24th February - 6th March 2026

PRAGUE
INTERNATIONAL
CHESS
FESTIVAL

2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019
Next year
23/02 - 05/03/2027
Groups

MASTERS

1 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (UZB) 6
2 Maghsoodloo, Parham (IRI) 5
3 Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. (IND) 5
4 Van Foreest, Jorden (NED) 5
5 Navara, David (CZE) 4.5
6 Yakubboev, Nodirbek (UZB) 4.5
7 Keymer, Vincent (GER) 4
8 Niemann, Hans Moke (USA) 4
9 Gukesh D (IND) 3.5
10 Anton Guijarro, David (ESP) 3.5
∅ 2710

CHALLENGERS

1 Finek, Vaclav (CZE) 6.5
2 Yuffa, Daniil (ESP) 6
3 Divya Deshmukh (IND) 5
4 Gledura, Benjamin (HUN) 4.5
5 Bjerre, Jonas Buhl (DEN) 4.5
6 Nemec, Jachym (CZE) 4.5
7 Beerdsen, Thomas (NED) 4
8 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar (IND) 4
9 Hrbek, Stepan (CZE) 3.5
10 Zhu, Jiner (CHN) 2.5
∅ 2552

FUTURES

1 Rzadkowska, Kaja (POL) 7
2 Jordan, Christina (SUI) 6.5
3 Stará, Zuzana (CZE) 5
4 Alessi, Clio (ITA) 5
5 Nguyen Doan, Angelina (POL) 5
6 Markina, Sofiia (CZE) 4.5
7 Rzadkowska, Lila (POL) 4
8 Schirmbeck, Lilian (GER) 3
9 Tolmaceva, Alona (LAT) 2.5
10 Hrčková, Anna (CZE) 2.5
∅ 1916
Lubomir Kavalek Prize
5th round

Navara
vs
Yakubboev
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.

Solving competition

White to move and mate in 2.

S. Loyd, 1876

A filled page put into the box or 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.

The correct solution to the previous puzzle was 1.Be4!

The winner of the competition is Martin Šmajzr. Congratulations!

Tournament sponsors
AND MEDIA PARTNERS
Město Praha
Karel Janeček
Czech Inn Hotels
Don Giovanni Hotel Prague
European Chess Union
Šachový svaz České republiky
K CERO INVEST
1. Novoborský šachový klub
Mokate
Ajeto
Šachy.biz