FINEK Vaclav2538CZE 7
0.5
0.5
8
1
1.5
9
1
2.5
1
0.5
3
2
1
4
3
0.5
4.5
10
0.5
5
5
0.5
5.5
6
1
6.5
5GM GANGULY Surya Shekhar2568IND 6
0
0
7
0.5
0.5
8
0
0.5
9
0.5
1
1
0
1
2
0.5
1.5
3
1
2.5
4
0.5
3
10
1
4
6GM BEERDSEN Thomas2525NED 5
1
1
10
1
2
7
0
2
8
0.5
2.5
9
0.5
3
1
0.5
3.5
2
0
3.5
3
0.5
4
4
0
4
7GM BJERRE Jonas Buhl2629DEN 4
0.5
0.5
5
0.5
1
6
1
2
10
0
2
8
0.5
2.5
9
0.5
3
1
0.5
3.5
2
0
3.5
3
1
4.5
8IM NEMEC Jachym2466CZE 3
1
1
4
0
1
5
1
2
6
0.5
2.5
7
0.5
3
10
0
3
9
1
4
1
0.5
4.5
2
0
4.5
9IM HRBEK Stepan2463CZE 2
1
1
3
1
2
4
0
2
5
0.5
2.5
6
0.5
3
7
0.5
3.5
8
0
3.5
10
0
3.5
1
0
3.5
10GM GLEDURA Benjamin2652HUN 1
0.5
0.5
6
0
0.5
2
0
0.5
7
1
1.5
3
0.5
2
8
1
3
4
0.5
3.5
9
1
4.5
5
0
4.5

Pairings

1. kolo dne 25. 2. 2026 v 15:00
GM DIVYA Deshmukh (2497)½ - ½GM GLEDURA Benjamin (2652)
GM YUFFA Daniil (2604)0 - 1IM HRBEK Stepan (2463)
GM ZHU Jiner (2578)0 - 1IM NEMEC Jachym (2466)
IM FINEK Vaclav (2538)½ - ½GM BJERRE Jonas Buhl (2629)
GM GANGULY Surya Shekhar (2568)0 - 1GM BEERDSEN Thomas (2525)
2. kolo dne 26. 2. 2026 v 15:00
GM GLEDURA Benjamin (2652)0 - 1GM BEERDSEN Thomas (2525)
GM BJERRE Jonas Buhl (2629)½ - ½GM GANGULY Surya Shekhar (2568)
IM NEMEC Jachym (2466)0 - 1IM FINEK Vaclav (2538)
IM HRBEK Stepan (2463)1 - 0GM ZHU Jiner (2578)
GM DIVYA Deshmukh (2497)½ - ½GM YUFFA Daniil (2604)
3. kolo dne 27. 2. 2026 v 15:00
GM YUFFA Daniil (2604)1 - 0GM GLEDURA Benjamin (2652)
GM ZHU Jiner (2578)1 - 0GM DIVYA Deshmukh (2497)
IM FINEK Vaclav (2538)1 - 0IM HRBEK Stepan (2463)
GM GANGULY Surya Shekhar (2568)0 - 1IM NEMEC Jachym (2466)
GM BEERDSEN Thomas (2525)0 - 1GM BJERRE Jonas Buhl (2629)
4. kolo dne 28. 2. 2026 v 15:00
GM GLEDURA Benjamin (2652)1 - 0GM BJERRE Jonas Buhl (2629)
IM NEMEC Jachym (2466)½ - ½GM BEERDSEN Thomas (2525)
IM HRBEK Stepan (2463)½ - ½GM GANGULY Surya Shekhar (2568)
GM DIVYA Deshmukh (2497)½ - ½IM FINEK Vaclav (2538)
GM YUFFA Daniil (2604)1 - 0GM ZHU Jiner (2578)
5. kolo dne 1. 3. 2026 v 15:00
GM ZHU Jiner (2578)½ - ½GM GLEDURA Benjamin (2652)
IM FINEK Vaclav (2538)1 - 0GM YUFFA Daniil (2604)
GM GANGULY Surya Shekhar (2568)0 - 1GM DIVYA Deshmukh (2497)
GM BEERDSEN Thomas (2525)½ - ½IM HRBEK Stepan (2463)
GM BJERRE Jonas Buhl (2629)½ - ½IM NEMEC Jachym (2466)
6. kolo dne 3. 3. 2026 v 15:00
GM GLEDURA Benjamin (2652)1 - 0IM NEMEC Jachym (2466)
IM HRBEK Stepan (2463)½ - ½GM BJERRE Jonas Buhl (2629)
GM DIVYA Deshmukh (2497)½ - ½GM BEERDSEN Thomas (2525)
GM YUFFA Daniil (2604)½ - ½GM GANGULY Surya Shekhar (2568)
GM ZHU Jiner (2578)½ - ½IM FINEK Vaclav (2538)
7. kolo dne 4. 3. 2026 v 15:00
IM FINEK Vaclav (2538)½ - ½GM GLEDURA Benjamin (2652)
GM GANGULY Surya Shekhar (2568)1 - 0GM ZHU Jiner (2578)
GM BEERDSEN Thomas (2525)0 - 1GM YUFFA Daniil (2604)
GM BJERRE Jonas Buhl (2629)½ - ½GM DIVYA Deshmukh (2497)
IM NEMEC Jachym (2466)1 - 0IM HRBEK Stepan (2463)
8. kolo dne 5. 3. 2026 v 15:00
GM GLEDURA Benjamin (2652)1 - 0IM HRBEK Stepan (2463)
GM DIVYA Deshmukh (2497)½ - ½IM NEMEC Jachym (2466)
GM YUFFA Daniil (2604)1 - 0GM BJERRE Jonas Buhl (2629)
GM ZHU Jiner (2578)½ - ½GM BEERDSEN Thomas (2525)
IM FINEK Vaclav (2538)½ - ½GM GANGULY Surya Shekhar (2568)
9. kolo dne 6. 3. 2026 v 11:00
GM GANGULY Surya Shekhar (2568)1 - 0GM GLEDURA Benjamin (2652)
GM BEERDSEN Thomas (2525)0 - 1IM FINEK Vaclav (2538)
GM BJERRE Jonas Buhl (2629)1 - 0GM ZHU Jiner (2578)
IM NEMEC Jachym (2466)0 - 1GM YUFFA Daniil (2604)
IM HRBEK Stepan (2463)0 - 1GM DIVYA Deshmukh (2497)