20. - 30. June 2023
Prague
International
Chess
Festival
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Groups

MASTERS

1 Robson, Ray (USA) 5.5
2 Deac, Bogdan (ROU) 5.5
3 Harikrishna, Pentala (IND) 5
4 Navara, David (CZE) 4.5
5 Shankland, Sam (USA) 4.5
6 Martirosyan Haik (ARM) 4.5
7 Keymer, Vincent (GER) 4.5
8 Wang, Hao (CHN) 4
9 Gelfand, Boris (ISR) 3.5
10 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van (CZE) 3.5
∅ 2683

CHALLENGERS

1 Bartel, Mateusz (POL) 6.5
2 Motylev, Alexander (FID) 6
3 Pultinevicius, P. (LTU) 5
4 Gledura, Benjamin (HUN) 5
5 Vykouk, Jan (CZE) 5
6 L'Ami, Erwin (NED) 4.5
7 Pechac, Jergus (SVK) 4
8 Finek, Vaclav (CZE) 3.5
9 Stalmach, Richard (CZE) 3
10 Akash G (IND) 2.5
∅ 2544

FUTURES

1 Cieslak, Patryk (POL) 4
2 Bouska, Jiri (CZE) 3.5
3 Warchol, Kamil (POL) 2.5
4 Balint, Peter (AUT) 2.5
5 Brozka, Karel (CZE) 2
6 Juhanak, Daniel (CZE) 0.5
∅ 2127
Lubomir Kavalek Prize
6th round
Best game


Finěk
vs
Pecháč
1-0

The Lubomír Kaválek Prize for the best game of the tournament was awarded for the first time within the Prague International Chess Festival 2021. The award is named after the late Czech-American Grandmaster Lubomír Kaválek (1943-2021), who has been awarded many times during his chess career for playing the best, most beautiful or, if you like, the most interesting games.

Game of the day
Solving competition

A new chess puzzle is prepared for you every day during the festival. In order to participate in the competition, submit your solution to assistant@praguechessfestival.com until the midnight of the given day. One of the correct answers will be drawn and a winner will obtain a chess book.

White to move and mate in 2.

A. Ellerman, 1925

Correct solution of the puzzle from 29. 6. (I. Schiffman, 1927) is 1.Qf3! 

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