The Prague International Chess Festival 2026 will take place from February 25 to March 06 in Prague, Czech Republic. This tournament has 4 categories – Masters, Challengers, Futures, and Open. The Open section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min/40 moves +30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from the Czech Republic, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are GM Luca Jr Moroni (2563), GM Simen Agdestein (2562), GM Krishnan Sasikiran (2538), GM Jun Zhao (2533), IM Samir Sahidi (2522), GM Marcin Krzyzanowski (2494), IM Chakraborty Mayank (2473), GM Evgenios Ioannidis (2469), GM Laurent Guidarelli (2467), IM Yuval Yaniv (2467), IM Yuanhe Zhao (2466), GM Filip Haring (2461), GM Dusan Popovic (2452), IM Christian Gloeckler (2446), IM Alparslan Isik (2443), GM Vladislav Nevednichy (2437), IM Taron Shagbazyan (2435), IM Georgios Gkoumas (2433), GM Lubomir Ftacnik (2422), FM Vladimir-Alexandru Cnejev (2414). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories: Masters / Challengers / Futures
Prague International Chess Festival 2026 – Open
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
sex
1
GM
Moroni, Luca Jr
ITA
2563
2
GM
Agdestein, Simen
NOR
2562
3
GM
Sasikiran, Krishnan
IND
2538
4
GM
Zhao, Jun
CHN
2533
5
IM
Sahidi, Samir
SVK
2522
6
GM
Krzyzanowski, Marcin
POL
2494
7
IM
Mayank, Chakraborty
IND
2473
8
GM
Ioannidis, Evgenios
GRE
2469
9
GM
Guidarelli, Laurent
FRA
2467
10
IM
Yaniv, Yuval
ISR
2467
11
IM
Zhao, Yuanhe
CHN
2466
12
GM
Haring, Filip
SVK
2461
13
GM
Popovic, Dusan
SRB
2452
14
IM
Gloeckler, Christian
GER
2446
15
IM
Isik, Alparslan
TUR
2443
16
GM
Nevednichy, Vladislav
ROU
2437
17
IM
Shagbazyan, Taron
CZE
2435
18
IM
Gkoumas, Georgios
GRE
2433
19
GM
Ftacnik, Lubomir
SVK
2422
20
FM
Cnejev, Vladimir-Alexandru
ROU
2414
21
FM
Haug, Havard
NOR
2412
22
IM
Risteski, Emil
MKD
2410
23
IM
Stalmach, Richard
CZE
2408
24
FM
Smolik, Jachym
CZE
2401
25
FM
Radzimski, Antoni
POL
2400
26
IM
Salimova, Nurgyul
BUL
2396
w
27
IM
Bulmaga, Irina
ROU
2395
w
28
IM
Eren, Ataberk
TUR
2391
29
IM
Bochnicka, Vladimir
SVK
2385
30
FM
Ostensen, Nicolai Maxime
NOR
2380
31
FM
Holtel, Jasper
GER
2376
32
FM
Stinka, Jakub
CZE
2375
33
FM
Hulka, Valentyn
UKR
2368
34
IM
Svanda, Ondrej
CZE
2366
35
FM
Vardanyan, Aras
LTU
2366
36
WGM
Nurman, Alua
KAZ
2363
w
37
IM
Atalik, Ekaterina
TUR
2348
w
38
FM
Kreken, Eivind Grunt
NOR
2347
39
FM
Heinrich, John
GER
2333
40
FM
Prazak, Daniel
CZE
2332
41
FM
Adharsh, K
IND
2330
42
IM
Kourousis, Epameinondas
CZE
2327
43
FM
Jares, Michal
CZE
2324
44
FM
Winter, Ondrej
CZE
2321
45
FM
Jun, Rudolf
CZE
2314
46
IM
Utsab, Chatterjee
IND
2313
47
FM
Brnusak, Tomas
SVK
2312
48
FM
Eret, Matous
CZE
2310
49
FM
Manoeuvre, Antoine
FRA
2305
50
FM
Eliseev, Sergey
NOR
2303
51
FM
Saatdjian, Thomas
FRA
2299
52
FM
Walek, Petr
CZE
2296
53
FM
Gales, Randi-Ioan
ROU
2296
54
FM
Simek, Petr
CZE
2293
55
CM
Filindash, Nikita
CZE
2289
56
FM
Golis, Wiktor
POL
2288
57
FM
Safarov, Deniel
GEO
2287
58
FM
Dovgaliuk, Oleksandr
UKR
2284
59
FM
Domanskiy, Mykola
SVK
2283
60
FM
Orujov, Farid
AZE
2282
61
FM
Ciric, Pavle
SRB
2280
62
FM
Wallis, Christopher
AUS
2277
63
WIM
Schippke, Manon
FRA
2277
w
64
FM
Ribeiro, Gustavo
POR
2276
65
IM
Pigott, John C
ENG
2274
66
FM
Chakrabarty, Reyaansh
AUS
2272
67
FM
Topencik, Bruno
CZE
2258
68
FM
Manukyan, Sargis V.
ARM
2253
69
FM
Khoo-Thwe, Louis
NOR
2252
70
FM
Juhanak, Daniel
CZE
2251
71
Husek, Martin
CZE
2242
72
FM
Elci, Eren
TUR
2240
73
IM
Welling, Gerard
NED
2234
74
WFM
Imomkuzieva, Nilufarkhon
UZB
2232
w
75
Loos, Roland
GER
2230
76
CM
Harish, Neeraj
USA
2223
77
FM
Sahin, Ozgun
TUR
2222
78
Mametev, Artem
CZE
2217
79
FM
Laurent, Julien G.
FRA
2216
80
Ivanov, Igor
LAT
2213
81
WGM
Chernyak, Viktoria
ISR
2198
w
82
Brzezinski, Adam
SWE
2196
83
WGM
Yakubbaeva, Nilufar
UZB
2195
w
84
WIM
Campos, Maria Jose
ARG
2192
w
85
Hrbek, Jachym
CZE
2191
86
Aamodt, Peder Marcus
NOR
2189
87
Gollner, Martin
SVK
2189
88
CM
Kapechun, Mikhailo
UKR
2186
89
FM
Novotny, Michal
CZE
2183
90
FM
Sramek, Vojtech
CZE
2182
91
WFM
Salimova, Asal
UZB
2179
w
92
CM
Dodoi, Matei-Teodor
ROU
2176
93
CM
Mani, Sarbartho
IND
2176
94
CM
Korszanski, Stanislaw
POL
2175
95
FM
Holemar, David
CZE
2173
96
Martirosyan, David
CZE
2172
97
Lilliehook, Victor
SWE
2171
98
Janik, Marek Tobias
SVK
2170
99
CM
Rusu, Lucas
ROU
2169
100
FM
Atares Buisan, Sergio
ESP
2168
101
Bech, Havard Eriksen
NOR
2168
102
Ouaki, Mark
BEL
2168
103
CM
Dushatov, Timur
KAZ
2167
104
FM
Lorscheid, Gerhard
GER
2165
105
WIM
Sucikova, Svetlana
SVK
2165
w
106
Holly, Andrej
SVK
2165
107
CM
Popov, Roman
CZE
2159
108
Praveen, K B
IND
2158
109
Olsen, William Alexander
NOR
2155
110
Blanchet, Mathieu
FRA
2153
111
FM
Jedlicka, Ales
CZE
2152
112
CM
Torfoss, Sivert Schanche
NOR
2150
113
CM
Mnatsakanyan, Aren
ARM
2148
114
Jaime Galeano, Alcher
ESP
2148
115
WFM
Christodoulaki, Antonia
GRE
2144
w
116
CM
Andre, Tomas
SVK
2140
117
Stepanyan, Ararat
ARM
2140
118
Babula, Matej
CZE
2139
119
Stary, Simon
CZE
2137
120
Wecker, Martin
GER
2132
121
Preissler, Niklas
GER
2131
122
WFM
Ejsymont, Blanka
POL
2130
w
123
Durana, Jonas
SVK
2129
124
WFM
Stefan, Iulia-Cristiana
ROU
2128
w
125
Horstmann, Olaf
GER
2128
126
Slaby, Matej
CZE
2126
127
WGM
Tarleva, Diana
NOR
2125
w
128
Ponnio, Toni
FIN
2117
129
FM
Senel, Hayri Beyhun
TUR
2116
130
Wiger-Nordas, Felix
NOR
2116
131
Kiili, Markus
FIN
2115
132
Hopfgartner, Heinz
AUT
2114
133
CM
Tesar, Jakub
CZE
2113
134
FM
Guntaka, Aayansh
USA
2112
135
Moreto Quintana, Alex
ESP
2111
136
Jires, Jiri
CZE
2107
137
WGM
Gu, Xiaobing
CHN
2106
w
138
WFM
Hng, Mei-En Emmanuelle
SGP
2105
w
139
Hasala, Richard
SVK
2104
140
Kaewpitakkun, Pantham
NOR
2102
141
Zadrapova, Amalie
CZE
2101
w
142
Novotny, Dominik
CZE
2101
143
CM
Kunz, Andre
GER
2101
144
WFM
Sneha, Halder
IND
2101
w
145
Sekova, Olivia
SVK
2099
w
146
IM
Dobrovolsky, Ladislav
CZE
2098
147
Kuhn, Ulf
GER
2097
148
Lizzul Coppe, Mirko
ITA
2097
149
WFM
Khachatryan, Anna
ARM
2096
w
150
Van den Bersselaar, Jeroen
NED
2096
151
Binboga, Yaman
TUR
2095
152
Costache, Andrei Eugeniu
ROU
2094
153
WFM
Ivekovic, Tihana
CRO
2092
w
154
Avanesyan, Aleksandr
ARM
2090
155
IM
Umarbekov, Aziz
KGZ
2087
156
Durczak, Mathieu
FRA
2087
157
Plesek, Jiri
CZE
2086
158
Zadrapa, Radek
CZE
2085
159
Kraemer, Stefan
GER
2085
160
Duda, Antonin
CZE
2083
161
WIM
Malikova, Marjona
UZB
2081
w
162
Avetisyan, Ani
ARM
2076
w
163
FM
Svadlenka, Dominik
CZE
2075
164
CM
Schnell, Sebastian Narayana
PAN
2073
165
Podgorski, Maciej
POL
2073
166
FM
Muzik, Martin
CZE
2071
167
Verner, Matej
CZE
2069
168
Kaderabek, Jiri
CZE
2067
169
Sharapova, Polina
UKR
2067
w
170
Gallo, Ivan
ITA
2066
171
Arvola, Daniel
NOR
2063
172
Bergero, Simone
ITA
2062
173
Peglau, Paul David
GER
2062
174
Quante, Lennart
GER
2060
175
Narr, Kevin
GER
2055
176
Sanz Pueyo, Adrian
ESP
2051
177
CM
Gokturk, Murat Kutay
TUR
2047
178
Lukasiewicz, Aleksander
POL
2046
179
Chernyy, Andrey
CZE
2045
180
Nasta, Kiren Vivek
USA
2043
181
WCM
Swara, Lakshmi S Nair
IND
2041
w
182
Bunk, Wolfgang
GER
2039
183
Jiricek, Jakub
CZE
2038
184
Kudrytskyi, Stanislav
UKR
2035
185
Melkonyan, Davit
ARM
2035
186
Dryglas, Maciej
JPN
2033
187
CM
Willim, Michael
GER
2029
188
Hanak, Tomas
CZE
2027
189
Kurek, Pavel
CZE
2023
190
FM
Giulian, Philip M
SCO
2023
191
Weber, Jannis
GER
2020
192
FM
Lacrosse, Marc
BEL
2018
193
Korniichuk, Oleksandra
CZE
2017
w
194
Cziko, Eduard-Carol
ROU
2017
195
Lorenc, Adam
CZE
2016
196
Novotny, David
CZE
2015
197
Straka, Vojtech
CZE
2015
198
Svoboda, Daniel
CZE
2015
199
WFM
Striskova, Lucia
SVK
2015
w
200
CM
Fikh, Anthony
AUS
2014
201
Slacky, Stanislav
SVK
2014
202
Lysenko, Yuri
UKR
2012
203
Ng, Chun Hei
HKG
2012
204
Pranav, Pradeep Nair
IND
2012
205
WFM
Sunea, Sara Maria
ROU
2011
w
206
Szvetits, Rene
AUT
2009
207
Triger, Eitan
ISR
2009
208
Vasylchuk, Diana
SVK
2008
w
209
WCM
Drishtee, Ghosh
IND
2007
w
210
Sichnenko, Grigorij
SVK
2007
211
Mehta, Hursh
USA
2000
212
FM
Valenta, Vit Vaclav
CZE
1999
213
Perez Tomas, Juan Manuel
ESP
1998
214
WFM
Varney, Zoe
ENG
1994
w
215
Durovka, Marek
SVK
1994
216
Mulhem, Laith.
SYR
1993
217
Navajas Alvarez, Josep
ESP
1992
218
FM
Hrbolka, Ladislav
CZE
1986
219
Marcinkowski, Adam
POL
1986
220
Sedlak, Milan
CZE
1985
221
Schmidt, Florian Pascal
GER
1983
222
Budil, Vaclav
CZE
1981
223
Sramek, Ondrej
CZE
1979
224
De Maupeou D`ableiges, Alexandre
NZL
1979
225
Kemper, Meinolf
GER
1975
226
Maly, Jiri
CZE
1973
227
Ejsymont, Eryk
POL
1973
228
Codru, Raul Cristian
ROU
1970
229
De Kaey, Pascal
BEL
1970
230
Petranek, Marian
CZE
1969
231
Pisar, Tomas
CZE
1967
232
CM
Den Roover, Nikolay Jorgensen
NOR
1966
233
Kantekin, Baha
TUR
1964
234
Kopecny, Filip
SVK
1964
235
Finke, Kelvin
AUS
1963
236
Jario Garcia, Ricardo
ESP
1963
237
Teloeken, Daniel
GER
1960
238
WFM
Svobodova, Michaela
CZE
1959
w
239
Vavruska, Antonin
CZE
1956
240
Heppert, Lars
GER
1955
241
Markovic, Kosta
SRB
1955
242
Vrchotka, Josef
CZE
1954
243
Popczynska, Michalina
POL
1953
w
244
Weber, Meikel
GER
1952
245
Sochor, Martin
CZE
1948
246
Fuxz, Diego
ARG
1948
247
Prochazka, Michal
SVK
1948
248
Haberkamp, Carl
GER
1947
249
Hinson, Miles
USA
1946
250
Paldus, Petr
CZE
1945
251
Jandacek, Krystof
CZE
1944
252
Borecky, Andrej
CZE
1941
253
Avetisyan, Ashot A.
ARM
1941
254
Martinkovic, Adam
CZE
1940
255
Sknouril, Jakub
CZE
1937
256
Jannur, Kupjasar
MGL
1934
w
257
Jario Dominguez, Diego
ESP
1932
258
Rajnys, Vladimir
CZE
1930
259
Machala, Vladislav
CZE
1926
260
Heyl, Thomas
GER
1926
261
Steiner, Juraj
CZE
1921
262
Migalko, Dmitriy
CZE
1919
263
Leonardo, Franklin
SGP
1918
264
Czeremcha, Piotr
POL
1917
265
Wites, Adam
POL
1917
266
Hurtak, Otto
CZE
1914
267
Dehmel, Jens
GER
1914
268
Simajchl, Adam
CZE
1912
269
IM
Chubar, Vladimir
UKR
1908
270
Dizdar, Orkun
TUR
1905
271
Palka, Dominika Katarzyna
CZE
1901
w
272
Lisiecki, Robert
POL
1901
273
Zawal, Krzysztof
POL
1900
274
Belchev, Emil
FRA
1894
275
Kolat, Ata
TUR
1892
276
Sleboda, Tomas
SVK
1892
277
Dudarec, Elias
CZE
1891
278
Artamonov, Mikhail
CZE
1891
279
Dubsky, Lukas
CZE
1890
280
Skoloud, Barnabas
CZE
1889
281
Donauer, Daniel
SUI
1881
282
WFM
Jakubse, Tamae Severina
CZE
1878
w
283
Yu, Tianxiang Carlos
CHN
1878
284
Reitinger, Petr
CZE
1874
285
Nahapetyan, Ani
ARM
1870
w
286
Voracek, Zdenek
CZE
1869
287
Blauhut, Anna
NOR
1868
w
288
Kralik, Frantisek
CZE
1867
289
Horak, Hanus
CZE
1866
290
Kubica, Radek
CZE
1859
291
Nasui, Andrei-Catalin
ROU
1856
292
Pistol, Mats-Erik
SWE
1855
293
Kravchenko, Andrey
CZE
1852
294
Brandl, Michael
AUT
1851
295
Vardanyan, Armen Art.
ARM
1849
296
Kopecny, Adam
SVK
1846
297
Muzik, Roman
CZE
1839
298
Elci, Yigit
TUR
1836
299
Damen, Josephine
NED
1835
w
300
Giulian, Rosemary A
SCO
1834
w
301
Kricensky, Lukas
CZE
1830
302
Dembele, Marcel
FRA
1824
303
Haynes, Noah
NOR
1819
304
Guerreiro, Jose Velho
POR
1816
305
Kammova, Katerina
CZE
1814
w
306
Rendl, Lubos
CZE
1813
307
Lizuch, Lukas
CZE
1813
308
Fadrny, Jachym
CZE
1811
309
Krish Ryan, Krishna
IND
1811
310
Esmer, Ege
BUL
1803
311
Rudowski, Szymon
POL
1802
312
Klokow, John
CAN
1798
313
Pistek, Zdenek
CZE
1796
314
Wallasch, Stefan
GER
1791
315
Gernert, Tomas
CZE
1789
316
Dale, Svein
NOR
1774
317
Macakova, Bianka
SVK
1767
w
318
Joensen, Henrik W.
FAI
1756
319
Papay, Aurel
SVK
1754
320
Stepanyan, Artyom
ARM
1750
321
Sboev, Kirill
CZE
1737
322
Menkov, Ivan
CZE
1711
323
Fekar, Tomas
CZE
1703
324
Balent, Sara
CRO
1703
w
325
Christoffersen, Odd
NOR
1700
326
Kralik, Jan
CZE
1689
327
Yildiz, Selim
TUR
1683
328
Slonek, Richard
CZE
1682
329
Ospanova, Adelya
KAZ
1681
w
330
Stepankova, Linda
CZE
1680
w
331
Kukacka, Ladislav
CZE
1678
332
Feierfeil, Jiri
CZE
1672
333
Rehacek, Oldrich
CZE
1667
334
Zeman, Arnost
CZE
1656
335
Toraman, Yahya
TUR
1633
336
Rithik, Heman Odhrani
IND
1626
337
Cejchan, Teodor
CZE
1621
338
Ticha, Barbora
CZE
1610
w
339
Gencheva, Alexandra
BUL
1610
w
340
Glacner, Karel
CZE
1608
341
Young, Anna Ovidia
NOR
1602
w
342
Glaser, Jan
CZE
1591
343
Steinschuld, Jo
NED
1588
344
Zadrapova, Gabriela
CZE
1553
w
345
Chilingaryan, Ariana
ARM
1547
w
346
Lerch, Vaclav
CZE
1542
347
Pacin, Ondrej
CAN
1538
348
Polansky, Matej
CZE
1535
349
Valiyev, Adil
CZE
1523
350
Perusic, Ondrej
CZE
1334
351
Adamczyk, Marek
CZE
0
352
Dewulf, Victor
FRA
0
353
Chavan, Sanjeev
CZE
0
354
Pomian-Saatdjia, Joanna
FRA
0
w
355
Prochazka, Martin
SVK
0
356
Rodriguez Torrealba, Hugo Martin
VEN
0
357
Straka, Pavel
CZE
0