The 8th day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 8 rounds, IM Vaclav Finek leads with 5.5 points, while GM Daniil Yuffa is in second place with 5 points.

🇮🇳 GM Divya Deshmukh drew with 🇨🇿 IM Jachym Nemec, making up for her mistakes in the middlegame with the brilliant move 63.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇨🇿 IM Vaclav Finek 5.5
2. 🇪🇸 GM Daniil Yuffa 5
3. 🇭🇺 GM Benjamin Gledura 4.5
4. 🇨🇿 IM Jachym Nemec 4.5
5. 🇮🇳 GM Divya Deshmukh 4
6. 🇳🇱 GM Thomas Beerdsen 4
7. 🇩🇰 GM Jonas Bjerre 3.5
8. 🇨🇿 IM Stepan Hrbek 3.5
9. 🇮🇳 GM Surya Ganguly 3
10. 🇨🇳 GM Zhu Jiner 2.5

The Prague International Chess Festival 2026 takes place in Czech Republic from February 25 to March 6. The event features a 90+30 time control for the first 40 moves and 30+30 for the rest of the game over one Round-Robin between 10 players.

Credit: Prague International Chess Festival