Ostravský koník 2024

The chess festival Ostravsky konik 2024
will take place from 27th April to 5th May 2024
in pavilion A at the Černá louka exhibition center in Ostrava.

Prize fund of festival tournaments is min. 180.000 CZK in total,
first prize in main FIDE tournament is 30.000 CZK
entry fee to major tournaments (FIDE Opens) is 1.000 CZK with various discounts available.

Win a free entry fee into major tournaments in our simultaneous tour or in the rapid tour.

The festival will also include the prestigious Czech Championship for men and for women.

RAPID TOUR - BOHUSLAVICE

The seventh tournament of rapid tour will take place in Bohuslavice on 20.4.2024. A special bus for participants will be issued from Ostrava.
specification,   rapid tour,   starting rank

Simultaneous tour 2024

Simultaneous tour will be held in April again: 4.4. Bohumin, 10.4. Frydek-Mistek, 12.4. Dobra, 16.4. Hrabyne, 18.4. Frenstat p.R.,
25.4. Ostrava!!!
Win a discount to the festival tournaments!

RAPID TOUR 2024 - SENOV

The sixth tournament of rapid tour was held in Senov on 6.4.2024.
106 participants, winner IM Lukáš Klíma
more information,   results

RAPID TOUR 2024 - PETRVALD

The fifth tournament of rapid tour was held in Petrvald on 16.3.2024.
172 participants, winner GM Vítězslav Rašík
more information,   results

RAPID TOUR 2024 - HAVIROV

The fourth tournament of rapid tour was held in Havirov on 2.3.2024.
115 participants, winner IM Vojtěch Zwardoń
more information,   results

RAPID TOUR 2024 - RYCHVALD

The third tournament of rapid tour was held in Rychvald on 17.2.2024.
130 participants, winner FM Kacper Tomaszewski
more information,   results

RAPID TOUR 2024 - HRABUVKA

The second tournament of rapid tour was held in Ostrava-Hrabuvka on 20.1.2024.
154 participants, winner IM Bartłomiej Niedbała
more information,   results

RAPID TOUR 2024 - BILOVEC

The first tournament of rapid tour was held in Bilovec on 6.1.2024.
188 participants, winner GM Anton Korobov
more information,   results

RAPID TOUR 2024

Series of rapid tournaments in the area around the city of Ostrava held from to 2024, with the chance to win a free entry fee to main FIDE tournaments. More information here.

RAPID TOUR 2024 - BUS

For rapid tour participants will be offered a special bus from Ostrava!!! We will travel to . The price of a return ticket is CZK.

ONLINE:

FIDE Open "A" (1-8) + FIDE Open "B" (1-5):    chess.com

CHESS-RESULTS:

FIDE Open "A":   round 1-9, ranking (1. IM Rohith Krishna [IND] ◆ 2. FM Mike Ivanov [CAN] ◆ 3. GM Łukasz Jarmuła [POL])

FIDE Open "B":   round 1-9, ranking (1. Jakub Rakovský [SVK] ◆ 2. Bartoloměj Buchta [CZE] ◆ 3. Jonáš Ďurana [SVK])

FIDE Open "C":   round 1-9, ranking (1. Antonín Zemek [CZE] ◆ 2. Michal Gřes [CZE] ◆ 3. Tereza Horková [CZE])

Chess pub quiz (7.5.2023):   (1. PATA PUF ◆ 2.-3. Slavoj ◆ 2.-3. Veselý tým)

Bughouse tournament (9.5.2023):   ranking (1. Kudla - L.Veselý [CZE] ◆ 2. Jacobsen - Hald Falkesgaard [DEN] ◆ 3. Jelínek - M.Veselý [CZE])

Tournament in retro chess by dictation (10.5.2023):   ranking (1. IM Lukáš Klíma [CZE] ◆ 2. Martin Veselý [CZE] ◆ 3. Maxime Muller [FRA])

Children rapid tournament (11.5.2023):  
      A (žáci ZŠ 1.-2. třída):   round 1-7, ranking (1. Damian Židek ◆ 2. Zikmund Šeděnka ◆ 3. Marek Žurek)
      B (žáci ZŠ 3.-5. třída):   round 1-7, ranking (1. Nikol Bartečková ◆ 2. Vít Buček ◆ 3. Hugo Walder)
      C (žáci ZŠ 6.-9. třída):   round 1-7, ranking (1. Šimon Kristl ◆ 2. Viktorie Buchtová ◆ 3. Denisa Bartečková)

Blitz tournament (12.5.2023):   round 1-11, ranking (1. GM Petro Golubka [UKR] ◆ 2. IM Matyáš Marek [CZE] ◆ 3. FM Pavel Jirásek [CZE])

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The International chess festival Ostravsky konik is the biggest chess event in the Moravian-Silesian region every year. However, after 17 years in the Culture House of Ostrava, due to its reconstruction and construction of a new concert hall, it is moving to new spaces in Cerna Louka Exhibition Centre. It will thus be closer to the center of Ostrava, with very good transport accessibility, in a pavilion with approximately twice the area of the Culture House.

After the traditional promotional events (7 tournaments as part of the rapid tour and the simultaneous tour of IM Lukas Klima), the main festival program will take place on May 6-14, 2023:

• 3 FIDE Open tournaments with online transmission of selected games and their live commentary by IM Klima:
  • tournaments divided according to player rating, increased prize money in FIDE Open A and 30.000 CZK for the winner
• traditional additional tournaments:
  • bughouse tournament, championship of schoolchildren in rapid, blitz tournament
• newly added additional tournaments and events:
  • Fischer Random chess tournament, tournament in retro chess by dictation, chess pub quiz, chess swap meet (flea market)..

Ostravský koník 2023

The chess festival Ostravsky konik 2023
will take place from 6th to 14th May 2023
in pavilion A at the Černá louka exhibition center in Ostrava.

Prize fund of festival tournaments is min. 180.000 CZK in total,
first prize in main FIDE tournament is 30.000 CZK
entry fee to major tournaments (FIDE Opens) is 1.000 CZK with various discounts available.

Win a free entry fee into major tournaments in our simultaneous tour or in the rapid tour.

RAPID TOUR 2023 - WINNERS

Congratulations to the winners of the individual rapid tour categories, who thus received free entry fees to the festival tournaments: (results):
Miča, Lys, Potomák, Kozel • Řezníček, G.Kroliczek, Vízner • Bjolek, Jendrowiak, Wojs

RAPID TOUR - BOHUSLAVICE

The seventh tournament of rapid tour was held in Bohuslavice on 22.4.2023.
178 participants, winner GM Vojtěch Plát
more information,   results

RAPID TOUR 2023 - SENOV

The sixth tournament of rapid tour was held in Senov on 15.4.2023.
102 participants, winner GM Vítězslav Rašík
more information,   results

Simultaneous tour 2023

Simultaneous tour will be held in April again: 13.4. Bohumin, 14.4. Pist, 18.4. Hrabyne,
21.4. Dobra, 26.4. Frydek-Mistek, 27.4. Frenstat p.R., 5.5. Ostrava!!!
Win a discount to the festival tournaments!

RAPID TOUR 2023 - HAVIROV

The fifth tournament of rapid tour was held in Havirov on 1.4.2023.
92 participants, winner FM Marek Miča
more information,   results

RAPID TOUR 2023 - PETRVALD

The fourth tournament of rapid tour was held in Petrvald on 18.3.2023.
134 participants, winner FM Lumír Mrázek
more information,   results

RAPID TOUR 2023 - RYCHVALD

The third tournament of rapid tour was held in Rychvald on 25.2.2023.
142 participants, winner Ernest Gibiec
more information,   results

RAPID TOUR 2023 - HRABUVKA

The second tournament of rapid tour was held in Ostrava-Hrabuvka on 28.1.2023.
150 participants, winner IM Piotr Piesik
more information,   results

RAPID TOUR 2023 - BILOVEC

The first tournament of rapid tour was held in Bilovec on 7.1.2023.
166 participants, winner FM Stanisław Żyłka
more information,   results

RAPID TOUR 2023

Series of rapid tournaments in the area around the city of Ostrava held from Jan 7th to Apr 22nd 2023, with the chance to win a free entry fee to main FIDE tournaments. More information here.

RAPID TOUR 2023 - BUS

For rapid tour participants will be offered a special bus from Ostrava!!! We will travel to Bilovec, Rychvald, Petrvald, Havirov and Bohuslavice. The price of a return ticket is 30 CZK.

NEW PLAYING VENUE

The festival is moving to new spaces in Cerna Louka Exhibition Centre. Closer to the center of Ostrava, to a pavilion with approximately twice the area of the House of Culture.
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