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Prague Chess Challengers Day 5: Vaclav Finek Wins After a Queen Sacrifice

The 5th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 5 rounds, IM Vaclav Finek leads with 4 points, while GM Thomas Beerdsen is in second place with 3 points. 🇨🇿 IM Vaclav Finek defeat...

03.01 20:07

Prague Chess Masters Day 5: Niemann Blunders and Extends Van Foreest’s Lead

The 5th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 5 rounds, GM Jorden van Foreest leads with 4 points, while GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is in second place with 3.5 points. 🇳🇱 Jorden v...

03.01 19:36

“I don't get the opportunity to play with Gukesh very often!” — David Navara On Prague Chess Masters

Czech GM David Navara shared his thoughts on the participants of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in an interview with the organizers. Navara notes the significance of the opportunity to play against World Champion Gukesh Dom...

03.01 17:42

Prague Chess Challengers Day 4: Vaclav Finek Continues to Lead

The 4th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 4 rounds, IM Vaclav Finek leads with 3 points, while GM Thomas Beerdsen is in second place with 2.5 points.

02.28 20:11

Prague Chess Masters Day 4: Jorden Van Foreest Leads

The 4th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 4 rounds, GM Jorden van Foreest leads with 3 points, while GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is in second place with 2.5 points.

02.28 19:44

Sergey Karjakin Returns to 10th Place in FIDE Ratings

Russian GM Sergey Karjakin returned from inactive status and entered 10th place in the world FIDE rankings on February 28. The reason for his return from inactivity was a match against a 1500+ rated player.

02.28 13:07

Prague Chess Masters Day 3: Van Foreest Wins Gukesh

The third day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 3 rounds, 4 players share the lead with 2 points each, with Nodirbek Abdusattorov leading on tiebreaks. 🇳🇱 Jorden van Foreest def...

02.27 19:23

Prague Chess Challengers Day 3: Vaclav Finek Leads

The third day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 3 rounds, IM Vaclav Finek leads with 2.5 points, while GM Jonas Bjerre is in second place with 2 points.

02.27 18:57

Renato Terry wins Freestyle Friday with 9.5 points on February 27

Peruvian IM Renato Terry scored 9 wins and 1 draw to win the February 27 Freestyle Friday tournament with 9.5/11 points. Runner-up Oleksandr Bortnyk won 7 times, drew 3 times and lost once, which led him to finish second with 8.5 points.

02.27 18:30

Bibisara: "People outside the chess world think it's an inexpensive sport... A coach alone costs 60,000 euros a year!"

Kazakh GM Bibisara Assaubayeva spoke about the costs of chess training and government support in an interview with Tengri TV. Bibisara explains that professional chess is not a cheap sport, notes the importance of state support, and cite...

02.27 16:11

Wadim Rosenstein To Support 2026 African Individual Chess Championship

Wadim Rosenstein announced that he will be the official sponsor of the 2026 African Individual Chess Championship in Botswana. 2026 will be his fourth consecutive year supporting chess development in Africa.

02.27 14:58

Magnus: "We used to be magicians on the board, but there's no mystery anymore..."

Magnus Carlsen shared his thoughts on the accessibility of complex chess knowledge. Magnus explains that in the past, only professionals could understand elite players, and notes that for amateurs, there is no longer any 'mystery'.

02.27 14:07

Mahdavi, Terry and Erigaisi won their 3 0 Thursdays on February 26

Iranian IM Reza Mahdavi, Peruvian IM Renato Terry and Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi scored 9 points to win the First, Second and Third 3 0 Thursday respectively on February 26.

02.27 12:26

Prague Chess Challengers Day 2: Beerdsen and Hrbek Share the Lead

The second day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 2 rounds, 2 players share the lead with 2 points each, with Thomas Beerdsen leading on tiebreaks.

02.26 19:16

Prague Chess Masters Day 2: Abdusattorov and Maghsoodloo — Perfect Draw

The second day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 2 rounds, 3 players share the lead with 1.5 points each, with Nodirbek Abdusattorov leading on tiebreaks. 🇺🇿 Nodirbek Abdusattor...

02.26 18:51