The 3rd and final day of the BTC Chess960 Championship 2026 in Prospera, Honduras has concluded. After 10 rounds, Russian GM Alexander Grischuk scored 6 wins and 2 draws to win the tournament with 7/10 points. Grischuk is one point ahead of the runner-up Oleksandr Bortnyk.

Alexander Grischuk won a prize of 1 bitcoin (~$70,000), Oleksandr Bortnyk and Leinier Dominguez Perez received 0.5 (~$35,000) and 0.25 (~$17,500) bitcoin respectively.

The final standings are:

Place Player Score Prize
1. 🇷🇺 GM Alexander Grischuk 7 1.00 BTC
2. 🇺🇦 GM Oleksandr Bortnyk 6 0.50 BTC
3. 🇺🇸 GM Leinier Dominguez 5.5 0.25 BTC
4. 🇪🇸 GM David Anton 5 0.125 BTC
5. 🇳🇱 GM Benjamin Bok 3.5 0.0625 BTC
6. 🇵🇪 GM Jorge Cori 3 -

The Bitcoin Chess960 Championship 2026 is an international freestyle chess tournament held in the Bitcoin-friendly city of Prospera, Roatan, Honduras. The event is organized by Infinita City innovation hub and supervised by FIDE America.

Credit: Lennart Ootes