The first day of the Prague International Chess Festival 2026 in Czech Republic has concluded. After 1 round, 4 players share the lead with 1 point each, with David Navara leading on tiebreaks.

🇮🇳 Gukesh Dommaraju drew with 🇺🇸 Hans Niemann. Gukesh played the game with 96.3 accuracy, while Niemann’s was 96.5.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇨🇿 GM David Navara 1
2. 🇳🇱 GM Jorden v. Foreest 1
3. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Yakubboev 1
4. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 1
5. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Niemann 0.5
6. 🇮🇳 GM Gukesh Dommaraju 0.5
7. 🇪🇸 GM David Anton 0
8. 🇮🇳 GM Aravindh Chithambaram 0
9. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 0
10. 🇮🇷 GM Parham Maghsoodloo 0

The Prague International Chess Festival 2026 takes place in Czech Republic from 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