PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E6 round-robin tournament
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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 1089, and top seed was Jan Veselsky (🇨🇿 CZE, 1569).
Lubos Lacko (🇨🇿 CZE, 1552) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Jan Veselsky (6.5) and Erik Sarifullin (6.0). Lacko took the lead from round 7.
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 · 5 represented
🇨🇿Czech Republic×4
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsLubos Lacko led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
R7 · LEADER CHANGE04 Mar
Lubos Lacko takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Lubos Lacko drew with Jan Veselsky (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Lubos Lacko 3 wins (R3–R5)Jan Veselsky 4 wins (R2–R5)Erik Sarifullin 5 wins (R2–R6)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇨🇿Lacko, Lubos | 1552 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.25 | 38.0 | +42.0 | 1685 |
| 3 | 🇨🇿Veselsky, Jan | 1569 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.00 | 38.5 | +7.8 | 1614 |
| 1 | 🇨🇿Sarifullin, Erik | 1560 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.00 | 39.0 | +39.2 | 1683 |
| 4 | 🇪🇸Jaime Royo, David | 1552 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.75 | 39.0 | +1.2 | 1560 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪Peglau, Lorena | 1538 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 22.00 | 40.0 | +8.4 | 1562 |
| 6 | 🇵🇱Popczynska, Zuzanna | 1547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.00 | 40.5 | -15.2 | 1504 |
| 7 | 🇨🇿Hampala, Michal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 12.50 | 41.0 | 0.0 | 1401 |
| 8 | 🇸🇰Bartosova, Emma | 1567 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 12.00 | 41.0 | -92.4 | 1280 |
| 9 | FIDE 533072272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1.0 | 5.00 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 1250 |
| 10 | FIDE 523059788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.0 | 1.00 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 759 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lacko, LubosCZE+42.07.0 pts · #2
- 2Sarifullin, ErikCZE+39.26.0 pts · #1
- 3Peglau, LorenaGER+8.45.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Bartosova, EmmaSVK-92.44.0 pts · #8
- 2Popczynska, ZuzannaPOL-15.24.5 pts · #6
- 3FIDE 5230597880.01.0 pts · #10