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 van Foreest defeated 🇺🇸 Hans Niemann after Hans blundered on move 18. Van Foreest played the game with 97.4 accuracy, while Niemann’s was 91.2.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇳🇱 GM Jorden v. Foreest 4
2. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 3.5
3. 🇨🇿 GM David Navara 3.5
4. 🇪🇸 GM David Anton 3
5. 🇮🇷 GM Parham Maghsoodloo 2.5
6. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 2
7. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Yakubboev 2
8. 🇮🇳 GM Gukesh Dommaraju 1.5
9. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Niemann 1.5
10. 🇮🇳 GM Aravindh Chithambaram 1.5

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