24th February - 6th March 2026

PRAGUE
INTERNATIONAL
CHESS
FESTIVAL

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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

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!

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