PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E2 round-robin tournament
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Feb 2026 to 06 Mar 2026 in Praha, Czech Republic. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1758, and top seed was Monika Koscelnikova (🇸🇰 SVK, 1783).
Filip Konarik (🇨🇿 CZE, 1756) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Jan Antonin Pesek (5.5) and Fabio Manuel dos Santos (5.0). Konarik won solo starting round 3.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFilip Konarik led from R3 onwards, the title was decided early.
Filip Konarik never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
Filip Konarik opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Jan Antonin Pesek); the title is out of reach before R9.
Filip Konarik drew with Jan Antonin Pesek (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇨🇿Konarik, Filip | 1756 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 32.25 | 37.0 | +70.8 | 2109 |
| 2 | 🇨🇿Pesek, Jan Antonin | 1756 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 24.00 | 39.5 | +42.0 | 1838 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Manuel dos Santos, Fabio | 1725 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.75 | 40.0 | +19.0 | 1805 |
| 4 | 🇸🇰Koscelnikova, Monika | 1783 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 19.00 | 40.5 | -14.0 | 1755 |
| 5 | 🇨🇿Hanzlik, Radek | 1768 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.75 | 40.5 | -6.0 | 1757 |
| 6 | 🇨🇿Mencik, Pavel | 1760 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 18.75 | 41.0 | -10.8 | 1715 |
| 7 | 🇨🇿Berton, Nicolas Luc | 1761 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.75 | 41.0 | -21.6 | 1715 |
| 8 | 🇳🇴Mathisen, Pal Strande | 1771 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 13.50 | 41.5 | -23.6 | 1676 |
| 9 | 🇨🇿Kostal, Zdislav | 1751 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 13.50 | 41.5 | -18.4 | 1679 |
| 10 | 🇵🇱Bulva, Maksim | 1748 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.5 | 11.25 | 42.5 | -37.2 | 1593 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Konarik, FilipCZE+70.88.0 pts · #1
- 2Pesek, Jan AntoninCZE+42.05.5 pts · #2
- 3Manuel dos Santos, FabioGER+19.05.0 pts · #3
- 1Bulva, MaksimPOL-37.22.5 pts · #10
- 2Mathisen, Pal StrandeNOR-23.63.5 pts · #8
- 3Berton, Nicolas LucCZE-21.64.0 pts · #7