The 2021 edition of the Prague Chess Festival takes place from 14-20 June in Hotel Don Giovanni in Prague, Czech Republic.
The Festival features Masters, Futures, Open and Rated tournaments. The main Master event is an 8-player round-robin tournament with participation of:
- Duda Jan-Krzysztof (POL)
- Van Foreest Jorden (NED)
- Navara David (CZE)
- Shankland Sam (USA)
- Wojtaszek Radoslaw (POL)
- Grandelius Nils (SWE)
- Abasov Nijat
- Nguyen Thai Dai Van (CZE)
The event is played in 7 rounds with time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move one.
Vice President FIDE Lukasz Turlej opened the Prague International Chess Festival by his first move in the game of Polish chess number one grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda against Czech number one grandmaster David Navara.
After 2 played rounds, three players emerged on the top with 1.5 points. Current standings:
1
GM
Shankland Sam
USA
2691
1.5
2
GM
Abasov Nijat
AZE
2665
1.5
3
GM
Wojtaszek Radoslaw
POL
2687
1.5
4
GM
Van Foreest Jorden
NED
2701
1
5
GM
Nguyen Thai Dai Van
CZE
2577
1
6
GM
Duda Jan-Krzysztof
POL
2729
1
7
GM
Grandelius Nils
SWE
2670
0.5
8
GM
Navara David
CZE
2697
0