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 defeated 🇮🇳 Gukesh Dommaraju after the World Champion blundered on move 17. Van Foreest played the game with 96.4 accuracy, while Gukesh’s was 90.7.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 2
2. 🇳🇱 GM Jorden van Foreest 2
3. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Yakubboev 2
4. 🇨🇿 GM David Navara 2
5. 🇮🇳 GM Aravindh Chithambaram 1.5
6. 🇪🇸 GM David Anton 1.5
7. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 1
8. 🇮🇳 GM Gukesh Dommaraju 1
9. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Niemann 1
10. 🇮🇷 GM Parham Maghsoodloo 1

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