| Rapid tour (series of rapid tournaments) in cities and towns of the Moravian-Silesian Region (3rd January - 25th April 2026) | |||
| • | Rapid tour - a series of seven rapid tournaments in and around Ostrava held annually in the spring before the start of the chess festival Ostravsky konik. A combination of well-attended and smaller tournaments, where the unifying element is the easy accessibility from Ostrava, reinforced by a unique chess bus ensuring the transportation of participants from Ostrava to the tournament venue and back. (3rd January - 25th April 2026) | ||
| System of game: | 7 tournaments, swiss system, 9 rounds, 2 × 13 mins + 2 secs for move, (except of Petřvald: 2 × 10 mins + 3 secs for move) | ||
| Attendance: | without restrictions | ||
| Prize fund: | Bílovec (32.000 CZK), Ostrava-Hrabůvka (13.500 CZK), Rychvald (9.100 CZK), Petřvald (10.300 CZK), Havířov (10.600 CZK), Šenov (11.600 CZK), Bohuslavice (27.800 CZK) the best players in the individual categories of the entire rapid tour will win a free entry fee to the FIDE Open tournaments of the chess festival Ostravsky konik!!! | ||
| Entry fees: | 100 - 200 CZK, for some tournaments with the possibility of discounts | ||
| Time schedule: | Bílovec (3.1.), Ostrava-Hrabůvka (24.1.), Rychvald (14.2.), Petřvald (??.3.), Havířov (??.3.), Šenov (11.4.), Bohuslavice (25.4.) | ||
| More information: | see www.rapidtour.cz | ||
| Simultaneous exhibition (1st April - 1st May 2026) | |||
| • | Simultaneous exhibition - a commemorative event in memory of IM Lukáš Klíma, who between 2011 and 2024 played more than 80 simultaneous exhibitions as part of his simul tour in towns and municipalities of the Moravian-Silesian Region. (1st April - 1st May 2026) | ||
| System of game: | without a time limit | ||
| Attendance: | without restrictions | ||
| Prize fund: | each winner will get for himself a discount on the entry fee for the FIDE Open tournaments of the chess festival Ostravsky konik!!! | ||
| Entry fees: | free of charge | ||
| Time schedule: | in preparation... | ||
| More information: | see Simultaneous tour | ||
| The main program of the festival in Ostrava, at the Černá louka exhibition center (2nd - 10th May 2026) | |||
| • | FIDE Opens "A", "B" and "C" - FIDE-rated open tournaments (2nd - 10th May 2026) | ||
| System of game: | swiss system, 9 rounds, 90 mins for 40 moves + 30 mins till the end + 30 secs for move criteria used for ranking: number of points, middle Buchholz, Buchholz, progress, average ELO of competitors waiting time is 60 minutes top games will be streamed on the Internet and live commented | ||
| Attendance: | FIDE Open "A": players with FIDE rating ≥ 1900 FIDE Open "B": players with FIDE rating < 2000 FIDE Open "C": players with FIDE rating < 1700 | ||
| Prize fund: | FIDE Open "A": 150.000 CZK, reward for the winners (1-2-3): 40.000 CZK - 30.000 CZK - 20.000 CZK FIDE Open "B": 60.000 CZK, reward for the winners (1-2-3): 15.000 CZK - 10.000 CZK - 7.000 CZK FIDE Open "C": 45.000 CZK, reward for the winners (1-2-3): 10.000 CZK - 7.000 CZK - 5.000 CZK | ||
| Entry fees: | 1.200 - 1.800 CZK, with the possibility of various discounts (timely payment, team, junior, senior, female, handicapped, rapid tour, simultaneous tour) | ||
| Time schedule: | 2nd - 9th May 2026 daily at 16h, 10th May 2026 at 10h | ||
| • | Fischer Random chess tournament - random draw of starting position (4th May 2026) | ||
| System of game: | swiss system, 7 rounds (or another according to the number of participants), 3 minutes preparation, then 2 × 5 mins + 3 secs for move | ||
| Attendance: | without restrictions | ||
| Prize fund: | 1.000 CZK, reward for the winners (1-2-3): 500 CZK - 300 CZK - 200 CZK | ||
| Entry fees: | free of charge | ||
| Time schedule: | Monday 4th May 2026, start at 20h, finish c. at 22:30 | ||
| • | Bughouse tournament - variant without dropping checkmate from hand (5th May 2026) | ||
| System of game: | swiss system, 7 rounds, with revenge + play-off (or another according to the number of participants), 2 × 5 mins in revenge the lost team will change boards it is not allowed to drop checkmate from hand, the pawn on the last row is lost | ||
| Attendance: | without restrictions | ||
| Prize fund: | 2.000 CZK, reward for the winners (1-2-3): 1.000 CZK - 500 CZK - 500 CZK | ||
| Entry fees: | 150 CZK for a team | ||
| Time schedule: | Tuesday 5th May 2026, start at 21h, finish c. at 23:00 | ||
| • | Tournament in retro chess by dictation - historical variant of blitz chess (6th May 2026) | ||
| System of game: | swiss system, 9 rounds (or another according to the number of participants), 5 seconds per move (according to dictation "white now", "black now"), position estimate after 10 minutes of play | ||
| Attendance: | without restrictions | ||
| Prize fund: | 1.000 CZK, reward for the winners (1-2-3): 500 CZK - 300 CZK - 200 CZK | ||
| Entry fees: | free of charge | ||
| Time schedule: | Wednesday 6th May 2026, start at 20h, finish c. at 22:00 | ||
| • | Championship of schoolchildren in rapid (7th May 2026) | ||
| System of game: | 3 tournaments divided by age (1st-2nd grade and younger, 3rd-5th grade, 6th-9th grade), swiss system, 7 rounds, 2 × 13 mins + 2 secs for move | ||
| Attendance: | only pupil of ostravian kindergartens, elementary schools or secondary schools (first level) | ||
| Prize fund: | material prizes in each category for the best 3 boys and the best 3 girls, in the total amount of approx. 9.000 CZK | ||
| Entry fees: | free of charge | ||
| Time schedule: | Thursday 7th May 2026, start at 8:30, finish c. at 13:00 | ||
| More information: | see www.ostravskykonicek.cz | ||
| • | Blitz tournament - FIDE-blitz-rated open tournament (8th May 2026) |  | |
| in memory of IM Lukáš Klíma (*4.10.1977 – †11.7.2024) | |||
| System of game: | swiss system, 11 rounds, 2 x 3 mins + 2 secs for move criteria used for ranking: number of points, middle Buchholz, Buchholz, progress, average ELO of competitors | ||
| Attendance: | without restrictions | ||
| Prize fund: | 12.700 CZK, reward for the winners (1-2-3): 2.500 CZK - 2.000 CZK - 1.500 CZK | ||
| Entry fees: | 150 CZK | ||
| Time schedule: | Friday 8th May 2026, start at 21h, finish c. at 24:00 | ||
| Place of games: | Pavilon A, Vystaviste Cerna louka Cerna louka 3235, Ostrava, Czech Republic | |
