Prague International Chess Festival 2026

Prague International Chess Festival 2026 – Karel Janeček Open was a 101-player classical Swiss in Prague, Czech Republic, 26 Feb – 6 Mar 2026. Won by Sasikiran with 8/9 (2692 performance). Cnejev (2414) was the breakout, performing at 2564 and gaining 13 rating points. Top seed Moroni (2563) finished 11th with 4½/7. Last updated 22 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC.

Dates: 26 Feb – 6 Mar
Place: Prague, Czech Republic
Format: 9-round Swiss
Time control: 2x 1,5 h/40 + 30 min + 30 s/move

Official website

Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	GMSasikiran, KrishnanIND	2538	8	2692	+15
2	IMGloeckler, ChristianGER	2446	7½	2572	+15
3	GMZhao, JunCHN	2533	7	2545	+3
4	IMMayank ChakrabortyIND	2473	7	2541	+9
5	GMIoannidis, EvgeniosGRE	2469	7	2540	+9
6	GMHaring, FilipSVK	2461	7	2500	+5
7	IMSahidi, SamirSVK	2522	6½	2479	−2
8	GMKrzyzanowski, MarcinPOL	2494	6½	2449	−2
9	IMZhao, YuanheCHN	2466	6	2402	−5
10	FMCnejev, Vladimir-AlexandruROU	2414	5½	2564	+13
11	GMMoroni, Luca JrITA	2563	4½	2341	−14
12	IMStalmach, RichardCZE	2408	4½	2518	+11
13	FMHaug, HavardNOR	2412	4	2478	+6
14	GMGuidarelli, LaurentFRA	2467	3½	2299	−11
15	IMRisteski, EmilMKD	2411	3½	2471	+4
16	IMGkoumas, GeorgiosGRE	2433	3	2533	+6
17	FMOstensen, Nicolai MaximeNOR	2389	3	2482	+7
18	GMAgdestein, SimenNOR	2562	2½	2289	−10
19	IMYaniv, YuvalISR	2467	2½	2319	−6
20	GMPopovic, DusanSRB	2452	2½	2307	−6
21	FMSmolik, JachymCZE	2401	2½	2371	−2
22	IMIsik, AlparslanTUR	2443	2	2200	−11
23	IMBulmaga, IrinaROU	2384	2	2435	+2
24	FMJares, MichalCZE	2332	2	2351	+3
25	FMEret, MatousCZE	2325	2	2429	+11
26	FMRadzimski, AntoniPOL	2400	1½	2226	−10
27	WGMNurman, AluaKAZ	2378	1½	2507	+5
28	FMVardanyan, ArasLTU	2376	1½	2421	+2
29	IMSvanda, OndrejCZE	2372	1½	2391	+1
30	FMStinka, JakubCZE	2361	1½	2470	+9
31	FMWinter, OndrejCZE	2333	1½	2489	+12
32	FMAdharsh KIND	2330	1½	2441	+9
33	CMHarish, NeerajUSA	2223	1½	2410	+29
34	CMKorszanski, StanislawPOL	2128	1½	2507	+24
35	GMFtacnik, LubomirSVK	2422	1	2269	−4
36	IMEren, AtaberkTUR	2391	1	2314	−3
37	IMKourousis, EpameinondasCZE	2323	1	2300	−1
38	FMSaatdjian, ThomasFRA	2306	1	2326	+1
39	FMGolis, WiktorPOL	2288	1	2331	+3
40	FMManukyan, Sargis V.ARM	2253	1	2466	+11
41	WIMCampos, Maria JoseARG	2192	1	2407	+11
42	CMTorfoss, Sivert SchancheNOR	2150	1	3252	+17
43	Jaime Galeano, AlcherESP	2148	1	3243	+34
44	Avanesyan, AleksandrARM	2100	1	2388	+27
45	Korniichuk, OleksandraCZE	2017	1	3237	+18
46	GMNevednichy, VladislavROU	2437	½	1938	−12
47	IMShagbazyan, TaronCZE	2435	½	1937	−12
48	IMSalimova, NurgyulBUL	2401	½	2231	−4
49	IMAtalik, EkaterinaTUR	2354	½	2276	−2
50	FMPrazak, DanielCZE	2329	½	2169	−11
51	IMUtsab ChatterjeeIND	2313	½	2161	−6
52	FMChakrabarty, ReyaanshAUS	2296	½	2565	+7
53	IMPigott, John CENG	2265	½	2565	+4
54	CMFilindash, NikitaCZE	2246	½	2221	−2
55	WFMImomkuzieva, NilufarkhonUZB	2232	½	2251	+1
56	IMWelling, GerardNED	2231	½	2458	+3
57	CMRusu, LucasROU	2169	½	2562	+17
58	Praveen K BIND	2158	½	2467	+7
59	CMAndre, TomasSVK	2140	½	2435	+7
60	Durana, JonasSVK	2129	½	2433	+14
61	FMHulka, ValentynUKR	2368	0	1660	−15
62	FMHoltel, JasperGER	2365	0	1493	−11
63	FMHeinrich, JohnGER	2323	0	1641	−7
64	FMWalek, PetrCZE	2315	0	1667	−6
65	FMEliseev, SergeyNOR	2307	0	1623	−21
66	FMJun, RudolfCZE	2305	0	1629	−13
67	FMSafarov, DenielGEO	2287	0	1733	−4
68	FMDomanskiy, MykolaSVK	2283	0	1694	−5
69	FMOrujov, FaridAZE	2282	0	1722	−4
70	FMCiric, PavleSRB	2280	0	1669	−5
71	FMWallis, ChristopherAUS	2277	0	1641	−11
72	FMTopencik, BrunoCZE	2258	0	1661	−5
73	FMJuhanak, DanielCZE	2251	0	1646	−5
74	Husek, MartinCZE	2242	0	1614	−5
75	Loos, RolandGER	2230	0	1601	−5
76	Mametev, ArtemCZE	2217	0	1608	−5
77	Lilliehook, VictorSWE	2171	0	1763	−3
78	Bech, Havard EriksenNOR	2168	0	1738	−2
79	Ouaki, MarkBEL	2168	0	1722	−2
80	FMLorscheid, GerhardGER	2165	0	1673	−3
81	WIMSucikova, SvetlanaSVK	2165	0	1733	−2
82	CMPopov, RomanCZE	2159	0	1694	−5
83	Olsen, William AlexanderNOR	2155	0	1669	−3
84	Blanchet, MathieuFRA	2153	0	1666	−3
85	CMMnatsakanyan, ArenARM	2148	0	1661	−6
86	Preissler, NiklasGER	2131	0	1646	−3
87	CMGokturk, Murat KutayTUR	2047	0	1763	−3
88	Lukasiewicz, AleksanderPOL	2046	0	1762	−2
89	Chernyy, AndreyCZE	2045	0	1738	−3
90	Nasta, Kiren VivekUSA	2043	0	1733	−2
91	WCMSwara Lakshmi S NairIND	2041	0	1722	−2
92	Bunk, WolfgangGER	2039	0	1694	−2
93	Jiricek, JakubCZE	2038	0	1673	−2
94	Kudrytskyi, StanislavUKR	2035	0	1669	−2
95	Melkonyan, DavitARM	2035	0	1667	−3
96	CMWillim, MichaelGER	2029	0	1667	−2
97	Hanak, TomasCZE	2027	0	1666	−2
98	FMGiulian, Philip MSCO	2023	0	1652	−2
99	Kurek, PavelCZE	2023	0	1661	−2
100	Weber, JannisGER	2020	0	1646	−2
101	FMLacrosse, MarcBEL	2018	0	1643	−2

Results

Round 328 Feb, 14:15

Prague International Chess Festival 2026

Dates: 26 Feb – 6 Mar
Place: Prague, Czech Republic
Format: 9-round Swiss
Time control: 2x 1,5 h/40 + 30 min + 30 s/move

Official website

Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	GMSasikiran, KrishnanIND	2538	8	2692	+15
2	IMGloeckler, ChristianGER	2446	7½	2572	+15
3	GMZhao, JunCHN	2533	7	2545	+3
4	IMMayank ChakrabortyIND	2473	7	2541	+9
5	GMIoannidis, EvgeniosGRE	2469	7	2540	+9
6	GMHaring, FilipSVK	2461	7	2500	+5
7	IMSahidi, SamirSVK	2522	6½	2479	−2
8	GMKrzyzanowski, MarcinPOL	2494	6½	2449	−2
9	IMZhao, YuanheCHN	2466	6	2402	−5
10	FMCnejev, Vladimir-AlexandruROU	2414	5½	2564	+13
11	GMMoroni, Luca JrITA	2563	4½	2341	−14
12	IMStalmach, RichardCZE	2408	4½	2518	+11
13	FMHaug, HavardNOR	2412	4	2478	+6
14	GMGuidarelli, LaurentFRA	2467	3½	2299	−11
15	IMRisteski, EmilMKD	2411	3½	2471	+4
16	IMGkoumas, GeorgiosGRE	2433	3	2533	+6
17	FMOstensen, Nicolai MaximeNOR	2389	3	2482	+7
18	GMAgdestein, SimenNOR	2562	2½	2289	−10
19	IMYaniv, YuvalISR	2467	2½	2319	−6
20	GMPopovic, DusanSRB	2452	2½	2307	−6
21	FMSmolik, JachymCZE	2401	2½	2371	−2
22	IMIsik, AlparslanTUR	2443	2	2200	−11
23	IMBulmaga, IrinaROU	2384	2	2435	+2
24	FMJares, MichalCZE	2332	2	2351	+3
25	FMEret, MatousCZE	2325	2	2429	+11
26	FMRadzimski, AntoniPOL	2400	1½	2226	−10
27	WGMNurman, AluaKAZ	2378	1½	2507	+5
28	FMVardanyan, ArasLTU	2376	1½	2421	+2
29	IMSvanda, OndrejCZE	2372	1½	2391	+1
30	FMStinka, JakubCZE	2361	1½	2470	+9
31	FMWinter, OndrejCZE	2333	1½	2489	+12
32	FMAdharsh KIND	2330	1½	2441	+9
33	CMHarish, NeerajUSA	2223	1½	2410	+29
34	CMKorszanski, StanislawPOL	2128	1½	2507	+24
35	GMFtacnik, LubomirSVK	2422	1	2269	−4
36	IMEren, AtaberkTUR	2391	1	2314	−3
37	IMKourousis, EpameinondasCZE	2323	1	2300	−1
38	FMSaatdjian, ThomasFRA	2306	1	2326	+1
39	FMGolis, WiktorPOL	2288	1	2331	+3
40	FMManukyan, Sargis V.ARM	2253	1	2466	+11
41	WIMCampos, Maria JoseARG	2192	1	2407	+11
42	CMTorfoss, Sivert SchancheNOR	2150	1	3252	+17
43	Jaime Galeano, AlcherESP	2148	1	3243	+34
44	Avanesyan, AleksandrARM	2100	1	2388	+27
45	Korniichuk, OleksandraCZE	2017	1	3237	+18
46	GMNevednichy, VladislavROU	2437	½	1938	−12
47	IMShagbazyan, TaronCZE	2435	½	1937	−12
48	IMSalimova, NurgyulBUL	2401	½	2231	−4
49	IMAtalik, EkaterinaTUR	2354	½	2276	−2
50	FMPrazak, DanielCZE	2329	½	2169	−11
51	IMUtsab ChatterjeeIND	2313	½	2161	−6
52	FMChakrabarty, ReyaanshAUS	2296	½	2565	+7
53	IMPigott, John CENG	2265	½	2565	+4
54	CMFilindash, NikitaCZE	2246	½	2221	−2
55	WFMImomkuzieva, NilufarkhonUZB	2232	½	2251	+1
56	IMWelling, GerardNED	2231	½	2458	+3
57	CMRusu, LucasROU	2169	½	2562	+17
58	Praveen K BIND	2158	½	2467	+7
59	CMAndre, TomasSVK	2140	½	2435	+7
60	Durana, JonasSVK	2129	½	2433	+14
61	FMHulka, ValentynUKR	2368	0	1660	−15
62	FMHoltel, JasperGER	2365	0	1493	−11
63	FMHeinrich, JohnGER	2323	0	1641	−7
64	FMWalek, PetrCZE	2315	0	1667	−6
65	FMEliseev, SergeyNOR	2307	0	1623	−21
66	FMJun, RudolfCZE	2305	0	1629	−13
67	FMSafarov, DenielGEO	2287	0	1733	−4
68	FMDomanskiy, MykolaSVK	2283	0	1694	−5
69	FMOrujov, FaridAZE	2282	0	1722	−4
70	FMCiric, PavleSRB	2280	0	1669	−5
71	FMWallis, ChristopherAUS	2277	0	1641	−11
72	FMTopencik, BrunoCZE	2258	0	1661	−5
73	FMJuhanak, DanielCZE	2251	0	1646	−5
74	Husek, MartinCZE	2242	0	1614	−5
75	Loos, RolandGER	2230	0	1601	−5
76	Mametev, ArtemCZE	2217	0	1608	−5
77	Lilliehook, VictorSWE	2171	0	1763	−3
78	Bech, Havard EriksenNOR	2168	0	1738	−2
79	Ouaki, MarkBEL	2168	0	1722	−2
80	FMLorscheid, GerhardGER	2165	0	1673	−3
81	WIMSucikova, SvetlanaSVK	2165	0	1733	−2
82	CMPopov, RomanCZE	2159	0	1694	−5
83	Olsen, William AlexanderNOR	2155	0	1669	−3
84	Blanchet, MathieuFRA	2153	0	1666	−3
85	CMMnatsakanyan, ArenARM	2148	0	1661	−6
86	Preissler, NiklasGER	2131	0	1646	−3
87	CMGokturk, Murat KutayTUR	2047	0	1763	−3
88	Lukasiewicz, AleksanderPOL	2046	0	1762	−2
89	Chernyy, AndreyCZE	2045	0	1738	−3
90	Nasta, Kiren VivekUSA	2043	0	1733	−2
91	WCMSwara Lakshmi S NairIND	2041	0	1722	−2
92	Bunk, WolfgangGER	2039	0	1694	−2
93	Jiricek, JakubCZE	2038	0	1673	−2
94	Kudrytskyi, StanislavUKR	2035	0	1669	−2
95	Melkonyan, DavitARM	2035	0	1667	−3
96	CMWillim, MichaelGER	2029	0	1667	−2
97	Hanak, TomasCZE	2027	0	1666	−2
98	FMGiulian, Philip MSCO	2023	0	1652	−2
99	Kurek, PavelCZE	2023	0	1661	−2
100	Weber, JannisGER	2020	0	1646	−2
101	FMLacrosse, MarcBEL	2018	0	1643	−2

Results

Round 328 Feb, 14:15