History
The 15th annual chess festival of Banska Stiavnica will take place on 13th July 2019. Results of previous festivals:
2018:
Stiavnica live chess: GM Ftacnik (SVK, 2514) - GM Movsesian (ARM, 2635) 0:1
GM Stiavnica (MSR): 1.GM Repka (SVK, 2519) 2.GM Petrik (SVK, 2470) 3.GM Jurcik (SVK, 2445)
V4 OPEN: 1.GM Aczel (HUN, 2538) 2.GM Pacher (SVK, 2467) 3.IM Szeberenyi (HUN, 2364)
2017:
Stiavnica live chess: GM Movsesian (ARM, 2677) - GM Pacher (SVK, 2456) 1:0
GM Stiavnica (SVK-ch): 1.IM Repka (SVK, 2454) 2.IM Mazur (SVK, 2459) 3.GM Manik (SVK, 2407)
V4 OPEN: 1.IM Nagy (HUN, 2452) 2.IM Aczel (HUN, 2533) 3.GM Mihok (HUN, 2539)
2016:
Stiavnica live chess: GM Movsesian (ARM, 2666) - GM Duda (POL, 2671) 1:0
GM Stiavnica (SVK-ch): 1.GM Pacher (SVK, 2480) 2.IM Mazur (SVK, 2427) 3.IM Repka (SVK, 2478)
V4 OPEN: 1.IM Aczel (HUN, 2480) 2.GM Mihok (HUN, 2509) 3.GM Talla (CZE, 2424)
2015:
Stiavnica live chess: GM Michalik (SVK, 2562) - GM Movsesian (ARM, 2653) 0,5:1,5
GM Stiavnica (SVK-ch): 1.GM Michalik (SVK, 2562) 2.GM Petrik (SVK, 2461) 3.Repka (SVK, 2429)
OPEN: 1.GM Talla (CZE, 2415) 2.IM Nagy (HUN, 2377) 3.Nayhebaver (SVK, 2314)
2014:
Stiavnica live chess: GM Rapport (HUN, 2701) - GM Movsesian (ARM, 2672) 1,5:0,5
OPEN (rapid): 1.GM Rapport (HUN, 2701) 2.GM Movsesian (ARM, 2672) 3.IM Rigo (SVK, 2379)
2013:
Stiavnica live chess: GM Markos (SVK, 2580) - GM Movsesian (ARM, 2699) 0,5:1,5
V4 OPEN (SVK-ch): 1.IM Krnan (CAN, 2411) 2.GM Banusz (HUN, 2588) 3.GM Michalik (SVK, 2579)
2012:
Stiavnica live chess: GM Movsesian (ARM, 2698) - GM Almasi (HUN, 2713) 0:1
OPEN "A" (SVK-ch): 1.GM Markos (SVK, 2540) 2.GM Babula (CZE, 2585) 3.GM Ftacnik (SVK, 2516)
2011:
Stiavnica live chess: GM Portisch (HUN, 2523) - GM Kavalek (USA, 2527) 1:0
OPEN "A" (SVK-ch): 1.GM Gleizerov (RUS, 2590) 2.GM Petrik (SVK, 2505) 3.GM Markos (SVK 2585)
2010:
Stiavnica live chess: GM Movsesian (SVK, 2723) - GM Nakamura (USA, 2729) 0,5:5,5 (2 games Fischer chess, 3 blitz games and 1 blindfold game)
OPEN "A" (SVK-ch): 1.GM Cvek (CZE, 2473) 2.IM Leniart (POL, 2423) 3.IM Jurcik (SVK, 2484)
2009:
Stiavnica live chess: WGM Pokorna (SVK, 2381) - IM Vavrak (SVK, 2475) 1:0 (game GM Movsesian (SVK, 2716) vs. GM Laznicka (CZE, 2617) was canceled - bad weather)
SVK-ch (blitz): 1.IM Vavrak (SVK, 2475) 2.GM Laznicka (CZE, 2617) 3.IM Bokros (HUN, 2501)
2008:
Stiavnica live chess: GM Markos (SVK, 2568) - GM Movsesian (SVK, 2723) 0,5:1,5
OPEN: 1.IM Talla (CZE, 2407) 2.IM Lipka (SVK, 2431) 3.IM Weglarz (POL, 2303)
2007:
Stiavnica live chess: GM Movsesian (SVK, 2667) - GM Hracek (CZE, 2601) 1:0
SVK-ch (GM tournament): 1.GM Movsesian (SVK, 2667) 2.GM Markos (SVK, 2559) 3.IM Vavrak (SVK, 2428)
OPEN "A": 1.IM Nanu (ROU, 2507) 2.IM Ardelean (ROU, 2482) 3.IM Bindrich (GER, 2504)
2006:
Stiavnica live chess: GM Movsesian (SVK, 2637) - GM Navara (CZE, 2719) 1:0
SVK-ch (GM tournament): 1.IM Petrik (SVK, 2523) 2.IM Markos (SVK, 2526) 3.Pinter (SVK, 2396)
OPEN "A": 1.IM Tibensky (SVK, 2385) 2.Priborsky (CZE, 2337) 3.IM Talla (CZE, 2426)
2005:
Stiavnica live chess: GM Stohl (SVK, 2528) - GM Movsesian (SVK, 2645) 0,5:1,5