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Prague International Chess Festival 2026 - Challengers

Organizer(s)	Novy Bor Chess Club
Federation	Czech Republic ( CZE )
Tournament director	Petr Boleslav
Chief Arbiter	IA Pavel Votruba (301019)
Deputy Chief Arbiter	FA Nadezda Pentala (928640)
Arbiter	IA Petr Buchnicek (305235)
Time control (Standard)	90'/40m + 30'/end & 30"/move
Location	Hotel Don Giovanni Prague
Number of rounds	9
Tournament type	Round robin
Rating calculation	Rating international
FIDE-Event-ID	456032
Date	2026/02/25 to 2026/03/06
Rating-Ø / Average age	2552 / 25
Pairing program	Swiss-Manager from Heinz Herzog, Swiss-Manager tournamentfile

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Tournament selection	Masters, Challengers, Futures, D open, E1, E2, E3 E4, E5, E6, E7, E8, E9, G1 rapid, G2 rapid, H blitz, I Basque, J Fischer, K pair blitz, L bughouse, VIP K CERO rapid
Links	Official Homepage of the Organizer, FaceBook, Instagram, Youtube, X, Link with tournament calendar
Parameters	No tournament details, no flags
Overview for team	ARG, ARM, AUS, AUT, AZE, BEL, BUL, CAN, CHN, CRO, CZE, DEN, ENG, ESP, FAI, FIN, FRA, GEO, GER, GRE, HKG, HUN, IND, IRI, ISR, ITA, JPN, KAZ, KGZ, LAT, LTU, MGL, MKD, NED, NOR, NZL, PAN, POL, POR, ROU, SCO, SGP, SRB, SUI, SVK, SWE, SYR, TUR, UKR, USA, UZB, VEN
Lists	Starting rank list of players, Alphabetical list, Alphabetical list all groups
	Final Ranking after 9 Rounds, Pairings/Results
	Final Ranking crosstable after 9 Rounds, Starting rank crosstable, Statistics, Playing schedule
	Total statistics
Games	There are 45 games available for download
Excel and Print	Export to Excel (.xlsx), Export to PDF-File, QR-Codes

Pairings/Results

Round 1 on 2026/02/25 at 15:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	1	2497	GM	DIVYA Deshmukh	½ - ½	GM	GLEDURA Benjamin	2652	10	PGN
2	2	2604	GM	YUFFA Daniil	0 - 1	IM	HRBEK Stepan	2463	9	PGN
3	3	2578	GM	ZHU Jiner	0 - 1	IM	NEMEC Jachym	2466	8	PGN
4	4	2538	IM	FINEK Vaclav	½ - ½	GM	BJERRE Jonas Buhl	2629	7	PGN
5	5	2568	GM	GANGULY Surya Shekhar	0 - 1	GM	BEERDSEN Thomas	2525	6	PGN
Round 2 on 2026/02/26 at 15:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	10	2652	GM	GLEDURA Benjamin	0 - 1	GM	BEERDSEN Thomas	2525	6	PGN
2	7	2629	GM	BJERRE Jonas Buhl	½ - ½	GM	GANGULY Surya Shekhar	2568	5	PGN
3	8	2466	IM	NEMEC Jachym	0 - 1	IM	FINEK Vaclav	2538	4	PGN
4	9	2463	IM	HRBEK Stepan	1 - 0	GM	ZHU Jiner	2578	3	PGN
5	1	2497	GM	DIVYA Deshmukh	½ - ½	GM	YUFFA Daniil	2604	2	PGN
Round 3 on 2026/02/27 at 15:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	2	2604	GM	YUFFA Daniil	1 - 0	GM	GLEDURA Benjamin	2652	10	PGN
2	3	2578	GM	ZHU Jiner	1 - 0	GM	DIVYA Deshmukh	2497	1	PGN
3	4	2538	IM	FINEK Vaclav	1 - 0	IM	HRBEK Stepan	2463	9	PGN
4	5	2568	GM	GANGULY Surya Shekhar	0 - 1	IM	NEMEC Jachym	2466	8	PGN
5	6	2525	GM	BEERDSEN Thomas	0 - 1	GM	BJERRE Jonas Buhl	2629	7	PGN
Round 4 on 2026/02/28 at 15:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	10	2652	GM	GLEDURA Benjamin	1 - 0	GM	BJERRE Jonas Buhl	2629	7	PGN
2	8	2466	IM	NEMEC Jachym	½ - ½	GM	BEERDSEN Thomas	2525	6	PGN
3	9	2463	IM	HRBEK Stepan	½ - ½	GM	GANGULY Surya Shekhar	2568	5	PGN
4	1	2497	GM	DIVYA Deshmukh	½ - ½	IM	FINEK Vaclav	2538	4	PGN
5	2	2604	GM	YUFFA Daniil	1 - 0	GM	ZHU Jiner	2578	3	PGN
Round 5 on 2026/03/01 at 15:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	3	2578	GM	ZHU Jiner	½ - ½	GM	GLEDURA Benjamin	2652	10	PGN
2	4	2538	IM	FINEK Vaclav	1 - 0	GM	YUFFA Daniil	2604	2	PGN
3	5	2568	GM	GANGULY Surya Shekhar	0 - 1	GM	DIVYA Deshmukh	2497	1	PGN
4	6	2525	GM	BEERDSEN Thomas	½ - ½	IM	HRBEK Stepan	2463	9	PGN
5	7	2629	GM	BJERRE Jonas Buhl	½ - ½	IM	NEMEC Jachym	2466	8	PGN
Round 6 on 2026/03/03 at 15:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	10	2652	GM	GLEDURA Benjamin	1 - 0	IM	NEMEC Jachym	2466	8	PGN
2	9	2463	IM	HRBEK Stepan	½ - ½	GM	BJERRE Jonas Buhl	2629	7	PGN
3	1	2497	GM	DIVYA Deshmukh	½ - ½	GM	BEERDSEN Thomas	2525	6	PGN
4	2	2604	GM	YUFFA Daniil	½ - ½	GM	GANGULY Surya Shekhar	2568	5	PGN
5	3	2578	GM	ZHU Jiner	½ - ½	IM	FINEK Vaclav	2538	4	PGN
Round 7 on 2026/03/04 at 15:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	4	2538	IM	FINEK Vaclav	½ - ½	GM	GLEDURA Benjamin	2652	10	PGN
2	5	2568	GM	GANGULY Surya Shekhar	1 - 0	GM	ZHU Jiner	2578	3	PGN
3	6	2525	GM	BEERDSEN Thomas	0 - 1	GM	YUFFA Daniil	2604	2	PGN
4	7	2629	GM	BJERRE Jonas Buhl	½ - ½	GM	DIVYA Deshmukh	2497	1	PGN
5	8	2466	IM	NEMEC Jachym	1 - 0	IM	HRBEK Stepan	2463	9	PGN
Round 8 on 2026/03/05 at 15:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	10	2652	GM	GLEDURA Benjamin	1 - 0	IM	HRBEK Stepan	2463	9	PGN
2	1	2497	GM	DIVYA Deshmukh	½ - ½	IM	NEMEC Jachym	2466	8	PGN
3	2	2604	GM	YUFFA Daniil	1 - 0	GM	BJERRE Jonas Buhl	2629	7	PGN
4	3	2578	GM	ZHU Jiner	½ - ½	GM	BEERDSEN Thomas	2525	6	PGN
5	4	2538	IM	FINEK Vaclav	½ - ½	GM	GANGULY Surya Shekhar	2568	5	PGN
Round 9 on 2026/03/06 at 11:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	5	2568	GM	GANGULY Surya Shekhar	1 - 0	GM	GLEDURA Benjamin	2652	10	PGN
2	6	2525	GM	BEERDSEN Thomas	0 - 1	IM	FINEK Vaclav	2538	4	PGN
3	7	2629	GM	BJERRE Jonas Buhl	1 - 0	GM	ZHU Jiner	2578	3	PGN
4	8	2466	IM	NEMEC Jachym	0 - 1	GM	YUFFA Daniil	2604	2	PGN
5	9	2463	IM	HRBEK Stepan	0 - 1	GM	DIVYA Deshmukh	2497	1	PGN