Regulations of the 7th PICF published
The 7th edition of the Prague International Chess Festival will be held from 25 February to 7 March 2025. Chess players from all around the world will head to the Festival’s traditional venue – the four-star Hotel Don Giovanni Prague, run by the largest Czech hotel company, Czech Inn Hotels.
Find all the details in the just-published Festival regulations, including accommodation options and registration information. The main stage will host the closed Masters, Challengers, and Futures tournaments. The schedule will, of course, include the Open tournament, rating tournaments, and the time-proven morning tournaments.
Main tournaments
A) 26 February – 7 March 2025: MASTERS – round-robin super GM tournament
B) 26 February – 7 March 2025: CHALLENGERS – round-robin GM tournament
C) 26 February – 7 March 2025: FUTURES - round-robin youth tournament
D) 27 February – 7 March 2025: open master tournament with GM norm
E) 27 February – 7 March 2025: round-robin rating tournaments
Side tournaments
F) 28 February 2025: a solving competition
G1) 1 March 2025: Sachy.biz open rapid tournament
G2) 1 March 2025: Sachy.biz open rapid tournament
H) 2 March 2025: open blitz tournament
I) 3 March 2025: open Basque chess tournament
J) 4 March 2025: open Fischer random chess tournament
K) 5 March 2025: open pair blitz tournament
L) 6 March 2025: open Bughouse tournament