PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E3 round-robin tournament
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Feb 2026 to 06 Mar 2026 in Praha, Czech Republic. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1362, and top seed was Ludvik Simovic (🇨🇿 CZE, 1724).
Michael Berger (🇨🇿 CZE, 1692) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Tess Hujova (7.0) and Jan Kment (6.0). Berger won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇨🇿Praha, Czech Republic
Dates
26 Feb 2026 → 06 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇿Czech Republic×8
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsMichael Berger led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
Michael Berger never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R6 · DECISIVE LEAD03 Mar
Michael Berger opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Tess Hujova); the title is out of reach before R9.
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Michael Berger drew with Tess Hujova (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇿Berger, Michael | 1692 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 33.00 | 36.5 | +124.0 | 2125 |
| 3 | 🇨🇿Hujova, Tess | 1717 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.25 | 38.0 | +54.0 | 1857 |
| 4 | 🇨🇿Kment, Jan | 1691 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 19.25 | 39.0 | +22.8 | 1752 |
| 2 | 🇨🇿Juza, Petr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 17.50 | 39.0 | 0.0 | 1742 |
| 5 | 🇨🇿Nussbauer, Ladislav | 1685 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.00 | 40.5 | +3.6 | 1704 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Loewen, Nick | 1708 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 14.00 | 40.5 | -2.8 | 1701 |
| 7 | 🇨🇿Simovic, Ludvik | 1724 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.00 | 41.0 | -11.4 | 1651 |
| 8 | 🇨🇿Glasberger, Roman | 1714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 5.50 | 42.5 | -43.0 | 1470 |
| 9 | 🇳🇱Valks, Henny | 1693 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.0 | 3.50 | 43.0 | -48.2 | 1394 |
| 10 | 🇨🇿Valiyeva, Elmira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 902 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Berger, MichaelCZE+124.08.5 pts · #1
- 2Hujova, TessCZE+54.07.0 pts · #3
- 3Kment, JanCZE+22.86.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Valks, HennyNED-48.22.0 pts · #9
- 2Glasberger, RomanCZE-43.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Simovic, LudvikCZE-11.44.0 pts · #7